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Are Dizziness And Sweating Side Effects Of Prednisone 60 Mg?

95 year old woman was diagnosed with temporal arteritus at the ER 3 days ago. She was prescribed 60 mg of prednisone one time a day for 7 days. She has had 3 doses. She has severe dizziness and is sweaty. I am reading that these are side effects. Not sure what to do for her.
Fri, 26 Dec 2014
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Dizziness and sweating are possible side effects of steroid treatment during initial some doses but they are quite possible due to the disease temporal arteritis by itself. It is highly advisable to get her evaluated for severity of the disease and reduce the dose of steroid for some days to come because elderly people sometimes behave abnormally with steroids.
I hope that the advice will be helpful for you.
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Are Dizziness And Sweating Side Effects Of Prednisone 60 Mg?

Hi Welcome to health care magic. Dizziness and sweating are possible side effects of steroid treatment during initial some doses but they are quite possible due to the disease temporal arteritis by itself. It is highly advisable to get her evaluated for severity of the disease and reduce the dose of steroid for some days to come because elderly people sometimes behave abnormally with steroids. I hope that the advice will be helpful for you.