My doctor told me to monitor my blood pressure twice a day until my next appointment. It had been elevated at 163/93 the day I last saw him last week. Meanwhile, I dropped my Prednisone .5 mg 3 days ago. Tonight, all of a sudden it is 187/74, Pulse 55... I have not done anything at all to stress myself out. House is quiet. Husband is out of town, no TV, nothing... Some pitting edema in lower legs/ankles. It is my understanding that Prednisone is prone to causing BP elevation. For some reason, mine seems to go up when my Prednisone goes down...

Does anyone else have wierd BP problems? I have never had high BP like this, nor such a wide Pulse Pressure. Do any of you more informed people know of any reason why Prednisone might lower BP, rather than raise it? This stuff is scaring me...
Cathie