Weight gain on prednisone or fluid retention

Hi guys
I have been on prednisone for 2 months now and I currently tapering at 10mg. I have gained 16lbs since prednisone. Has anyone experienced this sort of weight gain? I do have quiet a bit of swelling maybe because of fluid retention. Will that weight go away once I am done with prednisone?

Oh wow. That gives me some relief. Thank you!

Most definitely prednisone will cause both weight gain, never feeling full after eating, and fluid retention. Also will give you shaky hands, sweats, acne, fuzzy vision and a fat, round, head! Good thing is....they'll go away after you finish the prednisone. LOL Best of luck to you!!

I’m going through the same. I lost 46lbs at the start of this flare. Since being him from hospital (7 weeks) I’ve put on 22lbs as of yesterday. I track everything, something I’ve noted is that I have put on a lot more weight than the actual calories I’m consuming. E.g. 1lbs equals about 3500 calories - My weight has increased on average ~ 3kg (6.5lbs) per week which equals about 22,750 calories per week and on average 3,250 calories per day. There is no way that I am eating even close to 3,250 calories over and above my maintenance calories. That would mean that I am eating 5,600 calories per day, I wish

I’ve been trying to do some research here and there but I don’t think the same rules apply when it comes to calorie absorption while on prednisone nor do they seem to apply to your body reaching homeostasis after a drastic episode of weight loss. I lost a ton of muscle and oddly enough seem to have recovered a fair amount of the lost muscle through walking and just moving around.

Oh wow I have not kept track of the calories but I am certainly gaining more weight every week. Now I have gained 21 lbs.