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http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Medications, Treatments, Therapies >> Re: Skin Reactions http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1360225972 Message started by Guiseppi on Feb 7^th, 2013 at 9:37am

Title: Re: Skin Reactions
Post by Guiseppi on Feb 7^th, 2013 at 9:37am

Awesome that the beast has finally let you go for a bit. I only get the acne at the end of my pred cycle, but it's brief in duration and clears within a few weeeks after I've been off of the pred. Sadly it might be time to visit the skin doc to see what's up. :-/ I haven't read any posts showing acne as a secondary condition to the other meds but who knows?

Joe

Title: Re: Skin Reactions
Post by Batch on Feb 7^th, 2013 at 12:09pm

Zazzed,

Off hand, I'd say the present skin problem sounds like a continued reaction to the prednisone you took earlier... You previously reported bruising and acne after starting the pred taper. Does this skin breakout look similar?

See your doc about a lab test for 25(OH)D. Prednisone plays heck with calcium homeostasis, and as such, consumes the available vitamin D3 metabolite, 25(OH)D.

Take care,

V/R, Batch

Title: Re: Skin Reactions
Post by birdman on Feb 7^th, 2013 at 1:11pm

I have always gotten terrible acne from pred tapers. Usually kicked in as I finished and took a few weeks to clear.