Prednisone and Heart Palpitations
I got a really bad cold about three weeks ago. I lost my voice and had trouble breathing so I went to the doctor who diagnosed bronchitis. She prescribed inhalors and prednisone to address the inflammation. When a week went by with little improvement she upped the prednisone to 30mg daily which will be tapered off over four weeks. I did start feeling better but on Sunday (day 4) I started experiencing a funny fluttering in my chest which turn out to be heart palpitations. I didn't even know this might be a side effect! My doc says I'm...