prednizone and cystic acne

mowjiggens

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Joined : Apr 2008

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Posted 8/29/2010 2:30 PM (GMT 0)

i was taking 20 mg of prednizone for about a month then went off it for about 3 days, then i went back on 30mg and had a really bad break out on my forehead with cystic acne...i was wondering if staying on the pred will heal the acne up when i wean my way off it the acne will go away...any other tips on how to get rid of it will be helpful

Guategirl

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Joined : Aug 2010

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Posted 8/29/2010 5:55 PM (GMT 0)

I'm just starting my prednisone too. I started on 30 mg for a week, tried to go down to 25mg, but the little improvement I saw went away, so my doctor brought me back up to 30 mg for 3 weeks. then I'll do 27 mg for another three weeks, and so forth.

I post this because I'm curious why you are fluctuating your mg's so much and why you aren't tapering? My doctor has been very insistent on the fact that I won't be able to just stop the prednisone. He wants me to be very careful and taper.

notsosicklygirl

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Posted 8/29/2010 5:57 PM (GMT 0)

I am awfully prone to cystic acne, surprisingly, I've never noticed significant worsening of my acne while on prednisone.

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