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Posted 4/4/2012 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
How much of it will go away? At what point in the tapering does it begin to go away? 10MG like the others?
Posted 4/4/2012 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
I got down to 5mg last Friday and noticed the little extra belly fat going away for me.  Hopefully won't get too many stretch marks!
Posted 4/4/2012 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
After weighing myself I have swelled up from 175 to 189 during this run with the evil drug. I started pred on 2/27 at 40mg, now im at 15mg. I hope most of this comes off quickly, summer is right around the corner.

Post Edited (Brian Legacy) : 4/3/2012 8:52:06 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/4/2012 3:08 AM (GMT 0)
Doing some research I found that the common weight gain from prednisone for men come with the buffalo hump, chipmunk cheeks, manboobs and around the abdominal/stomach area. So it will fade with tapering?
Posted 4/4/2012 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
Well I'm a girl and I had it in the same areas. Especially in the face, ugh! I can't wait till that goes away as I'm waiting to renew my passport and refuse to stare at a chipmunk-faced picture for the next 10 years. I've started back with my ab work at the gym too.

It will definitely all fade with the taper. In past flares I had lost alot of weight so couldn't notice weight gain but did still have the puffy face - and it always went away when I tapered.
Posted 4/4/2012 3:55 AM (GMT 0)

MNBeachgal said...
Well I'm a girl and I had it in the same areas. Especially in the face, ugh! I can't wait till that goes away as I'm waiting to renew my passport and refuse to stare at a chipmunk-faced picture for the next 10 years. I've started back with my ab work at the gym too.

It will definitely all fade with the taper. In past flares I had lost alot of weight so couldn't notice weight gain but did still have the puffy face - and it always went away when I tapered.

Thank you for replying! Goodluck with getting it off by the time you take the passport pic, so the belly fat that has been added will fade aswell? Thats my concern right now. Last year when I was on Pred I was so happy I was finally feeling better I could care less about the side effects.
Posted 4/4/2012 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
I remember my dr telling me the side effects usually subside in about half the time you were on the pred, so if you were on it for 4 months then expect at least 2 months for the side effects. I had a hard time losing all the weight after that point, lost some of it naturally then sadly another flare helped me lose the rest..I don't recommend that route. Man do I hate the moon face..
Posted 4/4/2012 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
The belly fat should go away too although I've read some posts on here where people have a hard time taking it off. I think if you keep going to the gym and keep your fitness routine up you shouldn't have an issue.  This is the first time I've had a flare-up (only my 3rd one in 17 years) where I haven't been grossly underweight due to the flare.  So usually I haven't noticed any weight gain and if I did I probably would have been happy to have it back then! 

But I have noticed mine slowly going away this time.  Granted I'll admit I don't have a ton of belly fat added but enough for me to notice anyway!  Just keep the workouts going and I'm sure it will dissipate after you are off the Pred.

Posted 4/4/2012 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
i think you'll just have to exercise more and watch your diet even closer. weight gain is the same no matter if it's from medication or by eating too much. i'm sure some of it is fluid you are retaining since prednisone makes you retain a lot of water.
Posted 4/4/2012 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
I lose 40 lbs every time all muscle weight, I gain some fat around the middle so I probably lose more than 40 lbs of muscle. I have no idea how people gain weight on prednisone.

I am done taking that stuff.
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