Prednisone and neuropathy

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Avatar m tn I just find it odd that I think back and I was put on prednisone before and my pain started shortly after. Then they have me more this yr actually yesterday and I took it and became a little hyper and then I started having the exact pain I had last ur when I started with all of this coincidence? I am not sure i am going to stop and see if the pain subsides and see what happens.
Avatar f tn Just did some research and couldn't find any correlation between alcohol and radial neuropathy other then what is refered to as Saturday Night Palsy - caused by the arm being compressed against the edge of the bar. It is possible that he has compressed it enough in such a manner that it's damaged. Prednisone is used to treat neuropathy, as well as neurontin and Lycira. It's possible that his history of drinking is why he wasn't prescibed the other 2.
Avatar m tn One day I suddenly got severe neck pain down shoulders , arms down back and both legs sciatic nerve. I had neck and back issues with surgeries in both in the past and had pain in these areas, but now the pain is unreal, so severe it's torture. It's severe nerve pain . I quickly got off and wound up in withdrawal, I have to go up again and taper slowly. The pain no ever left after getting off and I'm afraid it's permanent. I read similar stories where the pain was permanent.
Avatar n tn I am a diabetic and have been running very high blood sugars when I have been on the many antibiotics and Prednisone. I am now experiencing some neuropathy in my hands and feet - do not know if it is related to my mysterious condition or a result of the long periods of high blood sugar. Would appreciate any input. Thanks !!!!
Avatar m tn I felt immense pressure behind my ears. After prednisone and ibrufin I got better. There was a lot of post nasal drainage and the burning sensation and ear pressure went away. The ENT thought it was a Eustachian tube dysfunction. This September I got the same symptoms back. Except no ear pressure this time. My face and lips experienced some burning sensation and I felt weak and heavy in my calf muscles. My doctor put me on antihistamine and the facial burning sensation reduced.
Avatar f tn Hi I was diagnosed with having optic nerve neuropathy, my question is can they give me medication for it or will I have to have surgery?
Avatar f tn Just had cataract surgery due to the prednisone (recovering very well). I am so upset over the stomach pains and the diarrhea.I did take a Phayzme to help, but I think it did more damage than help. When the spasms occur I can not even sit down or lay down. Any clues as to what might be the problem? What should I do? Previously when I mentioned this to my doctor she always just said my expanding middle section (abdomen is due to my prednisone). Please give me some advice. Thanks.
Avatar m tn There are many other causes of nerve disorder causing pins and needles or glove-and-stocking neuropathy or paresthesia including diabetes, hypothyroidism, chronic involvement of liver or kidney, chronic alcohol use etc. Hypoparathyroidism too should be looked into apart from hypothyroidism. Neck strain, spondylotic changes in cervical vertebrae, bone disease or bad posture should be looked into. Nerve infections as in Lyme’s disease too should be investigated.
Avatar m tn At the age of 33, one day I was fine, healthy etc. Went to bed and the next morning woke up with excruciating pain deep inside my r/knee area. Couldn't get out of bed or walk. That was the start of my (disease)? Went to an orthopedist. Got cortisone injection, gave me anti-inflammatories, sent me home told me to rest. Pain never went away, but it subsided a bit. Pain flared up again after about a month, ortho referred me to rheumatologist. More anit-inflammatories for a while.
Avatar m tn I have numbness in hands, toes and body after taking prednisone. Immediate similar reaction after inhaling Symbicort. Called my doctor for advise, he sends me to the Emergency room saying that these are sympoms of stroke. Have asthma and know that in the hospital I will be staffed with more cortizone type medicine. Should not there be some remedy for relieving symptoms? Definitely I have allergy, feel synus. Why the only recommendation are steroids?
Avatar f tn I have also been having transient back pain. I went to the Urgent Care yesterday and they prescribed me Prednisone and a muscle relaxer, which I am quite nervous to take. I started the Prednisone today. I have had my blood tested many times and I do not have diabetes or HIV. Most doctors have been putting it off on my anxiety, but I am not convinced this is all in my head. Please help!
Avatar n tn As far as I know, neuropathy causes pain and stinging and it doesn't matter what time of day or what position you are in. If the pain goes away when you are OFF your feet than you might be looking at something else. Cortisone is VERY bad for you. It also will mess with your blood sugars so try to stay away from it at all costs. Prednisone causes so many side effects that I wonder if it is even worth it for a person to take it unless it is absolutely a life-threatening situation!
Avatar f tn I am on Vit B 12 injections, [Malonic levels consistently low] Potassium, it was only a 3 this week. Frusimide. Prednisone and Razene right now, both for reaction to the Pamisol! I've just had tests for Magnesium too. I'm low in Vit D. and have never been tested for Diabetes, though I guess there will be something show up in my monthly Blood Tests?? I am seeing a Haematologist, Neurologist and next week a Rheumatologist.
