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Posted 10/25/2009 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
I have always got up in the middle of the night to pee once sometimes twice. I started Pred last Monday and since i have been on it I have been getting up every 2-3 hours to pee? Anyone else have this side effect?
Posted 10/25/2009 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
I didn't have that side-effect when I was on prednisone, but frequent urination is one of the possible side-effects of prednisone.
Posted 10/25/2009 12:27 PM (GMT 0)
It makes me thirsty, so I drink more, and if I don't stop drinking so much by 9, I have to get up
Posted 10/25/2009 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
The first time I was on it yes, I had the same thing...this time it has not done that to me...
Posted 10/25/2009 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
YES! I took prednisone for the first time for 2 months ago ending just last week. I had zero side effects other than having to pee all the time. At night, during the day, I had to pee all the time. I talked to my GI doctor who said that's pretty normal with prednisone. I've been off it for about a week and I can say the side effect has gone away 100%.
Posted 10/25/2009 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi i have to pee at least 4 x in the night and am also on pred never thought about it before  being a side effect
Posted 10/25/2009 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I cannot wait to be off pred. I am puffing up like a blowfish right now. I have stretchmarks on my stomach and legs for the rapid weight gain. I cannot wait to go to the beach and take my shirt off next month.
Posted 10/26/2009 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
So can anybody tell me anything about this weight gain?  I am tapering from 40 mg/day to 20 mg/day since mid August.  I am huge - weigh more than I ever have in my life!  From Septembe1 until October 16 I have gained 27 pounds.  My question is - does it go away when I finally stop taking the pred.?   I am also on Remicade so I am hoping to eventually get away from prednisone.  It doesn't seem like my eating habits are any different than they ever were.  I can hardly move around with all this weight. 

 

What should I expect?  Is there anything I can do about it now? sad

Posted 10/27/2009 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
I just flat out don't sleep on pred... I was exhausted the entire time I was on it.
Posted 10/27/2009 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
Predisone can increase your blood sugar - and drinking and peeing is your body's way of trying to get rid of the excess sugar.

I know it is a side effect, but not sure how common.
Posted 10/27/2009 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
Wow.. Me too.. I never correlated my increased Peeing with PRednisone.. I've been on it since June, and am at 35mg now tapering down from 50... Finally got on Remicade and now am finally seeing some improvement so I can taper with confidence now!

As far as the weight gain.. I too have put on about 25lbs. I can't stand it! My face is SO puffed up and I have a gobbler neck AND a hunchback! Oh, and don't forget the BELLY.. I am HOPING and PRAYING that it all goes back to normal once I finally get off this stuff.. I am tapering down to 20 at a rate of 5mg per week, than once I reach 20, I'll slow it down to a 2.5mg taper a week till I'm off for good.. so in about 12 weeks.. (sigh) I'll finally be off Pred woo hoo!!
Posted 10/27/2009 1:28 AM (GMT 0)
I can normally sleep through the night without having to get up to pee, but on this most recent round of pred I get up every night at least once, and I do not drink more water than when I was not taking pred.
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