Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 I am weaning off of prednisone (I take 40mg every other day, next week I get to start 20mg every other day!) and I've noticed on the days I don't take it my heart races and feels like it occasionally skips a beat or beats irregularly. Is this a prednisone wean thing? Just wondering if anyone else experienced this before. Jill G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Not sure about the every other day dosing but my heart races for the first 3-4 days of my wean. I'm on daily dosing and any drop in the dose causes shakes and racing heart for a few days...then it balances out again. I think I would do horrid on every other day dosing as I can tell when I'm a few hours late taking my prednisone (either from sleeping late or doing things besides eating right after I get up) I start to get shaky and have to stop, eat and medicate. ) Amy Prednisone wean question > I am weaning off of prednisone (I take 40mg every other day, next > week I get to start 20mg every other day!) and I've noticed on the > days I don't take it my heart races and feels like it occasionally > skips a beat or beats irregularly. Is this a prednisone wean > thing? Just wondering if anyone else experienced this before. > > Jill G. > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Not sure about the every other day dosing but my heart races for the first 3-4 days of my wean. I'm on daily dosing and any drop in the dose causes shakes and racing heart for a few days...then it balances out again. I think I would do horrid on every other day dosing as I can tell when I'm a few hours late taking my prednisone (either from sleeping late or doing things besides eating right after I get up) I start to get shaky and have to stop, eat and medicate. ) Amy Prednisone wean question > I am weaning off of prednisone (I take 40mg every other day, next > week I get to start 20mg every other day!) and I've noticed on the > days I don't take it my heart races and feels like it occasionally > skips a beat or beats irregularly. Is this a prednisone wean > thing? Just wondering if anyone else experienced this before. > > Jill G. > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Not sure about the every other day dosing but my heart races for the first 3-4 days of my wean. I'm on daily dosing and any drop in the dose causes shakes and racing heart for a few days...then it balances out again. I think I would do horrid on every other day dosing as I can tell when I'm a few hours late taking my prednisone (either from sleeping late or doing things besides eating right after I get up) I start to get shaky and have to stop, eat and medicate. ) Amy Prednisone wean question > I am weaning off of prednisone (I take 40mg every other day, next > week I get to start 20mg every other day!) and I've noticed on the > days I don't take it my heart races and feels like it occasionally > skips a beat or beats irregularly. Is this a prednisone wean > thing? Just wondering if anyone else experienced this before. > > Jill G. > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Jill, Now this is only me, but what I found worked best, was to take it after supper. I couldn't sleep much anyway, so instead of feeling bad all day, I could rest through the worst of it. I found when I took it in the morning, by lunch time I was puffed up, eyes irritated, and could not think. Harley Prednisone wean question > > > > > > > I am weaning off of prednisone (I take 40mg every other day, next > > > week I get to start 20mg every other day!) and I've noticed on > the > > > days I don't take it my heart races and feels like it > occasionally > > > skips a beat or beats irregularly. Is this a prednisone wean > > > thing? Just wondering if anyone else experienced this before. > > > > > > Jill G. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > > > home page: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > > > > > To unsubcribe via email, > > > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > > > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely > supported > > by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > > > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > > > > > Thank you > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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