Best steroid side effect ever: I got stung by a bee... - PMRGCAuk

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Best steroid side effect ever

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I got stung by a bee yesterday and guess what? No red lump. I'm on 8mgs Pred and methotrexate and I think they cured me. Today it's itchy and still nothing to see.

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For a long time at higher doses of pred I could eat things containing wheat without itching. At lower doses I can still manage small amounts occasionally. It does make life easier - don't have to read the labels quite so closely!

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