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Will Steroids Cause Swelling, Tingling In Hands And Feet?

Hi . I had allergic reaction 3 weeks before doc term give me steroid injection and methyl prednisolone 5 day couse after these medicine I have tingling in my feets and hands and my feets and hands swelled again . Docter said this is side effects of steroid . Now the swelling is going away very little. But tingling in my hands and feets is still there can u plz tell me this is bcoz of steroid
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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DEAR FRIEND
NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION,
WHAT WAS THE ALLERGIC REACTION TO
HOW SEVERE WAS IT DID IT CAUSE BREATHLESSNESS AND SEVERT DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE OR IT WAS JUST RASHES
WHAT DOSE OF ORAL STEROID DID YOU TAKE
DID YOU TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICATION ALONG WITH IT
THE TINGLING WILL ABATE ON ITS OWN MOST OF THE TIME BUT IN ABSENCE OF FULL INFORMATION I CANNOT BE VERY CERTAIN OF THE CAUSE SO PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE NEXT COURSE
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Will Steroids Cause Swelling, Tingling In Hands And Feet?

DEAR FRIEND NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION, WHAT WAS THE ALLERGIC REACTION TO HOW SEVERE WAS IT DID IT CAUSE BREATHLESSNESS AND SEVERT DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE OR IT WAS JUST RASHES WHAT DOSE OF ORAL STEROID DID YOU TAKE DID YOU TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICATION ALONG WITH IT THE TINGLING WILL ABATE ON ITS OWN MOST OF THE TIME BUT IN ABSENCE OF FULL INFORMATION I CANNOT BE VERY CERTAIN OF THE CAUSE SO PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE NEXT COURSE