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Posted 4/25/2013 6:26 AM (GMT 0)
I'm tapering off prednisone now after being on it for months, but the acne on my fave chest and back is really bad.. Anyone else suffer from this? And how long can I expect it to take before it subsides.. I went from 60mg to 20mg this past month and should be completely off in another month
Posted 4/25/2013 8:14 AM (GMT 0)
Interestingly enough, I find that acne only kicks in when I hit the lower numbers on prednisone, like 15mg and can stay until a few after completely stopping the medication, by then should clear away.
Posted 4/25/2013 11:25 AM (GMT 0)
I feel like its not the pred, like its the UC itself.... When ever im on pred i get less pimples.. yeah its weird but that's how i feel lol
Posted 4/25/2013 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, the pred tapering process gave me acne all over my face, neck, back, and chest really bad stuff too the likes of which I never had even as a teenager. I started at 40mg and tapered down to 15mg of pred at 5mg a week and the acne appeared when I was at 25mg and didn't let up until I got to 15mg. Unfortunately, my GI bumped me back to 30mg of pred (cuz I still have a lot of inflammation). The acne is temporarily stopped but I know it'll start all over again once I start the tapering process again huzzah.
Posted 4/25/2013 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I have gotten acne from prednisone. I've noticed after i started taking my probiotics about 90% of it went away. I'm on dr.ohhiras probiotics.
Posted 4/25/2013 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
it hits my chin the worst. it also seem more often at lower doses of pred.
Posted 4/25/2013 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed mine on my temple/forehead area. Oddly, I only noticed it the first time I was on it at 40 mg. The second time, at 60, I didn't have any. It cleared up within a few weeks once I tapered off.
Posted 4/25/2013 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
I get very bad acne from pred when tapering down and it lasts for quite a while afterwards. Only thing that helped was low dose accutane but considering the connection/correlation with UC I don't think doctors will recommend it.

I managed to get it though but on a low dose (20mg a day) and it worked wonders after the initial flareup of acne I get. My colitis was unaffected and I remained in remission after pred was done and I was on accutane for 6 months.

Having had problems with acne the accutane was one of the best things I have ever done.
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