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Posted 1/31/2009 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
I am decreasing prednisone down to 5mg.  Please tell me this hump-back that I have developed will go away?  I'm scared that it won't...
Posted 1/31/2009 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Britney,

Are you taking calcium? Have you tried yoga?
Posted 1/31/2009 8:25 PM (GMT 0)

Don't worry, it will go away eventually.

I am rid of my "buffalo hump", but I still have most of the moonface and I am off Pred since 6 weeks.

What has calcium and yoga got to do with it? Make it disappear faster? Well, wouldn't work for me. I take calcium all the time and do yoga since 10 years and haven't noticed that Pred effects go away sooner that way confused

Posted 1/31/2009 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
the hump will go away, some side effects go away faster then others. They are not permanent, except if you get the evil prednisone stretchmarks, then those will never go away.
When I got down to 5mg I wasnt as swollen, as I had been, but looking back at pictures I was very very swollen. The moon face also went down a bit, but not much, I have been off for 3 weeks now and the swelling and moon face have gone down quite a bit and some of the weight I gained has come off as well, in another month I should be close to normal :)
Posted 1/31/2009 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
I get the humpback too, it does go away! Aren't the side effects horrible???
Posted 2/1/2009 2:25 AM (GMT 0)

Scarlet504 said...

What has calcium and yoga got to do with it? Make it disappear faster? Well, wouldn't work for me. I take calcium all the time and do yoga since 10 years and haven't noticed that Pred effects go away sooner that way [img]/community/emoticons/confused.gif[/img]


After I got my second flare, I took a few massage classes. We learned about how the structure of bones change. A fatty hump will weigh down on the bones. Stretching and calcium will help keep the bones sturdy.
Posted 2/1/2009 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
I'm glad you asked this question b/c I cannot wait for mine to go away!!! I was on 40mg forever and looked seriously deformed b/c the hump was huge! However, once I was down to 20mg it greatly reduced...I'm currently at 15mg and won't taper any more until after my surgery. My nurse tells me I can taper much more rapidly once I'm cured...so I am really looking forward to losing the water weight...the overall weight gain...and get my body back!!! : )

I wish you the best of luck with your hump...they really are not fun...but just know that you are not the only one with the gorgeous accessory! And an added note...there are so many cute tops I have that look absolutely horrible on me b/c the back neck line seriously lays just below the hump so it's practically magnified...what kind of crap is that?!!!!

: ) Robin
Posted 2/1/2009 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
     Hump back???  Never heard that being due to prednisone before, thought mine was just hereditary.  I  have osteoporosis and my daughter has scoliosis.
Posted 2/2/2009 9:31 AM (GMT 0)
Of course, the so-called "buffalo hump" is one of the most common side effects of prednisone usage. In any case, read up on Cushing's syndrome or hyperadrenocorticism. It can be caused by hyperproduction of cortisol by the pituitary gland, or, more commonly these days, prolonged corticosteroid usage.
Posted 2/2/2009 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
     Cushing's Syndrome....hmm..think I heard Dr. House mention that.  He gives steroids for everything..lol
Posted 4/23/2018 5:24 AM (GMT 0)
Thirty years ago and I still have a buffalo hump. Losing a lot of weight helps, though.
Posted 4/23/2018 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
Haha, it'll go away. I had the weird hump at the back of my neck AND my lower back. It was insane and made me super sad (moon face, too) - I thought it'd never go away. But one day I just kind of noticed it was all gone?

Once Prednisone was out of my system completely, I dropped 20lbs pretty effortlessly.
Posted 4/24/2018 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Christine, there is another more spine related hump called a dowegers hump. Both Cushings from steroid use and dowegers can have a fatty deposit.
Posted 4/24/2018 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
I was on prednisone (40mg) for about 3 months. It took at least another 6 weeks to taper fully off. I have now been off of prednisone for around 3 months, and my hump back and moon shaped face have both gone away. The moon face disappeared a bit before the hump back. Now, I just have to worry about trying to rebuild any bone loss.
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