Remicade, working out and side effects!!!

Hey forum participants!!! so im still slowly tapering off pred at 35 MG curently and going to go down 5 MGs per week,. I should be starting remicade in the next couple of weeks and what can i say im really hopeful that i can completely get off the pred! I hate the side effects and just want to be able to be my confident self again without the moon face , crazy appetite , fatigue and acne ..Anyways with that said what are some of the side effects of Remicade? i just really want to be able to get back in the gym and get my body back to where it was before all this started. Im aware that on the days of getting infusions ill be tired but long term will i be able to work out , gain muscle? on Pred nothing i do controls the side effects, im just hoping that on remicade i will just be myself!! im 22 and it would be great to get my social life back! So what are your experiences with Remicade??

I haven't had any side effects from Remicade either yet. Had my 2nd infusion just over a wekk ago. I am however still on pred and the acne side effect has just started for me yesterday. I am supposed to start tapering off of it once I get my 3rd Remicade infusion, I can't wait. Like you I am constantly hungry and I eat too much. Makes my stomach feel bloated.

I. Was prednisone dependant. I have been a gym rate for nearly 30. Years. Uc got so bad I lost 30 lbs. Went to 155. I had very low body fat to begin with. So loss of weight was mostly muscle. Was struggling to bench the barbell alone. Even at that, with high pprednisone dose I was sweating so much my black shirt had white stains from all the sodium retention. Fast forward to successful remicade treatment. I now workout 6 days a week. Almost 185 lbs. I am squatting, and benching better than ever. My shoulder press has FAR surpassed my previous workouts. Btw, I will be 57 in November. I do not workout out day of infusion. I have no problem working out next day. Good luck. I am also taking lialda daily.