Hi there, first post here so apologies for it being a plea for help! Unfortunately my doctor is booked up for the next couple of days at least so I'm hoping for a bit of reassurance.
I've been on Prednisone for suspected Crohn's since February starting on 40mg and tapering 5mg per week. Today's my first day on 10mg so I'm a fair way in. I've had a fairly horrible time on it (which seems common) with various apparent side effects which I won't bore you by listing! Being disposed to anxiety problems in the first place I've been struggling with the high heart rate and assumed it would've come down a bit by this point but the last couple of days it's become all the more noticeable because the palpitations have become very pronounced and more constant. Basically I've just felt like I've been fighting off panic attacks all day.
Is this sort of thing to be expected on a taper? It seems strange to me that a lot of the effects have got worse as I've reduced the dose but I gather this might be something to do with your adrenal gland taking back over or something?
I've been on Prednisone for suspected Crohn's since February starting on 40mg and tapering 5mg per week. Today's my first day on 10mg so I'm a fair way in. I've had a fairly horrible time on it (which seems common) with various apparent side effects which I won't bore you by listing! Being disposed to anxiety problems in the first place I've been struggling with the high heart rate and assumed it would've come down a bit by this point but the last couple of days it's become all the more noticeable because the palpitations have become very pronounced and more constant. Basically I've just felt like I've been fighting off panic attacks all day.
Is this sort of thing to be expected on a taper? It seems strange to me that a lot of the effects have got worse as I've reduced the dose but I gather this might be something to do with your adrenal gland taking back over or something?