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Can taking steroids for temporal arteritis increase the eye pressure?
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Possible: Take steroids for any reason can increase the eye pressure and cause cataracts.
Answered 11/16/2019
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Bad headaches for number of years,now they are always in left temple & eye,Ex Str. Excedrin takes away pain,54 & in perimenopause,temporal arteritis?
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Have seen the doc he say I might have temporal arteritis and put me on prednisone but I feel preasure in eyes and head and my BP is elevated.
I have temporal arteritis doctor said I should only worry about headaches on side of my temple. Headaches else where shouldn't worry me but they do I am unsure about when to increase steroids fear of blindness.?
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