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Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP): What helps?

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I feel odd on prednisolone, or is it the illness? I am eating a lot and putting on weight. I am sweating a lot, particularly on my head, sometimes my hair is wet all day. My upper legs feel weak. A couple of times my blood sugar has gone down, not up as is generally the case when people go on high doses of steroids.

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1deedee | @1deedee | Aug 10, 2023

I couldn’t handle the high dosage of prednisone they put me on the first time 85 mg. Then tried again 2 yrs later on 50mg for only 5 days and my platelets have rose from 33 to 145 over 6 months. I didn’t need to be on a high dosage. Maybe ask them yo reduce your dosage and see what happens.

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1deedee | @1deedee | Aug 10, 2023

I think it’s the steroids. High dosages have nasty side effects.

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