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Can Prednisone Cause Headache And Nausea?

My daughter has been on higher doses of prednisone for a yet diagnosed ailment but had also developed Bell's Palsy. She is at the end of a regiment of 60 mg for 3 days 50 for 3 etc...she is done to her last 2 10 mg tabs. She has a horrible headache, feels very out of it and nauseous - just feels awful. Can prednisone have these affects and can she take tylenol for the headache
Wed, 26 Aug 2015
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Hello
As you mentioned that your daughter is taking prednisolone and gradually reducing the doses .
Now she is feeling nausea , headache ( excruciating ) .
Prednisolone is an intermediate glucocorticoids and in FEW case it causes acute erosive gastritis during intensive therapy as in your daughter case .
Since this is an intensive therapy , so it was necessary .
When patient develop gastritis they also complain of headache and nausea .
In such case Tylenol is the best medicine as well as she can take pantoprazole-d ( until & unless not contraindicated ).
Good luck.
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Can Prednisone Cause Headache And Nausea?

Hello As you mentioned that your daughter is taking prednisolone and gradually reducing the doses . Now she is feeling nausea , headache ( excruciating ) . Prednisolone is an intermediate glucocorticoids and in FEW case it causes acute erosive gastritis during intensive therapy as in your daughter case . Since this is an intensive therapy , so it was necessary . When patient develop gastritis they also complain of headache and nausea . In such case Tylenol is the best medicine as well as she can take pantoprazole-d ( until & unless not contraindicated ). Good luck.