I’m scared.

The pain in my legs has returned and no matter how much exercise I do, or how long and well I rest them, it’s not getting any better. I don’t want go start taking Amitripilyn again, (mainly because of the side effects) but I may need to.

I know muscle weakness can be a side effect of the prednisone, but I’m sure about muscle pain which could be caused by the weakness.

I just don’t know and the bad thing is no one can tell me for sure one way or the other. Steroids are tricky to begin with.

If muscle weakness IS one of the side effects, then I’ll deal with it as best as I can (maybe it will stop once the dosage is reduced), if not, then it’s definitely something that I need to address with Dr. Schecter when I see her again next week.