Hey I have recently been put back on pred at 40mg for a week and then tapering for a flare of crohns. I am still in my first week but find that my heart seems to be going quite fast. When I went to the Drs the other day before starting pred my pulse was 111, I suffer with anxiety too. I felt very anxious before seeing the dr and think it was up due to that. I have started taking 40mg of propanalol in the morning to try and slow my heart rate which seems to help. I spoke to my ibd nurse and she says steroids can increase heart rate as can anxiety and inflammation. I think because of my anxiety I am still a little worried, I saw my gp again the other day after the beta blockers and my pulse was 70. Has any one else experienced this? Is it normal? I feel very stressed about this 
thanks in advance x

