My last dose of dexamethasone was on Wednesday. Today is Saturday and I am still feeling the effects of the steroids. I finally could sleep last night. It was a fitful sleep, but did add up to seven hours. The voices, screaming, flashes that have been part of my four hour sojourn for the last week have also calmed down.
I have spent most of my day crashing - doing very little and then suddenly falling asleep. My stomach is upset - I believe possibly due to adrenal exhaustion. I still feel scatter-brained and just 'off.' All in all, I am absolutely exhausted.
I have been talking pretty well since about day 2 of the therapy. I do believe the steroids did something. At the same time, though, I've began having tingling fingers. I've had tingling in my feet, before I could no longer really feel them. Also in patches along my right thigh and right forearm. My fingers get very cold, turn white, red, and blue - Raynaud's syndrome - an autoimmune, usually considered rheumatologic symptom.
Only today did I first begin having the tingling in my fingers - both hands.
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