Remicade Remicade Treatment, Liver Damage, Crohn S Disease, Benadryl, 6mp
My daughter had her 4th (or 5th?) Remicade treatment last week. She takes 40 mg of prednisone 4-6 hours before the treatment and Benadryl/Tylenol during the treatment. About 5 days after the treatment she experiences shortness of breath and lightheadedness. The shortness of breath is bad enough at night that she is afraid to go to sleep. She wakes up panicked that she has stopped breathing. These episodes reoccur 3 or 4 times during that week after the treatment. Is this a reaction or side effect of the Remicade? Anyone else having this issue? ... more »
My daughter had her 4th (or 5th?) Remicade treatment last week. She takes 40 mg of prednisone 4-6 hours before the treatment and Benadryl/Tylenol during the treatment. About 5 days after the treatment she experiences shortness of breath and lightheadedness. The shortness of breath is bad enough at night that she is afraid to go to sleep. She wakes up panicked that she has stopped breathing. These episodes reoccur 3 or 4 times during that week after the treatment. Is this a reaction or side effect of the Remicade? Anyone else having this issue?
She does the Remicade for treatment of Crohn's disease. She used to be on 6MP, but it was doing liver damage.
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