Guest guest Posted August 10, 2000 Report Share Posted August 10, 2000 Hi Yes the bruises and eventually easilt torn skin are from the prednisone. I sometimes look like I've been in battle. Fortunately (?) they only occur on my forearms. These slowly appear less and less as the dosage is lowered. I finally had to accept some of the side effects to help me get over the worst of the pain and swelling of RA. I am on a maintenance dose of 5 mgm now and hope to be off completely in the next few months ------but it has to be reduced SLOWLY Gwen Barbara Reutercrona wrote: Just wanted to thank those of you who responded to my plea. I wasn't aware that Prednisone could cause that much havoc in the body. One of the symptoms that I left out was an imporant one I am sure. My husband bleeds and bruises with just the slightest bump or scrape.Is that also related to Prednisone? Thanks again for your help. Barbara. To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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