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What Causes Joint Pain And Back Pain After Increasing The Dose Of Wysolone?
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My name is Jay and i am having uveitis thats what doctor told me and i am on wysolone from last 3 years approx. And i am going to have a cataract surgery in 4 days and the doctor has increased my dosage 5mg to 80mg but since then i am having lots of other problems as joint pain,back pain,gas and constipation,kinda major pain on chest so kindly suggest me is this normal while taking this medicine?
My name is Jay and i am having uveitis thats what doctor told me and i am on wysolone from last 3 years approx. And i am going to have a cataract surgery in 4 days and the doctor has increased my dosage 5mg to 80mg but since then i am having lots of other problems as joint pain,back pain,gas and constipation,kinda major pain on chest so kindly suggest me is this normal while taking this medicine?
Wed, 7 Jan 2015
wysolone is steroid. it is not understood why the dose is increased to very highlevel. it may be youare having autoimune disorder. there are many side effect of steroid. it can induce glaucoma, cataract can have constipation andgas problem. you have to inform the doctor about your problem. dosages can be reduced.
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