Yes, I drink a lot of water. Always have. I also have had persistent leg cramps for weeks. After trying all the many leg cramp remedies, taking 1000 mg of Magnesium daily, seems to be doing the trick. I think prednisone is probably the culprit.
Please make sure your doctor knows you are taking Magnesium OTC. You need to make sure your Magnesium does not go high. High Magnesium can cause some serious symptoms. My endo tests my Magnesium about once a year. I see her every 90 days since I have multiple endo problems. Simply let your doctor know, they can take it from there.
I was having some dizziness which seemed to be worse with coffee. I gave up caffeine a couple months back and I feel better. Sadly miss my coffee and the decaf just did not have the same vibe. Cheers.
I was having some dizziness which seemed to be worse with coffee. I gave up caffeine a couple months back and I feel better. Sadly miss my coffee and the decaf just did not have the same vibe. Cheers.
I think that the dizziness could be contributed by any number of things. I’m not a coffee drinker but have had dizziness since I started taking Prednisone. My rheumatologist and cardiologist each recommended various test (including reviewing and reassessing my blood pressure medication) to insure that it was not the culprit but the dizziness did not dissipate. I did notice that it is slightly improved as I taper my Prednisone. Unfortunately, I have had to stall my Prednisone taper and add a biologic because I have had significant pain with my Prednisone tapering. Hopefully, we can all move through active PMR soon. Blessings!! ❤️
I think that the dizziness could be contributed by any number of things. I’m not a coffee drinker but have had dizziness since I started taking Prednisone. My rheumatologist and cardiologist each recommended various test (including reviewing and reassessing my blood pressure medication) to insure that it was not the culprit but the dizziness did not dissipate. I did notice that it is slightly improved as I taper my Prednisone. Unfortunately, I have had to stall my Prednisone taper and add a biologic because I have had significant pain with my Prednisone tapering. Hopefully, we can all move through active PMR soon. Blessings!! ❤️
I had dizzy spells coming off Prednisone when a biologic was added to see if it would help me taper off prednisone more easily. I was on three blood pressure medications to control my "labile" blood pressure which could be 210/110 sometimes and more normal other times. The problem with my blood pressure was that it wasn't "regulated" well.
Many of my problems were related to a low cortisol. Prednisone replaces the cortisol our adrenals produce. Cortisol regulates inflammation and other things including blood pressure. When we take Prednisone many things are destabilized until our bodies adjust to our Prednisone dose. When we taper our Prednisone dose everything is destabilized again.
When we try to taper off Prednisone completely everything is destabilized until our cortisol production resumes. This takes time and it doesn't happen immediately. The following link explains some of the things cortisol regulates. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22187-cortisol
The nice thing was when I got off Prednisone and my cortisol level improved with the addition of the biologic, I eventually didn't need any blood pressure medications anymore. I'm grateful Prednisone doesn't interfere with my cortisol levels anymore.
I was having some dizziness which seemed to be worse with coffee. I gave up caffeine a couple months back and I feel better. Sadly miss my coffee and the decaf just did not have the same vibe. Cheers.
I have tapered from 30 to 1.5 in the past 15 months. Occasional dizziness between 10 and 7 or 8, none below 7. Always have had 2 cups of regular coffee in the AM. I do not believe the occasional dizziness was related to the coffee at all. Good luck.
My dizziness is pretty much just when I lay down or get up from bed. I feel like it is vertigo which I had several years ago. Is this the type of dizziness everyone is experiencing?
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Please make sure your doctor knows you are taking Magnesium OTC. You need to make sure your Magnesium does not go high. High Magnesium can cause some serious symptoms. My endo tests my Magnesium about once a year. I see her every 90 days since I have multiple endo problems. Simply let your doctor know, they can take it from there.
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1 ReactionI was having some dizziness which seemed to be worse with coffee. I gave up caffeine a couple months back and I feel better. Sadly miss my coffee and the decaf just did not have the same vibe. Cheers.
I think that the dizziness could be contributed by any number of things. I’m not a coffee drinker but have had dizziness since I started taking Prednisone. My rheumatologist and cardiologist each recommended various test (including reviewing and reassessing my blood pressure medication) to insure that it was not the culprit but the dizziness did not dissipate. I did notice that it is slightly improved as I taper my Prednisone. Unfortunately, I have had to stall my Prednisone taper and add a biologic because I have had significant pain with my Prednisone tapering. Hopefully, we can all move through active PMR soon. Blessings!! ❤️
I had dizzy spells coming off Prednisone when a biologic was added to see if it would help me taper off prednisone more easily. I was on three blood pressure medications to control my "labile" blood pressure which could be 210/110 sometimes and more normal other times. The problem with my blood pressure was that it wasn't "regulated" well.
Many of my problems were related to a low cortisol. Prednisone replaces the cortisol our adrenals produce. Cortisol regulates inflammation and other things including blood pressure. When we take Prednisone many things are destabilized until our bodies adjust to our Prednisone dose. When we taper our Prednisone dose everything is destabilized again.
When we try to taper off Prednisone completely everything is destabilized until our cortisol production resumes. This takes time and it doesn't happen immediately. The following link explains some of the things cortisol regulates.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22187-cortisol
The nice thing was when I got off Prednisone and my cortisol level improved with the addition of the biologic, I eventually didn't need any blood pressure medications anymore. I'm grateful Prednisone doesn't interfere with my cortisol levels anymore.
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I have tapered from 30 to 1.5 in the past 15 months. Occasional dizziness between 10 and 7 or 8, none below 7. Always have had 2 cups of regular coffee in the AM. I do not believe the occasional dizziness was related to the coffee at all. Good luck.
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