Has anyone else experienced muscle cramps all over the body on prednisone and entocort? I have been on entocort a week and pred for about 8 weeks and sometimes I have muscle cramps in the stomach area and today one leg felt like dead weight and the other my achilles was aching and stiff. I have had some weird pains like these on and off almost everyday since about 4 weeks on prednisone. Sometimes my muscles just seem to knot up if I stay in one position too long. I had swelling in my joints before but this is different.
Yes Vonnie,
I experience severe nocturnal lower leg cramps when taking either prednisone or entocort. The cramping only affects the shins and calves, nothing abdominal fortunately. I mentioned this to my Gasto-Enterologist yesterday and was subsequently Rx
Quinine 1x 300mg Tabs at night[/B] to counteract the problem which disturbs sleep patterns. Apart from a persistent productive cough and some changes in mood, that is about the most troublesome of the problems that I have found with the use of corticosteroids.
BTW, Quinine , I am advised takes around a month to have any real effect. Actually, I found that it kicked in after a couple of days, at last some decent nights sleep!
Currently taking Entocort 9 mgs. / 6 mgs. -alternating daily, As an after thought, keep a close watch on your blood pressure. Initially, Entocort caused a nasty bout of hypertension which is now controlled with Notem and Narvsc.
Keep well and positive,
Kind Regards
merv
A devotee of Crohn's for the past 18 years and counting!