Last day of prednisone...

Prednisone affects everyone differently. So what may happen to me may or may not happen to you!

For me personally the weight I gained from prednisone eventually went away gradually! Prednisone makes me retain water and makes me really hungry. So while I lost the water weight pretty quickly, the rest of the weight had to be worked off!

I lost my water weight in only a couple of weeks. Whenever I got acne, it would go away slowly.

Please make sure to take calcium supplements as the damage to the bones can be very hard to reverse. I currently have osteoporosis but a dexa scan would be due soon

Thank you! I hope it goes away fast, I hate it :-\

Congrats on getting off pred, this is my fourth cycle of pred and honestly hate this stuff! From what I have learned the longer you're on it, the more time it takes to see the effects reverse on themselves. Have you been taking Calcium and Vitamin D while being on prednisone, I would recommend that as the calcium deposits get depleted quite significantly and you will notice joint pains in the first couple of weeks.

I feel your pain for the puffiness, I went from 150 to 180lbs and absolutely felt horrid about myself. But don't worry it will get better! From what I know it takes 4-6months but that can be aided by regular exercise, healthy diet and positive thinking.

Keep us posted on your status and everything will work out!

Congrats on being done with pred!

I just started getting the puffy cheeks this week (week 5) and they are miserable. I am down to 20 mg now, tapering 5 mg a week until I am off this stuff. I find that water is not so palatable for some reason, and I usually drink a liter of water a day at least so I have been making peppermint, chamomile or fennel tea and filling my glass water bottle with it every day to keep hydrated. I still haven't gained weight, in fact I am down 7 pounds from where I was before this flare started, hopefully I can keep them off. I was upset that I weighed as much as I did and where I am now is a good weight for me.

Congrats on getting off prednisone and havind 1 solid bm a day. Great accomplishments!

Weight gain from prednisone is part water retention weight (which comes off fast) and the rest is the extra calories packed on by the monster appetite prednisone gives us. The only way to loose the rest is through exercise and dieting.

The hair growth from prednisone will stop after you are off. You can wax it off to get rid of it
I never had excessive facial hair until pred

I stopped prednisone almost a week ago and noticed the hair growth starting to slow down. But as far as weight goes, I'm still 116-117 when I should be like 103 pounds. It's so upsetting. I have a big pregnant like stomach. I can't fit into my jeans, I've been wearing leggings and big shirts. I'm so uncomfortable and upset about this weight gain. Tomorrow will be a week since I stopped it, how long do I have to wait for this fat to go away?? I read somewhere it can take as long as the amount of time you were on it, is that true? I hope not, cause if so I'm looking at 5 1/2 months! I'm also really tired since I came off it, I feel like I could sleep for days.

It's hard to say exact times that prednisone hair growth or weight will be shed. Once off prednisone their should be no new excess hair growth, it's hormonal and shoiluld go away. Some water weight is shed fast. But much of prednisone weight gain is due to the insatiable appetite it gives us. That weight must be lost through normal means, exercise and diet.

I know what you're going through, and I know how the exhaustion feels! I'm down to 30mg on my third course in 13 months :-(

Unfortunately the best way to fight the post-pred fatigue is to move. It's hard, really hard, but once you get going it's like all this energy just pours out of you! Just try walking, for 10 minutes, increase it my 5 minutes every day or two and it'll drop off surprisingly quickly, but you really do have to make the effort there I'm afraid. You might be eating less but your body is calling on less, so you won't burn off what's already been stored. If you really can't face going out, lay on your back on the bed/floor/sofa, swing your legs up over your head and do those bicycle leg things - just get the blood moving around, I promise you it will help!