Im on Methylprednisolone 500mg a day for 5 days (Medrone), today was day 3 but Im noticing my chest feels quite tight and it feels a little uncomfortable…
Anybody else experienced this?
Not sure if its the tablets and normal or a combination of the tablets and a baby taking up all the space in there… should I be calling the doctor to query this??
I would stop taking it immediately and seek medical attention asap. Speak to out of hours GP but any medication that makes your chest feel tight/uncomfortable you need to speak to them urgently. Have you had any swelling, lips tingle/itchy tonuge? it may be a reaction to the drug.
I had a very bad reaction to Methylprednisolone a lot of very severe tightness in my chest, my heart beating really fast blured vision and other things. It was way worse than the bad relapse I was having at the time. I think some people just react very badly to steroids… So, dont worry too much, but do talk to a doctor, especially as you are pregnant!
Methylprednisolone can be nasty. I refuse the steroids now - every time I’ve been given 1000mg a day over 3 days, and every time I feel like I’ve had a kicking, the taste lasts for a week after the course has finished, and in general I feel rotten. It’s going to be a particularly severe relapse that will make me accept the steroids again.
Hi Definetley- first thing in the morning- contact the doctor or go to an out patients at a and e- ask them to take your pulse and your blood pressure- last time I had IV sterois, my pulse fell to 32- should be 80.
Went to see my GP, and she listened to chest and took BP, and said the chest tightness is probably anxiety and to put on a brave face…?? lol
She wasnt aware of my diagnosis until I told her, as its so recent, and I cant say Im confident in what she says… (her diagnosis of all the numbness and walking problems was varicus veins, and I was given compression stockings lol - no sign of those varicous veins tho! Lol)
But anyway, baby is moving well still and tomorrow is my last day of the medrone so I guess all shall be ok!!