stretch marks from prednisone

So I have gained weight from being on prenisone for the past 9 months, now that I have tapered down to 15 mg a day I am seeing some of the weight come off :). The down side is that it has thinned my skin so severely that I have huge painful stretch marks on my abdomen, thighs, and under my arms. Even with losing weight I seem to be getting more. Has anyone else had this skin issue due to prednisone, and if so which products did you use to counter or improve the effects.

I gained quite a bit of weight when I was on prednisone and as a result had gotten bright red stretch marks on my hips. I have lost all of the weight, but the stretch marks are there for good. I don't really care anymore as it is what it is.

Prednisone also thinned my skin and made it crazy sensitive (waxing became 100% more painful)! But, the longer I was off the 'roids, the better I got. Hope you feel better soon!

My skin thinned on pred also and I also got stretch marks around the hip area. I have always had bad skin though since a baby, dermititis, irritated itchy skin, no elasticity etc. Ive tried alot of products and think palmers is crap. I use Dermaveen all over after showering and find it keeps my skin 'normal'. It isnt a miracle worker though, as for the stretch marks there are alot of specific stretch mark creams but I dont beleive they work in making them disappear. With time the stretch marks will fade, shrink and become faint but I do recomend moisturising all over after showering with a cream like dermaveen or Hamilton and they are good for the face also.

Yup, pred can do that...it's a pretty nasty drug, but for as long as it helps with symptoms what choices do you really have...I'm actually glad it finally stopped working for me, now I never have to worry about being on it again.

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hey celey we should chat! being the same age I am sure we are encountering similar issues!

no msn, sorry but I have email do you know how i could send you my email without posting it for the whole internet to see lol?

Vitamin E oil rubbed on the stretch marks may make them fade and improve the health of the skin. Also, because Prednisone interferes with sulfur metabolism, it causes the middle layer of the skin to thin and weaken. To correct this, try taking MSM and/or eating foods high in sulfur (broccoli, cabbage, olives, eggs, meats, etc.), and also make sure that you are taking a Vitamin C supplement because the layer of skin affected by Prednisone doesn't heal real well without Vitamin C.

Take care,

Thanks guys I really appreciate it!

hey shellz   i am 20 years old too. i was on pred for about 7-8 months and put on loadsa weight. they gave me stretch marks nearly everywhere. arms, breasts, hips, thighs, calfs. and i hate them! being a young woman its not nice to have giant red marks everywhere. i have never got used to them and just hope they fade really well although i dont think they will.  i have tried bio oil. have you heard of that? it has lots of things in to help with the elasticity of your skin and works really well for some people. i have tried it but not used it religiously which i should have!lol 

 also i have heard that if you buy vitamin E capsules and pop them u can use the liquid from them to rub on to your stretchmarks. thats supposed to be really good as vitamin E is excellent for your skin! hope that helps abit.

Shellz, if you enter your email address in your profile, Celey should be able to access it.