nose bleed

[Excelsior80]

I have hardly ever had nose bleeds in my life, and had 3 this week, no reason I can think of, could it be related to pred use or just a random unrelated thing?

[Excelsior80]

hmm i searched and found nothing but now i posted, i see several related posts, checking them out 🙂

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Excelsior80]

Hope you can find the answers you need...

[Excelsior80 in reply to DorsetLady]

Because pred has so many effects its tempting to blame it for everything, but some things would have happened anyway .....

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Excelsior80]

Very true... but sometimes it is down to Pred..

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Pred can make capillaries in the skin/mucosa delicate and once you have had one nosebleed the damaged bit of blood vessel can easily break again. No blowing or rubbing your nose for a few days. If it persists - you may need to get the area cauterised. Your GP may do it.

When you have posted - always have a quick look at Related Posts, almost always provides some reading for the interim!!

[Excelsior80 in reply to PMRpro]

thank you! its a pity the search doesnt find them first but related posts good once posted!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Excelsior80]

HU's search function is a waste of space! Quicker to post and look ...

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Excelsior80]

Now that would make life too easy - as PMRpro has said the search option gives very obscure results most of the time,

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

Obscure?? That's very mild ...

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Hmm 😏

[piglette]

I had the same problem when I was over 10mg. I found it happened when I was in bed for some reason. The sheets looked dreadful!! No problems since or before, very strange.

[agingfeminist]

I also had nose bleeds at doses above about 5 mg. Never had one before. The nose bleeds stopped with pinching the nose. Also lots of random unprovoked bruising on legs and arms. No nose bleeds at lower doses. So I think pred was the culprit. as pmrpro said 'delicate capillaries'...in fact "delicate" would be a good description of my whole body!

[herdysheep]

Sadly, I often have nose bleeds - in just the one nostril. I can not remember what caused the first one and haven't identified a pattern other than a bad headache afterwards. Twice cauterized and not blown my nose on that side since. Can come out of the blue -sometimes when first woken up. Got used to pinching nose for 15 - 20 mins, ice on bridge of nose if really bad and again, if bad, a plug smeared with vaseline so that it comes out without causing more problems. I hate white towels and bedding - never have them at home!!