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Posted 9/9/2011 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
On 6-mp 100mg + pentasa 4g per day...

Livers a bit messed up from the 6-mp, have quite a lot of itching, yellowing of whites in eyes and some rashes but can deal with it.
But whats driving me nuts is facial bloating/swelling, basically looks like I've got a fat face at best of times and it's driving me nuts lol. Sometimes it goes back to normal and have defined jaw etc, then next day or what not puffy cheeks and jaw and just look like I've got a swolen face or something :S?

Weird thing is im quite lean sit around 10% with abs etc @ 15.5 stone... And I train 2 days on 1 day off + cardio @ 45 min 3x a week... Carbs are fairly low as well only first 3 meals really then thats it... I've been getting leaner as well but face still has this annoying issue, also tend to get quite "thick" skin.

Im thinking should I shed maybe another 2-3 % body fat get down to say 7-8% so pretty ripped in a hope that it should look a lot less bad? im thinking of doing this cause it's really driving me nuts and gets confidence down quite a lot.
Posted 9/9/2011 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
I hope it's not from 6mp. I have the same situation and I've been off prednisone for months. My chin comes and goes. I will stop 6mp over it if it is the cause. I can't live chinless forever.

Were you on pred? the side effects can take quite a while to disappear.
Posted 9/9/2011 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
It's bad isn't it! i've been off pred for about 2 months now? and this thing comes and goes and it's really irritating, not trying to be vain but im a good looking guy but when my face blows up I think I look ugly as hell ha ha. Makes me not want to leave the house :@.

6-mp is working but it's making a bit of a mess of me. Im getting some slight dodgy symptoms though not a flare up just some diahreeah now and then + quite a bit of gas.
Posted 9/9/2011 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Is your doctor aware that this is messing with your liver? When the whites of the eyes turn yellow, that means you are getting jaundiced. You may need to stop the 6mp or lower the dose. The liver is nothing to mess with - one can live without a colon but one can not live without a liver.
Posted 9/9/2011 6:18 PM (GMT 0)
tank, it is the most awful side effect I could imagine. I was chunky and that didn't bother me like this chin. How long were you on prednisone? I was on for a year and I read that in some cases, it takes the amount of time you were on it to lose all the side effects. I am hoping this chin is gone by feb. If not, I will consult a plastic surgeon. (and you think you're vain??) Sorry but I don't feel like myself with this chin...
Posted 9/9/2011 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Been on pred on and off for a year n half, roughly 9 courses worth? more or less constant though :(.. I don't know what the bloat is though? is it water? fat deposists we can't get rid of? what is causing it and why is it hapening I can't get an answer to treat the issue lol. My sex drive has still been a disaster it's a bit better since I've started pinning MT2 3x a week seems to have knocked my libido up, getting some proper ciallis as well soon so hopefully thatll do a good trick. Failing that i'll just run a low dose of test for good I guess.

The liver issue has been addressed but they lowered my dose already from 125mg to 100mg to see if symptoms improved, If I'll be honest im still getting v weird symptoms all the time now such as :

. Blurry vision, and also weird vision seeing purple things etc. (had eyes tested and they are fine though)
. headaches quite often
. Get a head rush when I stand up like feels like your going to faint etc.
. Feeling of worry? not sure why though.
. Feeling down & upset (this comes and goes I don't know why again.)
Posted 9/9/2011 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
tank, I have the terrible sex drive too lol. Imagine if we were dating? We would never desire to touch and we would complain about our chins all day... I hope that it goes away but I have no fear of getting it sucked out and I will do so if necessary. I will keep you updated. I think we both have to wait another 4+ months before we can assume the worst. Worst being, it's here to stay :(

I used to be a big worrier but I started Pristiq and I am less neurotic, OCD and worried. It's nice. It also helps headaches and depression.
Posted 9/10/2011 12:37 AM (GMT 0)

tank89 said...
Been on pred on and off for a year n half, roughly 9 courses worth? more or less constant though :(.. I don't know what the bloat is though? is it water? fat deposists we can't get rid of? what is causing it and why is it hapening I can't get an answer to treat the issue lol. My sex drive has still been a disaster it's a bit better since I've started pinning MT2 3x a week seems to have knocked my libido up, getting some proper ciallis as well soon so hopefully thatll do a good trick. Failing that i'll just run a low dose of test for good I guess.

The liver issue has been addressed but they lowered my dose already from 125mg to 100mg to see if symptoms improved, If I'll be honest im still getting v weird symptoms all the time now such as :

. Blurry vision, and also weird vision seeing purple things etc. (had eyes tested and they are fine though)
. headaches quite often
. Get a head rush when I stand up like feels like your going to faint etc.
. Feeling of worry? not sure why though.
. Feeling down & upset (this comes and goes I don't know why again.)

