Before I contact my doctor I would appreciate some advice. Presently on 9mg prednisone for 2 months, three weeks in. Not feeling well, headache, nausea, aches upper body. Thought perhaps it was fatigue so rested for two days and felt better. I sleep well and eat well but seem to be losing weight slowly. Any thoughts would be welcome.
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hi
2-3 weeks in on new dose might be about right timing for a flare -if it were just aches I’d say if was that.
However add in the nausea, headaches and weight loss makes me not so sure even though a couple of days helped the fatigue.. would say a bit early for adrenals as well -although not totally unknown at that dose.
I think medical advice required -and please let us know how things go.
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My immediate though on reading your post was that your adrenal funtion is wobbling - possibly just in the form of steroid withdrawal but we have had people where the struggles with adrenal insufficiency have appeared above 10mg pred.
However, unintentional weight loss is a red flag to report to your PCP and underlying nasties must be excluded.
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