prednisone and restless legs
hi all,
i was just released from the hospital last night after 6 days for a crohn's flare, and i have been put on prednisone for the first time in my life. it seems to be helping a lot of the GI symptoms, but some of the side effects are pretty nasty. the one that is bothering me the most right now is that i have constant, really intense restless legs. i am not talking about an urge to get up and move around, but rather constant tremors in my legs so that it is literally impossible to stay still or relax. i could barely drive 2 minutes back to my house yesterday it was so bad. when i was in the hospital, they were giving me high doses of ativan, cos the pred was also making my heart race, and they gave me some lower dose xanax for home, which i have been taking, but it doesn't really work all that well unless i take a whole lot which just knocks me out (at this point, i am inclined to just do that, which doesn't lend to the most productivity in life). has anyone else had this experience, and, if so, have you had success with any other teratments (medical or otherwise)? thank you SO much for your input - i will be anxiously awaiting your responses!
~kg
hi all,
i was just released from the hospital last night after 6 days for a crohn's flare, and i have been put on prednisone for the first time in my life. it seems to be helping a lot of the GI symptoms, but some of the side effects are pretty nasty. the one that is bothering me the most right now is that i have constant, really intense restless legs. i am not talking about an urge to get up and move around, but rather constant tremors in my legs so that it is literally impossible to stay still or relax. i could barely drive 2 minutes back to my house yesterday it was so bad. when i was in the hospital, they were giving me high doses of ativan, cos the pred was also making my heart race, and they gave me some lower dose xanax for home, which i have been taking, but it doesn't really work all that well unless i take a whole lot which just knocks me out (at this point, i am inclined to just do that, which doesn't lend to the most productivity in life). has anyone else had this experience, and, if so, have you had success with any other teratments (medical or otherwise)? thank you SO much for your input - i will be anxiously awaiting your responses!
~kg