FAT, FAT, FATTER

(((((hugs)))))
Predisone has an aggrevating way of making us gain weight. It makes some swell with water weight. Some extra hungry, mostly for carbs. Some have fat redistribution. Try to figure out which one is your cause and try to fix it.
Water weight? Ask your doctor for a diaretic.
Extra hungry? Snack on fruits and veggies
Fat redistribution? More exercise

Good New! When the level drops some of the weight will drop.

I'm one of the odd balls when it comes to predisone...I lose weight!
Strange but true...

I cut my hair recently too, because my scalp pours sweat at the worse time.

My head just started this over sweating in the last few months. I'm not on any new meds to make it happen.
I know flexirel and amerix makes me sweat but I haven't touch them in ages.

"They" say the weight loss occurs by itself. Well, I can say the cheek roundness and some puffiness did correct itself within 3-4 months. But it has NOT been my experience that the weight disappears by itself.

Keep an eye on how many carbs you are eating -- bread, pasta, etc. Steroids cause a physical change that does make us more attracted to these foods, and I've found a habit developed that is hard to break even after the med is stopped.

Don't go diet-crazy, but do focus on protein, vegetables and fruit. And 30 minutes of walking 3x a week.

I hear ya on the weight gain. I have been on high dose steroids for over 11 years now. I have a terrible moon face, hump on my back, fat redistribution on the left side of my neck , and horrid looking stretch marks. I have a skinny butt and skinny legs, hubby calls me "chicken legs" LOL

Whenever I see a Dr at the hospital I go to they ask if the medical students can look at me. I go to a teaching military hospital. I am a perfect example of what a "chronic" steroid use patient looks like.

Of course, I have internal stuff that people can't see from it too. Such as cateracts, osteoporosis, bruising, thinning of the skin, you know .......

I do pulmonary rehab twice a week and can't seem to drop anymore weight. I am taking 25mg a day of pred so it's hard to loose the weight. Don't be to tough on yourselves, and don't push your body to hard or you may flare. Good luck to us all on getting to where we would like to be weight wise.

Hugs,
Barbara

That's nothing ... I was as high as 80mg of prednisone and I went from a size 6 to a size 20 in 8 weeks. It took four years to get the weight off. A lot of it was water retention. Check with your doctor, but I was finally able to get the weight off on a modified atkins diet. Nothing else worked. Make sure to use cocoa butter on your skin every day ... I have awful stretch marks thanks to prednisone. It's something I wish my doctor had told me to do. Seven years later the ones between my legs on my thighs are still red and not faded.