http://www.medications.com/effect/view/32067 HI guys I was given pred at 60mg then over the next several weeks I tapered off. it is now about 3/4weeks since I took the last tablet. Whilst i was on them I developed quite bad hand tremors/shakes and since taper off to a low dose I have started with mu Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:03:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/32067?item=9862 The following info may be useful to you... I have a biomedical research background... I am not one of these loopy herbal people... there is a fair chance that the steroids have modified your GI immune response... this can result in selective malabsorption http://www.medications.com/effect/view/32067?item=9862 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:10:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/32067?item=9917 Yes, I was too on pred. a higher dose, for a longer period of time, ,maybe two and a half weeks, I had a really bad case of lung infection, of some kind, but I also too, had the muscle spams and hand twizt, along with not being able to sleep at night, then http://www.medications.com/effect/view/32067?item=9917