Medrol Pak Withdrawal Symptoms 3 Weeks Later? (Page 4)

Hello. I was prescribed a Medrol pak (6 days 4mg) for a sinus infection. I felt great while taking it. Finished up on 8/12. Couple days later started getting awful hot flashes Few days later jittery in the mornings and loads of anxiety. Then started having trouble sleeping...tossed and turned all night with waves of hot flashes. I'm 6 months postpartum and nursing a baby. Do you think these symptoms are withdrawal from the Medrol? It's right at 3 weeks now. I've had sweaty hands, jitters, racing heart. When will it end? What will help it?

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Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well! I am a 31 year old male who just finished a 6 day methylprednisolone 4mg pak yesterday for a possible pinched nerve (Had been having some tingling in my arm and chest paints). I had several tests done on my heart, and they all came back clear. I took all of the pills prescribed from 6 to 1, and only had 1 day during the trial period when i had high BPM, heart racing, feeling of anxiety. Today, my first day without the medication, I started experiencing these symptoms again (high BPM, shortness of breathe) . I have also started having a pulsing feeling in my temple, as well as some tingling in my arm. Is this fairly normal from what you all have experienced when coming off a 6 day trial of the steroid? Also, is this something you all think i should follow up with my doctor on, or give it a few days? Thanks so much!

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Hi Gaban. I had high blood pressure after the pack for about 3 weeks, and the racing heart for about 2 months. I was nauseas for a full month after. I am now three months out after taking the pack, and I am still having problems; the worst being SEVERAL new food allergies. (I wasn't allergic to anything before, now I'm allergic to almost everything) I did have a bad reaction in the fifth day, and severe insomnia for 1 1/2 months. I hear that the side effects should last only 2-3 weeks after the pack, but I am still dealing with withdrawel... going to see an endo January 4th. I hope that recover quickly...

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Thanks for the info! Hope you start feeling better as well! The biggest symptoms I have stillbee experiencing are some ongoing fatigue, racing heart at times, and inflamed/enlarged veins on side of my temple which just started while taking the 6 day pack.so from what you've heard, most withdrawal/side effects after stopp g the medication should go away within a couple of weeks? I'm surprised it stays in the body that long but guess your body has to recover from taking steroids. Any recommendations to help the body recover? Thanks!

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It's not so much as the medication remaining in your system (I think it's out of your system within a week), it's what it does! Although it shouldn't happen on a short dose, for some, it can affect the HPA axis, causing your adrenals to slow down... Most recover within a few weeks. I'm still dealing with the effects after 3 months!

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RacerD, how are you doing now. Hope you got good results from your heart tests. I have seen an Endocrinologist last week, and still waiting on results. I have developed allergies to MANY foods... in fact, I have about 15 -20 safew foods right now. Since I went from no allergies, to being allergic to almost everything within 1 month, there is definitely something going on, pit tingling my immune system is overdrive. I hope I get some positive answers that will shed light on this.. I am an emotional wreck!! I am so tired of feeling sick, and now I can't eat!! On top of that, I am still waking up every 1-2 hours every night, and still can't nap during the day... no matter how hard I try. The scariest part of this, is that I have also had allergic reactions to medications like benedryl. Oh... and I have lost almost 25 pounds.. I eat 4 times a day, and I can't keep the weight on. I am lucky that my reactions have been minor so far; I am worried they could get worse, and I have an EpiPen. THIS SUCKS!!

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I have been diagnose with RA and Fybolmaiga my Dr. put me on a week of Methylpred.dosepak now I have been off for two days now and I feel dizzy,lightheaded,light headaches,my body feels more pain now.Is it because of the Methylpred?

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Yes. It normally takes a month or two to feel normal after a dose pack... some feel normal after 3 - 4 weeks. Then, there are some of us, for whom it takes 6+ months.
It is listed in my chart not to give, since I was extremely Secaucus sensitive to it. I had a bad anxiety attack, sending me to the ER on the fifth day, back in October 2016. I am still not back to normal, with nausea every day, and an over active immune system. It took me almost 3 months for my heartrate and BP to get normal again.
Good luck to you, I hope that you recover quickly.