Avatar n tn d zero in on what particular chemo was used and see its reputation for causing neuropathy. If there was pre-exisitng diabetes, that maybe could have contributed. There are the usual drugs but also a vitamin supplement approach, that I think was developed out of M D Anderson Cancer Center in Texas (which centered around B6 if I recall correctly).
Avatar f tn Over the next few years, I began having new symptoms, and the others intensified. I had peripheral neuropathy, swollen and painful joints, seizures, vision problems, debilitating fatigue, etc. Docs went back and forth between lupus and MS for quite a while, though my ANA was always negative (for lupus) and my spinal tap was neg as well (MS). My blood work did, however, show highly elevated CRP and sed rate (inflammation indicators), and some other abnormalities non-specific.
Avatar n tn I am trying to get off prednisone and oxy at the moment. I been on 20mg prednisone for a year. Is there another form of prednisone that would be less harmful to liver. I got down to 15 mg for about a month now but feel like hell but not as bad as I did when i firs dropped the dose. My oxy intake has gone from 2.5 to 5 mg for bad pain days maybe 6to 10 dys out of a month to 10mg 3 time a day. I was having relationship problems and started taking the oxy.
Avatar f tn At first it was seasonal, only in winter months.Now, it is severe and every day. Prednisone works, however, I have to be on high doses and there are other serious side effects. With time, the nature of my itch has changed. It is not pure itch now. I feel a prickly pain under the itch. I also have idiopathic neuropathy and a bladder disease, interstitial cystitis, which is thought to be auto immune and, or allergy. I have tried all the home remedies and have been on Atarax for the past week.
Avatar f tn I have been unable to bear weight on my feet some days, despite being on carefully monitored dose of OxyContin and Dilaudid...and this has gotten MUCH worse since I stopped taking the Prednisone. I have puffy,swollen hands and feet,which turn bluish/purple when the temperature drops to as little as 60 or 65 degrees.It appears that I have some muscle wasting in my forearms and backs of hands.
Avatar n tn large fiber and small fiber. A small fiber neuropathy involves the small nerves which supply the skin and sweat glands in addition to other structures. The typical symptoms of a small fiber neuropathy are burning sensations, though several other abnormal sensory symptoms can occur. With a small fiber neuropathy, the EMG and nerve conduction studies are normal.
Avatar f tn t say how much he drinks!all u and he have to do is google Alcohol induced neuropathy and it will give a full range of symptoms!My friend who drank heavy 3-5 times per week 12 pack plus for 20 years and i still drinking....has many of the symptoms!did years back and i would imagine it worsens!
1323747 tn?1364806882 I had heard the same on the tests that they may not be beneficial so I ran it by a doctor I trust. He told me the difference is in the tester. The doctor doing my testing I was told is tops in his field in our area so I was encouraged to go ahead and get the tests. How the tests are given and interpreted seems to be where it is at. I have hand symptoms as well.
Avatar f tn pain improved last summer with prednisone but drs stopped because it can cause other comps and i have no dx.I now take 150 mg fentanyl patch /2days, 8 mg dilaudid /4hrs. pain is worsening again - same time as last year. EVP last June showed increase delay in legs (rt one worse than ltt) but no delays in eyes. MRI again normal. My skin is variable temp top of arm is cold and bottom is hot= physical touch. These skin temp changes also happen on my face and other parts of my body.
Avatar m tn Thanks for the reply my b12 is double what it should be at and I've been tested for diabetes. I haven't had a glucose test run yet I don't think. I took prednisone for asthma and it started after that I have read this wouldn't cause neuropathy but I just got another round yesterday and immediately the pain has came back twice as bad it has been kept at bay until I took this.
501982 tn?1211021795 Does anyone one know of anyone who was dx with cidp (peripheral neuropathy) along with hep c. An then after being teated for the hep c have the neuropathy improve, are go away? This is what I have been dx with,I have been taking prednisone an ivig infusions for the cidp with little to no improvement really feel as if the hep c is at the root of my neuropathy problems.
Avatar m tn I was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis in 2004, and when my anemia did not clear up after 6 months of prednisone and other meds, another colonoscopy was performed and the colitis was completely cleared up, revealing a tumor in the hepatic flexure of the colon. This turned out to be stage 3C colon cancer. While Hurricane Katrina was pummelling New Orleans, I had a partial colectome and underwent 6 months of FOLFOX 6 chemo, concurrent with 12 months of Avastin as part of a study.
Avatar m tn I am a 24 year old male. I was prescribed antibiotics and Prednisone pills and was given a Prednisone shot at an urgent care center for a bad allergic reaction/rash on my ankles that were caused by insect bites while I was in Costa Rica. Right as I was going off the prescriptions, I noticed a sudden decrease in the intensity of my orgasms. One day, things were normal, and then the next I noticed it immediately. There isn't any feeling coming from between my legs (prostate region possibly?