Chest pain

[Msccruises]

After 10 days of prednisone I am wheezing and coughing less but I find I have central chest pain. BP and pulse fine

[Troilus]

Chest pain. Two things spring to my mind - heart and indigestion. As you are on Prednisone indigestion sounds like a likely culprit, but a call to the GP would be in line I think. Presumably they can tell the difference, and prescribe accordingly.

If you get shoulder pain/back pain/jaw pain /nausea/vomiting (any one in conjunction with chest pain) then 999 to get checked out. ( My GP won’t see anyone with chest pain - as soon as you pick up the phone it says if you have chest pain to ring 999)

[Msccruises in reply to Troilus]

Thanks

[crille]

Hi, If you have chest pain and on Prednisone, it might likely be caused by indigestion. I sometimes get chest pain after taking P. For me, it is indigestion. If I drink half a glass of plain water, it goes away.

But, heart problems have sometimes the same symptoms. For that reason, I would recommend a visit to the emergency room. If you go there with a chest pain, you are normally a priority case. If it is simply indigestion, they will tell you so and then you know. I have no idea why Prednisone might give an indigestion. Maybe somebody better versed can tell us.

[Msccruises in reply to crille]

Thanks so much

[MSR1958]

Hi there, I have found prednisone to be a wonderful addition to fighting an asthma flair up and sometimes it's the only thing that seems to work. I definitely agree that it should be taken with milk, whether cow, almond or oat to coat the stomach. However I would feel safest having someone check out your chest pain to make sure there is nothing else going on. I always feel it's better to be safe and if it turns out you're just experiencing indigestion then that's a relief. My asthma can be GERD related so that can be an indicator for me that my reflux meds are not working however you didn't suggest that was a cause of your asthma so I would check in with your dr.

[Msccruises in reply to MSR1958]

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