Re: Headaches - Caroline

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Caroline,

Have not changed meds but I did go from 50mg to 45mg of pred. last week. Also I

have been taking MTX for 5 weeks, this last Saturday was my first dose at 20mg.

I'm not running a temp much these days if anything it is usually 1 or 2 degrees

low. I don't sleep well most nights waking up several times each night soaking

wet from night sweats so I feel that is not helping and I have been pushing my

body to hard at work and at home. I know I need to get periods of rest during

the day but the pred. makes me keep going and I can't seem to turn myself off.

My Joint pain is getting worse and more frequent and my legs feel numb a lot of

the time now. I have appreciated your emails with info from different web sites

I'm sure it will be useful to me down the road.

Be well, Brett

Re: Headaches

Brett,

Have you made any drug changes or changed doses recently? Do you always

have headaches? Drugs can make me have headaches, so can my blood sugar levels,

my fever elevations and chlorine. When I stopped drinking clorinated water,

sitting in hot tubs of water and taking long showers, I felt a lot better. I

still stay away from the chlorine and despite it being a pain in the neck, I

don't have many headaches any more. Who knew? MTX gave me massive headaches, so

bad my own breathing was too loud and made me nauseous. Too much light will also

give me headaches, my sinuses, clenching my teeth, you name it. Everything goes

" to my head " so to speak. It's the first place I feel a reaction. Make sure you

speak to your doctors and let them know. It could be a sign of something

serious. Ice on my head, hot water bottle on my feet usuall helps, along with a

towel rolled up behing my neck. Small one, not huge. Don't want to interfer

with the natural curvature of the cervical spine, just

support it a bit. So, while you are towelled, iced and hot packed, some dark

and quiet also seems beneficial for me and if I go to sleep, great.

Smiles, Caroline

> The last several days my headaches have becoming more frequent &

> severe.

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May you have enough happiness to make you kind, enough trials to make you

strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

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