i have been having a flare up since aug and was started on prednisolone ive took 30mg daily for the past 2 weeks and now duee to drop 5mg per week until they im down to zero. for the past week i have been getting really bad heart flutters every few minutes and sometimes it feels like someone is kicking me in the chest! i went to the drs yday and he just said it will be anxiety but i know its not. ive read everywhere that prednisolone can do this and im trying to get hold of my ibd nurse but cant get through. i know i cant just stop them but these palpitations have got me so scared im making myself sick with worry. had anyone ever experienced this and should i stop them?
hi , i had exactly the same symptoms when i was on it, once i had finished the course , it returned to normal
thank you so much for replying - you dont know how reassuring it is to hear that. so i shouldnt be concerned about the palpitations - they arent dangerous? how long was you on prednisolone and did you return to normal straight after stopping
hi ive had the same symptoms they return back to normal after the course is finished. nothing to really worry about.
thank you for the reply. was you getting them all day everyday?
sue2383 this is a very difficult one but if you feel you are unable to get the help you need then you have to go to casualty and tell them you have chest pain and they can test you as the gp or idb nurse may not be available then i would go to the casualty it could be worth the wait good luck.