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Posted 5/23/2011 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
I have been on prednisone for about a month now, starting with 40 mg. I started 30 mg last week, 20 mg on Saturday, 15 mg yesterday, and I'm taking 5 mg today. I have the horrible moonface, and it's not that huge... so I'm really hoping that the decrease in medication will also reduce the moonface. I'm graduating next week, and I'd love to actually want to be in pictures.

I have been drinking a lot of fluids and eating healthy lately, and I haven't gained barely any weight on prednisone. I think I gained maybe a pound. So because I didn't gain a lot of weight, and I'm only on 5 mg, is there hope the my moonface will improve in a week?
Posted 5/23/2011 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
I am sorry you have moonface. I have it too and it is miserable. Last night I was searching and reading all these different things on how long until moonface goes away. What I got from reading is the following, the longer you're on pred, the longer it sticks around. I've heard, if you're on a month, it will take a month to go away and I've heard that some people start seeing moonface go away before they are even off prednisone and a few never got moonface.

So for you, I think you're in good shape to be rid of the moonface in as little as a week or two but worst case, it could be a month.

I am in a worse position that I won't even tell you because it's depressing. I could have this puffy face for a while...

Congratulations on your graduation.
Posted 5/24/2011 1:42 AM (GMT 0)
Ugh, I can totally sympathize! I've been tapering from 60mg and am now at 40 mg. I've been on prednisone for over 2 months now. My husband is sweet and tells me I still look beautiful, but I feel like prednisone makes my eyes look weird and extra puffy, and I miss my cheekbones. I hope your moonface goes away before your graduation. But most importantly- CONGRATULATIONS on your graduation!!!
Posted 5/24/2011 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
Congrats on graduation! I was on 40mg for about 6months so I feel your pain. You should be fine in a week if not sooner. As soon as I stopped taking the steriods my moon face went down pretty quickly for the most part. You haven't been on it long at all so you should be just fine.
Posted 5/24/2011 5:47 AM (GMT 0)
Aw I am so sorry that you have moon face, I had the exact same problem when I started prednisone. I was on it for about 6 months, so I am still suffering some of those nasty side effects.

One thing that did seem to help my moon face was decreasing the salt in my diet. I never ate a lot of salt to begin with, but I just took the extra time to check ingredient lists when possible, and choose low sodium options when possible. Salt makes your body retain fluid, which I am sure probably contributes to the problem. My fingers were very puffy on prednisone, and I am just starting to lose some of that extra fluid, but my face did go down a little quicker.

Congratulations on your graduation, I hope you have a wonderful time! Good luck with the prednisone, and hopefully you will be feeling better soon :)
Posted 6/18/2011 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for the great info! My face did go down a little bit for my graduation, but I'm over it. I've been off prednisone for a couple days now, and I'm feeling good and my face has DEFINITELY gone down a lot! It's so weird to look at old pictures, and to notice how different my face was! From where my chubby cheeks are right now, I can handle being patient while my face gets back to normal.

Thanks again! :)
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