PAT
PEGGY, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS DISEASE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. i WAS STARTED ON 60MG OF PREDNISONE. I AM A REGISYTERED NURSE AND HAD USE OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY. I FOUND AN ARTICLE THAT CONNECTED THE HOT FLASHES WITH THE DISEASE AND NOT THE PREDNISONE. THE HOT FLASHES WERE ALMOST UNBEARABLE, BUT THEY WENT AWAY IN ABOUT A MONTH. i DON'T THINK THEY WERE HORMONE RELATED. I WENT THROUGH MENOPAUSE YEARS AGO AND NEVER HAD HOT FLASHES OR HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. HOPE THIS INFO HELPS. PAT