Prednisone and leg swelling
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, I have only been able to be off of Prednisone for two weeks,due to pain and swelling in hands and sometimes feet... until recently, when I tapered off the Prednisone entirely, concerned about the side-effects long term. When I take Prednisone(even just 15 mg a day) , it takes the swelling down immediately, and makes the pain bearable.
s response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling and allergic-type reactions. It is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, breathing problems, certain cancers, eye problems, immune system diseases, and skin diseases.
But any drug which is a foreign substance as far as the body is concerned has the potential to elicit an allergoc response.
ref:http://www.medicinenet.com/prednisone-oral/article.
The prednisone (steroid) you had is very effective in reducing inflammation and swelling. Once you reduce the inflammation and swelling sometimes you can relieve the nerve entrapment. Another therapeutic course of steroids may be effective for you.
Please don't be gone so long and let us know how you are doing.
I was having intermittent swelling under my tongue, the back of my tongue, the back of my throat/roof of my mouth and my jaw. At first it was alot of swelling and discomfort. The swelling in my tongue became very intense and I was put on a 5 day course of prednisone while beginning daily claritin and a nasal spray. I felt great on the prednisone, all of the swelling went away and I could eat again.
So 2 nights ago my 11 month old pit bull started limping on her hind left leg. I examined her leg and didn't see any reason for the limping, but noticed her front left leg was a bit swollen. I thought my younger brother might have did something since he was over that day but in the morning both her front legs were swollen with no explanation.
A veinous doppler ultrasound to check for DVT blood clots showed nothing unusual, and CT scans of the upper leg and lower abdomen showed 3 enlarged lymph nodes and subcutaneous swelling in the leg and lower abdomen (notably not muscular swelling), but nothing else unusual. Lymph nodes were removed for biopsy, and pathology was benign and cultures have not shown evidence of infection. I'm still recovering from surgery, with lymphatic fluid drainage continuing almost 3 weeks after.
You mention a yeast infection in another post, and yeast infections are common with antibiotics. Prednisone is used for internal swelling, allergic reactions, arthritis, those types of things. It heads off inflammation.
Hi, had it been only facial sweeling, one could have thought of prednisone but swelling associated with pain and tingling is rightly suggestive of verapamil side effects.
Your symptoms will phase down in 5-6 days by itself as drug will at least take this much time to wash out of your body. You won't achieve much visiting ER, best is to wait for 5-6 days.
Recently diagnosed with Membranous Nephropathy after kidney biopsy. Supposed to be putting out 150mg/d of protein in urine and I am currently putting out 22,000mg/d of protein. Signs were: ankles swelling constantly making walking difficult, leg cramps when I wasn't swelling and foamy urine. Now that I have a diagnosis, I am on pill forms of Prednisone every other day and Cyclosporine 2x every day.
Ever since 2007 that I have been having the thyroid issues and took the prednisone and PROPYLTHIOURACIL my left side of face is swollen - cheek and undereye bag. I am also growing a lot of coarse hair on my chin and my cholesterol - triglycerides are high. I gained some weight and have a hair loss. I wanted to find if taking the prednisone and propylthiouracil could be cause of all these? I took the medicines couple of weeks longer than I should have.
After taking the first round of 6 pills in the 5mg pack I start to notice reduction in pain and swelling within about four hours. I take t pills per day for the next three days. About a day and a half after starting the regime I can walk without excessive pain. At the end of four days I'm back to normal. I drink a lot of water and avoid high purine food as soon as symptoms appear. Beer, peanuts and Thai fish sauce are bad for me.
He gave me Tramadol 50mg, Prednisone 20mg (cut in half 2x a day), and I was told i could still give Previcox in hoping this would reduce the swelling around the nerve. Everything I've read says not to give prednisone & previcox together. I'd already given prednisone & tramadol before I'd read about the previcox. My issue is I'd like to give her previcox, but don't know how long I need to wait after having given the prednisone.
I have had chronic Sinusitis for 2 years now, tried and did everything. My Dr. just started me on a 6 day course of Prednisone...I was wondering if the swelling/weight gain associated with it happens after long term use or if it will happen to me in the next few days? It is my Anniversary this weekend and I'd like to be healthy of couse, so I started taking it, however, I'd like to look attractive as well. If anyone knows how Prednisone affects one, please let me know!
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No unusual discharge or tearing though. By the end of the day and 3-5 200mg ibuprofin later the swelling goes away a little. I went to another eye doctor who said I have an enflamed tendon on the left of my eye, she called it cellulosic, or something like that. I was prescribed 1700mg of amoxicillin per day. It seems to be helping but the pain meds might be doing it too ( Tylenol and Ibuprofin). My nose is clear but I wonder about a sinus infection. Also I wonder about my cat alergies.
i am on prednisone and verapamil for my migraines. been on them for fifteen days. today my cheeks started to swell and feel painful. its hard to open my mouth and drink could this be b/c of the the prednisone? im calling the dr tomorrow morning.
Now, 6weeks later, I am still continuing to have numbness and tingling in my right leg and I have sharp pain in my buttock and down the center of the back of my leg. When I followed up with my regular doctor, he suggested that perhaps the initial injection may have swelled up and hit my sciatic nerve. (He said that if the injection had been directly to my nerve it would have been quite painful, and I don't recall having pain during the procedure, just gradual numbness.
I was prescribed prednisone 20mg qd x 7 days for right shoulder and neck pain, provider thought that I my muscles was swollen on the inside. I tood prednisone 20mg for 2 days and began having anxiety symptoms, I was feeling jittery, felt like like I was dying, having right side pain by breast and top of rib cage, right leg pain, I just felt terrible, my bp began to become elevated, heart racing, crazy thoughts going through my head.
I went to the hospital immediately they told me I had uvulitis gave me prednisone and told me to take benadryl. I did the whole 5 days of prednisone the sore throat went away and the uvula went down a bit. Then around the middle of June I noticed it felt like something was stuck in my throat I looked and my tonsils seemed to be really swollen but no pain. At that time I had no health insurance so I couldn't get to the doctor. I gargled with salt water and the swelling went down some.
She had swelling before taking Prednisone actually quite often .But Prednisone calmed it and stopped everything. But now her legs swollen again and her eye.so I am thinking it's from before .
I was diagnosed with polymyalgia 34 months ago. I have been off of prednisone for 5 weeks and am experiencing pain and swelling in both knees/legs. I'm wondering if it's a return of the polymyalgia or withdrawal from the prednisone.
It has been over a month now and I am still recovering. My knee never lost all the swelling and pain increases with even mild activity; sitting with knee bent 90 degrees and driving (even getting in and out of the car) are everyday challenges. I am now going through physical therapy and pray this works. I have been told several things such as cortisone flare, bursitis, broken blood vessels or damage to the tendon but no conformation on any of these.
I have tried elidel, protopic, tons of steroid creams, oitments, doxycycline, PUVA, epicream, prednisone and steroid injections. The only things that work are the injections and prednisone, but the immidiate side effects of prednisone are too much (face swelling ect...). Is there anything else I can do?!!?!?
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