Joint pain

Prednisone can certainly cause joint pains. I'm not certain of the other medications. I'm in Cortenema and I started get a few joint pains here and there as well. Feel better!

It recently happened to me in my left knee and right hip about 3 weeks after finishing prednisone and then also before a mild flare. I still dont' know for sure what's going on with my body! GP did x-ray of knee and said it was "mild arthritis" and prescribed an NSAID ( a no-no). GI said just keep taking the tylenol and that it may be related to UC. There are others on the board who have a certain type of arthritis due to UC. I hope they will post. Meanwhile, I like a bag of frozen veggies on my knee and tylenol, the best, to help with pain--especially after walking. I hope it gets better and you may just want to go to the doc to make sure. It is no fun to feel like this and we need their answers,too!!

I get this when I am going into a nasty flare.

As Judilyn said, it is also one of the nastier side effects of Prednisone withdrawal. I got this. It lasted around 8 weeks after I stopped the prednisone. Slowly got better over that time.

I don't need much of an excuse to have a hot bath, but due to the drought we've been having here in Australia, it hasn't been much of an option - BUT, a hot bath, and I mean really really warm, helped me heaps when the pain was really bad.

All the same, I'd suggest you go to the GI or doctor or both and get a CRP (inflimation index test) done and see how your inflimation is going... If it is a flare, best catch it now, but its more likely the pred withdrawal. In which case, lots of nice hot baths

I have been having problems feeling some rigidness in my joints when getting up after sitting for a while, it's like I need to stretch out and then I am ok to move but walk a little funny at first like I am about 40 years older than I actually am, then I am ok.

I just started back on the treadmill and elliptical (the lowest levels @ 45 and 20 min respectively) a few weeks ago after not going to the gym regularly for about 5 months, so maybe that is why too??

yes, joint pain is reported as a common side effect of weaning from prednisone but the arthritis could also be due to an autoimmune disorder much like uc.

i get it when the pred starts to wear off. i'm down to 7.5 mg, so it's a pretty low dosage. a couple more weeks to go.

ditto what most others are saying. i had it extremely bad when tapering pred but that was last year. i get it in a minor way now from time to time but just recently as the temps dropped and we got some sleet and stuff it has been acting up pretty bad. mine jumps around, earlier in the week it was the wrists that were aching now its made its home in my knees. it seems to come and go but the weather really makes things flare up sometimes...spring should be on its way soon for us in the northern hemisphere so hopefully things will improve

In addition to what everyone else has mentioned...

TAKE CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS if you're on pred, tapering, just off of it...you get the picture. Prednisone mobilizes Calcium away from the bones to supply it to the rest of the body (part of the sustained cortisol levels)--you need to replace it! Be sure your supplement also has Vit. D or your body can't absorb the Calcium.

And to Loneylane (Carol)--I would recommend against the Aleve just because you're already in an immunosuppressed state on the Remicade. Any ulcers or other kidney/liver disease caused by this drug will be more difficult to heal from. I admit, I've taken Aleve once in a while too when the pain is really tough to deal with, but try to only stick with Tylenol.