Prednisone withdrawl?

[wornoutmom]

I am wondering if any one who's child has done the 5 day/40 mg prednisone burst had seen their child have withdrawl symtpoms from it? My son did the burst from 4-22 to 4-26. He reported feeling dizzy while he was on it. Was phycially better from 4-27 top 5-2. On Sunday night, about 20 minutes after going to bed he came downstairs saying he felt nauseous and dizzy. He was clammy and had lost color. He did not throw up, but rather thought he might be hungry. He ate 3 peices of bread and felt well enough to sleep. I chalked it up to too many nighttime meds on an empty stomach. Monday he called home from school reporting the same feeling. Again - too many morning meds - I'm thinking the Ibuprofen has finally gotten to his stomach so I discontinue that. He comes home saying he still doesn't feel well, but it got a bit better after lunch. I take his bood prssure and its kind of low (94/54 his lowest reading). He mows the lawn but then decides not to go to hockey practice becaue he feels crappy in general. yesterday I hear no complaints, but find out he took Ibuprofen at school for headache and asks for more at bedtime (meanwhile he played on the trampoline for several hours with the neighbors in between). Today he calls home again saying he's dizzy,weak and has a headache. I am bringing him into the pediatrician this afternoon. This might be a physiclogical stress reaction to school or somethng else. But I also googled prednisone withdrawl and it mentions his symptoms. So I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience after the 5 day burst? Is it weird that it would start 5-6 days after discontinuation? We also discontinued the Biaxin on 4-26 to give his stomach a break. Thoughts???

[peglem]

Is he getting enough water? It also sounds like he could be getting dehydrated.

[DebC]

I am wondering if any one who's child has done the 5 day/40 mg prednisone burst had seen their child have withdrawl symtpoms from it? My son did the burst from 4-22 to 4-26. He reported feeling dizzy while he was on it. Was phycially better from 4-27 top 5-2. On Sunday night, about 20 minutes after going to bed he came downstairs saying he felt nauseous and dizzy. He was clammy and had lost color. He did not throw up, but rather thought he might be hungry. He ate 3 peices of bread and felt well enough to sleep. I chalked it up to too many nighttime meds on an empty stomach. Monday he called home from school reporting the same feeling. Again - too many morning meds - I'm thinking the Ibuprofen has finally gotten to his stomach so I discontinue that. He comes home saying he still doesn't feel well, but it got a bit better after lunch. I take his bood prssure and its kind of low (94/54 his lowest reading). He mows the lawn but then decides not to go to hockey practice becaue he feels crappy in general. yesterday I hear no complaints, but find out he took Ibuprofen at school for headache and asks for more at bedtime (meanwhile he played on the trampoline for several hours with the neighbors in between). Today he calls home again saying he's dizzy,weak and has a headache. I am bringing him into the pediatrician this afternoon. This might be a physiclogical stress reaction to school or somethng else. But I also googled prednisone withdrawl and it mentions his symptoms. So I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience after the 5 day burst? Is it weird that it would start 5-6 days after discontinuation? We also discontinued the Biaxin on 4-26 to give his stomach a break. Thoughts???

 

I am just finishing a round of prednisone for serum sickness. I took 40 mg. for 3 days, 30 mg. for 2 days, 20 mg. for 2 days, and 10 mg. for 2 days. My last tablet was Saturday night around 11:00 p.m. Since then, I have been battling a wicked headache. Ibuprofen helps a bit, but it is still there lurking. I have noticed slightly shaky hands. I'm not sure if this from prednisone or recovering from serum sickness.

[Buster]

Could be a lot of things. It's possible he's gotten a viral infection of some sort. Prednisone essentially makes you more susceptible to such stuff. His immune system should be back by now so it's probably fighting it off -- if that's what it was.

 

I am wondering if any one who's child has done the 5 day/40 mg prednisone burst had seen their child have withdrawl symtpoms from it? My son did the burst from 4-22 to 4-26. He reported feeling dizzy while he was on it. Was phycially better from 4-27 top 5-2. On Sunday night, about 20 minutes after going to bed he came downstairs saying he felt nauseous and dizzy. He was clammy and had lost color. He did not throw up, but rather thought he might be hungry. He ate 3 peices of bread and felt well enough to sleep. I chalked it up to too many nighttime meds on an empty stomach. Monday he called home from school reporting the same feeling. Again - too many morning meds - I'm thinking the Ibuprofen has finally gotten to his stomach so I discontinue that. He comes home saying he still doesn't feel well, but it got a bit better after lunch. I take his bood prssure and its kind of low (94/54 his lowest reading). He mows the lawn but then decides not to go to hockey practice becaue he feels crappy in general. yesterday I hear no complaints, but find out he took Ibuprofen at school for headache and asks for more at bedtime (meanwhile he played on the trampoline for several hours with the neighbors in between). Today he calls home again saying he's dizzy,weak and has a headache. I am bringing him into the pediatrician this afternoon. This might be a physiclogical stress reaction to school or somethng else. But I also googled prednisone withdrawl and it mentions his symptoms. So I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience after the 5 day burst? Is it weird that it would start 5-6 days after discontinuation? We also discontinued the Biaxin on 4-26 to give his stomach a break. Thoughts???

[wornoutmom]

Back from the ped. His blood pressure was fine there. She believes it's either a reaction from the steroids or more likely a stress reaction. She spent a lot of time talking to my son about his coping skills and when we left he said "was this a dr. appointment or a therapy session?". We discussed how stress can cause physiological reactions in your body and he (in all seriousness) asked me if anyone could die from worrying too much. I suspect he's gotten into a cycle about worrying something's really wrong every time he feels anything weird and this makes him worry more, which makes him feels worse.....

[Joan Pandas Mom]

Are you in the Northeast? My friend's son has been home from school for 1 week now, biggest complaint was dizzy. Now she and her husband have it. It might be a virus going around. Prednisone did make my son feel dizzy and weird.