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Prednisone can lower potassium, which may cause cramping, but taking high doses of potassium without checking levels first can be risky. It’s a good idea to ask your doctor for a blood test to check your electrolytes.

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The eye droop and those intense shadows sound really tough to deal with. It’s good to know that pressing or slapping the area can sometimes make things worse something to avoid. Hope you’re able to get some rest and that those attacks ease up soon.

It sounds like you are getting the eye droop? I used to get those once in a while but not too much lately. Do you do stuff like press on your eye or slap you head? I really try to avoid those things. Many CH people have squished their eyes to heck. As for shadows, they def can vary and some are so strong that it's not far off from attack level pain! Hang in there warrior, I too had a huge set of attacks last night and I am trashed and full of shadows today.