medium strength headache

[dillydally1]

hi, diagnosed pmr January 2014. last few days medium strength headache, weakness and tremor to hands. is this side effect of prednisolone. on 12.5mg at moment x

[PMRpro Ambassador]

They are all listed side-effects of pred. Worry about new severe headache - some people say "the worst headache I've ever had" but moderate headache that remains like that is probably pred. I've heard several people complain about tremor.

[dillydally1 in reply to PMRpro]

thank you x

[Celtic PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Yes, hand tremor made me wonder if we'd have any crockery left at the end of PMR and steroids. It will get better as you get to the lower doses.

[dillydally1 in reply to Celtic]

thank you x

[Trenny in reply to Celtic]

Interesting. I have a hand and head tremor, but it is (I thought) an extension of the 'focal distonias' I have had since the 1970s, when I developed writer's cramp. I then got speech dysphonia in the '90s. Now I am wondering if the tremors have ben brought on by the pred. My GP is organising a review with the neurologist who I saw the other year for the writers' cramp to see about botox injections - she said 'not worth it' and I was inclined to agree. This is something to discuss.with her, not that she can do anything if pred. is the cause.

I am on 12.5/11.5 mg Pred on the slow reduction program.

[dillydally1 in reply to Trenny]

thank you, hope all goes well with your slow reduction of pred, they say doing it slowly is the best way x

[1Purplecrow]

While gradually tapering from

20 mg to 10, I would get a headache at the same time each day. It was 2-3 hours after my dose. Once i dropped below 10 mg, the headaches stopped. There was clearly a connection between Pred and headache for me. Didnt have your other symptoms.

PMR is quite the chameleon, slightly different for each person.

Good luck on your Journey.

[dillydally1 in reply to 1Purplecrow]

thank you, this site is brilliant, it helps new sufferer's understand what goes on with pmr and pred. x