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What Causes Pain Behind The Legs While On Prednisone?

The back of both my legs hurt from the middle of my leg to half way up butt. Sometime I can t move. Sometimes my legs don t work the give out. I m 68. 6 ft 170 lbs. Seen by pa today she said it will take 5 days for prednisone to get out of my system. All most over bronchitis. I m still having leg spells when I got home
Mon, 9 May 2016
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I really appreciate your concern, if this is the febrile condition because of infection (Bronchitis) then such arthralgia is likely to happens and infection needs to be managed along with this pain can be managed with Tab Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen avoid prednisolone as long as it is possible hope this information helps.
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What Causes Pain Behind The Legs While On Prednisone?

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, if this is the febrile condition because of infection (Bronchitis) then such arthralgia is likely to happens and infection needs to be managed along with this pain can be managed with Tab Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen avoid prednisolone as long as it is possible hope this information helps.