I was on pred for 7+ years and the bloating is there on and off. It'll probably take a long time for the body to adjust but you're also pinning and on other meds so who knows. As for Cialis, I just saw my doctor earlier this week and he prescribed me some. Lets just say it works real real real real good haha.
Posted 9/10/2011 1:51 PM (GMT 0)

notsosicklygirl said...
tank, I have the terrible sex drive too lol. Imagine if we were dating? We would never desire to touch and we would complain about our chins all day... I hope that it goes away but I have no fear of getting it sucked out and I will do so if necessary. I will keep you updated. I think we both have to wait another 4+ months before we can assume the worst. Worst being, it's here to stay :(

I used to be a big worrier but I started Pristiq and I am less neurotic, OCD and worried. It's nice. It also helps headaches and depression.

Lol I know what you mean im not sure if the crap libido is due to colitis or the drugs? need to sort it somehow....
The bloating thing just seems to be like on and off, it's not permanent just some days goes a lot worse then others lol.
Posted 9/10/2011 1:53 PM (GMT 0)

wrxBRAH said...

tank89 said...
Been on pred on and off for a year n half, roughly 9 courses worth? more or less constant though :(.. I don't know what the bloat is though? is it water? fat deposists we can't get rid of? what is causing it and why is it hapening I can't get an answer to treat the issue lol. My sex drive has still been a disaster it's a bit better since I've started pinning MT2 3x a week seems to have knocked my libido up, getting some proper ciallis as well soon so hopefully thatll do a good trick. Failing that i'll just run a low dose of test for good I guess.

The liver issue has been addressed but they lowered my dose already from 125mg to 100mg to see if symptoms improved, If I'll be honest im still getting v weird symptoms all the time now such as :

. Blurry vision, and also weird vision seeing purple things etc. (had eyes tested and they are fine though)
. headaches quite often
. Get a head rush when I stand up like feels like your going to faint etc.
. Feeling of worry? not sure why though.
. Feeling down & upset (this comes and goes I don't know why again.)

I was on pred for 7+ years and the bloating is there on and off. It'll probably take a long time for the body to adjust but you're also pinning and on other meds so who knows. As for Cialis, I just saw my doctor earlier this week and he prescribed me some. Lets just say it works real real real real good haha.

Is your libido rubbish? im under impression that cialis only works if you have ability to have sex drive but just have problem keeping it up lol? Im going to get some none the less, doctors are crap here and won't pescribe me it so I have to get all my meds myself off black market lol.
Posted 9/10/2011 5:08 PM (GMT 0)

notsosicklygirl said...
We would never desire to touch and we would complain about our chins all day....

NSSG, I seriously LOL'd at that--thank you, I needed it. Tank, I can completely relate, I've been off pred for a little over a month now (after being on it for 6 months) and despite feeling better, I couldn't help being depressed about the puffy face and the lovely rash-like acne that strangely only appeared once I was tapering down to pretty low doses. I'm also on 6MP and I would guess that your symptoms are still related to the pred messing with your body still.

Sorry that you're having to deal with this, it may seem vain, but it's like adding insult to injury because I think we all have enough to deal with without having to feel ugly on top of it.
Posted 9/12/2011 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
^Wonder how long until pred stops it? it's pretty irritating to say the least, on the bright side I've lost most of the water retention, looking a lot leaner and better hopefully it stays like that. Got ciallis pescribed off doctor so see how that goes down lol. If that doesn't work i'll get some pt-141 and pin that seems to work a treat but just a bit crappy on blood pressure.
Posted 9/14/2011 7:16 PM (GMT 0)

tank89 said...

Is your libido rubbish? im under impression that cialis only works if you have ability to have sex drive but just have problem keeping it up lol? Im going to get some none the less, doctors are crap here and won't pescribe me it so I have to get all my meds myself off black market lol.

My libido was definitely not where it should be and i was having issues with keeping my soldier up. I blame it on years of medications but who knows, maybe its genetic. Anyway used it a few times now, it works for me.
Posted 9/14/2011 10:19 PM (GMT 0)
Use self-tanning lotion for the face, it will help it look better! Really!
Posted 9/14/2011 10:19 PM (GMT 0)
My chin :(
Posted 9/15/2011 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
I see a gimmer of hope for my chin today.

I feel like my chin needs its own thread. Every day I have a different opinion on the situation.

Anyone else have an update?
Posted 9/16/2011 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
LOL, yes you could have a separate thread "NSSG's daily chin updates".  Or maybe a blog with pics!    :-)
Posted 9/16/2011 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
Oh no, you don't want to see pics on a bad day. I haven't taken a look today. I am scared.
Posted 9/16/2011 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
LOL - go ahead, you can do it!
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