Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
I was wondering has anyone ever gotten kidney stones from prednisone or mestinon ? LASTNIGHT I had to go to the ER because I had such unbearable back and abdominal pain and it turns out I have a kidney stone. I have never had one before I started taking this medication.
Haven't you just started on these meds? I think it takes time to develop a kidney stone. I used to think it is really diet related.
I will tell you this, the first one is the worst, after that they're much easier to deal with.
Prednisone can leave us susceptible to urinary tract infections, which also seem to be related to kidney stones.
Passing a kidney stone can be miserable, so finding out what kind of stones you have and following the suggestions for food and drink that may prevent them is worth the effort.
Good luck
the search terms
kidney stone myasthenia
followed by site:www.dailystrength.org (site:website) where a colon is used after the word site
kidney stone myasthenia site:www.dailystrength.org (you can't click this link, but rather type it into the browser address line
one of the results is a 2012 discussion http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Myasthenia_Gravis/forum/15316753-mg-and-kidney-stones
Dailystrength does not always allow long links, but I will try adding the site search link and see if it is clickable
https://www.google.com/search?q=kidney+stones+site%3Awww.dailystrength.org%2Fc%2FMyasthenia-Gravis%2Fforum&rlz=1CAACAG_enUS629US629&oq=kidney+stones+site%3Awww.dailystrength.org%2Fc%2FMyasthenia-Gravis%2Fforum&aqs=chrome..69i57.4064j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=kidney+stones+myasthenia+site:www.dailystrength.org
Good Luck