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Hello, @jenlombardo and welcome to Mayo Connect. As a frequent user of steroids for inflammation and lung infections, I have always been aware that these medications can increase both blood pressure and blood sugar. 1g doses for an allergic reaction are a hard, sudden hit to your body, so I'm not surprised that you reacted. The good news is that there is no underlying heart issue for you.
It always does a number on my heart rate, sending my resting rates as high as 125-140, but it never occurred to check my BP when that happened. Duh, me! When I go off the steroids, it takes a month or 6 weeks for my heart rate to normalize.
If you blood pressure is already normalizing, it's time to ask your doc to taper/stop the meds. Have you been checking it regularly now? Have you discussed next steps with your doc?
Sue
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Thank you so much for responding Sue and I’m sorry you also deal with steroid heart issues as well! I tried Coreg beta blocker last night and then this morning and when sitting my Bp is very low. Without beta blocker resting it’s 134/85 and after moving around cooking I take it right away and it’s 150/100. Monday will be three weeks after infusion so I’m hoping this will end soon. Good to hear yours did in a month as well. I hate feeling like this!