Fuzzy head and top of head pressure that comes and goes???

[dccarver]

HiI am currently taking 7.5 mg am and 0.75 pm of prednisone and been at this level for a few weeks. During the past week I have had episodes of fuzzy head and pressure/tightness on the top of my head. These come and go during the day for no reason that I know of. Any one have any insights as to what is going on?

[SheffieldJane]

It may be a threatened flare. I usually look back for physical or emotional stress as a clue, establish that paracetamol doesn’t work, if not, I would then take a couple of mgs extra for a week or so and try going back straight away, hopefully having nipped the issue in the bud.

[dccarver in reply to SheffieldJane]

Could this be due to adrenal flutter?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to dccarver]

Not something that is usually recognised as a symptom of adrenals stuttering… but never say never.

As you don’t seem to have issues with neck/shoulders which could cause head problems, think you need to discuss with doctor and investigate further.

On a different note, bit bemused by your split dose -seems very odd.. more usual is 2/3rd am & 1/3rd pm or 50/50.. any reason why -or is it just because you have reduced evening dose only?

[SheffieldJane in reply to SheffieldJane]

Are you on a low dose ie under 7.5.? Then it could be. Mine began to niggle then and I was anxious about head pain. Mention it to your doctor.

[dccarver in reply to SheffieldJane]

at 7.5 in am and 0.75 in pm....

[PMRpro Ambassador]

How is your neck and shoulder area?

[dccarver in reply to PMRpro]

no problem with my neck and shoulders... touch wood!!!!

[PMRnewbie2017]

I'm confused about your dose. Are you saying you are on a total daily dose of 8.25mg? While dose splitting helps some people, it would be unusual to take such a low dose of 0.75mg in the evening.

[dccarver in reply to PMRnewbie2017]

Yes I am currently taking 8.25 mg daily. I guess my body is used to the evening dose. I have been trying to eliminate the pm dose but have struggled. The only thing I can think of is my body is used to a pm dose and a slight change in the amount affects the pains I feel. When I was taking 70 mg last August the dose was split to get better 24 hour pain relief and it worked. A few weeks ago I had a flair and the Doctor suggested I up my evening dose slightly and work on lowering the am dose further and it seemed to make the difference. I was at 0.5 mg pm then. The small change did make a pain/discomfort difference in the evening.