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Ugh....sounds like it is really being stubborn. I am much better but attribute it to the Lexapro. Who knows what I would be like if I didn't finally give in and take it. The steroid caused my post-partum anxiety to go through the roof. Definitely caused some hormonal or anxiety issues coming off and compounded the anxiety I was already having being a new mom. I don't like being on the medicine but the alternative was horrific. I'm finally sleeping without sleep aides and the nausea and heart palps are much better and I hardly get it all now. Have you thought about a low dose anti-depressant? Lexapro is pretty good from what others have told me. I'm hoping it kicks things back to normal and I'll start to taper off in another month or two. What an ordeal. I will NEVER take that again.

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I now have food related allergies. I tested negative to food, but something I'm eating is causing allergic reactions. I am now even allergic to benadryl. I am still nauseous most days, and lightheaded, and I am surviving on meat, potatoes, rice, veggies and eggs. I am even allergic to tap water. And, i cant drink anything out of a plastic bottle. Nobody seems to know what is wrong. I don't even take sore throat lozenges. This steroid set something off, and caused mu immune system to go haywire...

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I have now started HRT. I'm using a estrodiol patch, and I am NOW able to take a progestin pill, without having an allergic reaction. I am feeling better now (finally!) Although I still have bad days. These have been the WORST 4 months of my life, and I am praying that all these food issues will go away with time.
I know most people have no issues taking the MEDROL pack, but I definitely was not one them.

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I just started my 6 days took 2 and after reading all this that will be my first and my last 2

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Glad you are getting some relief FedUp. I'm feeling better now finally too and think the Lexapro is making me a bit blah. I have cut my dose down and want to talk with the doctor about weaning. I think the damage done by the Medrol is finally reversing itself. I took the Medrol in early August. Geez. Unreal. My mom was recently prescribed a Medrol pak for a sinus issue and she refused it after all my hell.

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IT's not worth it if you can get by without it. The risks are just too great in my opinion. I'll never take another one again.

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I agree that it's not worth it, taking this medrol pack. After 5 months of hell, my allergist has got me started to introduce foods back, that I haven't been able to eat in 4 months.... so far so good. I am finally feeling 95% normal (still the occasional dizzy spell), and I am not reacting to foods as much anymore. (Never tested positive to any food allergies, but had 'allergic reactions' to most, even fruit. I don't even have environmental allergies, except for house dust. I believe that the pack got my system completely out of sync, (and, of course, throwing me into full menopause), and hopefully, it's getting back to normal. Prednisone is now listed on all my medical charts as 'do not prescribe due to bad reaction'. Never again! Worst 5 1/2 months of my life!

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Be careful with the lexpro...took it for anxiety caused by another med, and it made everything worse. Only took it for 9 days, and had terrible withdrawls from it. 5mg

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It has been about 6 days since my last does from the medrol pack, i had two packs, i switch back and forth from. I was down to 3 per day and i stopped cold turkey...MISTAKE. I am profusely sweating-HOW LONG SHOULD THIS LAST

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So you were to take the predisone for 10 days? I took a dose pack last October, with my last pill on October 5, 2016. I didn't complete it, not taking the last two pills, due to a severe anxiety attack which I thought was a heart attack. I had severe side effects, including severe sensitivities to food and food additives, depression, tachycardia, high blood pressure, insomnia which lasted 1 1/2 months, dizziness, nausea... pretty much every side effect listed. It had now been 8 months since my last dose, and I am FINALLY getting over what the prednisone caused. (It also threw me into complete menopause!!) I really hope that you recover from the awful side effects much more quickly than I did. I, myself, will NEVER take prednisone again!!!

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Glad you are better now!! I'm 1 1/2 months off the Lexapro and finally starting to feel myself again. Suffering from some lex withdrawal but it's ok. I still blame all this and messing with my hormones on the Medrol pak. I'll never take it again.

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Going on 5 weeks for me. They're not as bad as they were a week ago but really lingering...

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I wrote on 8/18/17 about Medrol (the 6-day pack). I've been reading about Fed Up's experience with allergies. I wonder if my severe throat spasms are related to that. I had severe and strong breath intakes for a few long minutes.
Yesterday, I forgot to mention something that may be TMI and it was humiliating. Both times the spasms happened, they were so severe that I actually wet myself. There was no control and I'm glad I was home! This has never happened to me. These events took place while I took the Medrol and a short time after I stopped taking it. I've been going through every reply related to Medrol to see if it is related to these episodes.
There are always a myriad of side effects for each drug, and who's to know if there is one that is not listed. I've seen my primary and an ENT who didn't have much to say about it. I'm still afraid of repeat events.

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