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Posted 3/28/2010 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
hey everyone. im new to this site.
i have a question for the people who have tooken prednisone.
i have been on prednisone 60mg for 2months & i am now tapering off... i want to know when will the side effects go away ( especially the MOON FACE ) i hate the MOON FACE... i just dont feel or look like myself & it is making me really depressed at times.
Posted 3/28/2010 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
Keep tapering from the prednisone... under no circumstances, do you want to suddenly stop taking it because it could kill you... (Tapering off of it is the best way)... As for when the side effects will go away... Probably sometime after you have finished tapering down from it...

Keep your spirits up... Those side effects aren't forever... and you'll feel like your old self once you have finished tapering off of it... :)
Posted 3/29/2010 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
thank you. lol i was wondering when someone was going to reply.
Posted 3/29/2010 3:58 AM (GMT 0)
It can take a while... Be patient... Someone will reply eventually... :)... Try not to feel to discouraged by the moon face... (I call 'em chipmunk cheeks myself... Try and make myself feel cuter) :D
Posted 3/29/2010 5:43 AM (GMT 0)
I took about 3 months to loose the moon face. It also depends on your calorie intake of course.
Posted 3/29/2010 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry about not having an immediate response. Like anything with this disease it is a individual thing, but I will second that you should see some improvement by 3 months. Another thing is that pred (and illness) can really mess with your emotions, and please do not hesitate to see about getting help with that because for me pred makes it alot worse.
Posted 3/29/2010 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone's right about it taking a couple months. Usually when you get down to around 7.5 mg, your side effects should be pretty minimal. I was stuck there for about a month and then I started an extremely slow taper that took another two months and even before I took my last dose my moon face was completely gone.
Posted 3/30/2010 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
thank you all for your information.
Posted 3/30/2010 7:22 AM (GMT 0)
i agree with celey....call em chipmunk cheeks...i had the moon face n i started to look like i was 10 again. ironically, when i was ten, i was also on prednisone and had those cheeks :o) don't be depressed from the 'roids, xtaex! Whenever you do, go outside and enjoy the great outdoors...i was homebound for many reasons but i always try to keep myself in a positive mood because it REALLY helps...so i go in my backyard and just walk by myself and enjoy the sounds around me. :o) take care and keep smiling, even if it's a moon-kinda-smile.
Posted 3/30/2010 8:58 AM (GMT 0)
Back when I was allowed to take steroids I used to get the huuuuugest double chin! It looked so silly as the rest of me was underweight but I had the face of an obese person! It literally appeared overnight after I'd been on the steroids for a couple of weeks - I remember being devastated! Anyway, welcome to the board and hope things get better soon.
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