I've been taking Prednisone for almost a month now and the PMR is much better, especially since I took the advice from here to take it very early in the morning like 4am. It has made a huge difference in my days free of pain. Now I find my feet are swelling quite a bit during the day, the swelling goes down during the night but after a short time up in the morning, they are swollen again. Any suggestions??
Fluid retention is a common side-effect of Pred, and unless you keep your feet up permanently - which is an impossibility for most - or wear compression stockings (no!) then it is bound to happen.
Mine got so bad I had to go to my GP who prescribed me a diuretic. It helped, but not 100%.
It will disappear as you reduce the Pred as with most side-effects.
My feet swell up like balloons and also my legs with fluid retention! My doctor refused water tablets as they are counterindicative with pred. He said put your feet up, which as Nefret says is not really practical. I have mentioned it to my rheumie and vascular surgeon, they just shrug and say it is the steroids.
Hi wilma i too have been on pred for about a month and sometimes i wake up with swollen hands. Im on 20 mgs a day at the moment. I suppose its what we have to put up with especially if your specialists shrug their shoulders. Pricks lol .