I have a question regarding missing doses of Prednisone. Two weeks ago I was hospitalized with pneumonia for 5 days. I was on IV Prednisone for two full days prior to discharge and sent home on tapers of 60 mg x 2 days, 50 mg x 2 days, 40 mg x 2 days, 30 mg x 2 days, 20 mg x 2 days, and 10 mg x 2 days. I missed my one Friday 30 mg dose and my one Saturday 20 mg dose. Left my medication at the office and couldn't get it until yesterday Sunday.
Friday night I went to bed not feeling all that well, was really tired. Woke up Saturday morning in cold sweats, nausea, vomiting but nothing there.. I was in bed all day and actually had to call my daughter to confirm what day it was since I was kind of displaced. I went back to bed and slept all night and had to get up to work on Sunday..
Drug myself into work and I mean literally drug myself.. no energy, like a weight holding me down and the worst lower intestinal cramping and diarrhea ever in my life!!! It dawned on me half way through the day I had not had two doses of my medication... I took my Sunday dose and it seemed to help settle things down... but the cramping does come back as well as the diarrhea. I'm not running a fever and I don't feel I have an infection. I think this is from not taking my doses and I am very susceptible to medications to begin with. I do have IBD along with issues from having my gallbladder removed years ago but this seems different.
I guess my question is has anyone had an issue like this using this drug, and if so how long does these symptoms last once you pick up the dose again..?
Friday night I went to bed not feeling all that well, was really tired. Woke up Saturday morning in cold sweats, nausea, vomiting but nothing there.. I was in bed all day and actually had to call my daughter to confirm what day it was since I was kind of displaced. I went back to bed and slept all night and had to get up to work on Sunday..
Drug myself into work and I mean literally drug myself.. no energy, like a weight holding me down and the worst lower intestinal cramping and diarrhea ever in my life!!! It dawned on me half way through the day I had not had two doses of my medication... I took my Sunday dose and it seemed to help settle things down... but the cramping does come back as well as the diarrhea. I'm not running a fever and I don't feel I have an infection. I think this is from not taking my doses and I am very susceptible to medications to begin with. I do have IBD along with issues from having my gallbladder removed years ago but this seems different.
I guess my question is has anyone had an issue like this using this drug, and if so how long does these symptoms last once you pick up the dose again..?