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Posted 8/10/2016 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
I just wanted to ask... does Prednisone cause dark circles under the eyes? I'm not looking too hot to be honest, and of course I have the moon face, which I don't actually mind, but the dark circles have really upset me, as I don't feel pretty anymore. So, I was just wondering if others have had the same problem, and will they go away when I stop the drug? I would rather people be honest about this. I am down to 25g, after starting at 50g.
Posted 8/10/2016 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
The UC gave me them. Never taken prednisone. After the flare was gone, the dark circles were gone.
Posted 8/11/2016 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
I have been looking pretty bad myself lately -- a bit of a moon face (not too bad though) and I just look haggard and worn out. I blame it on the pred. I too am down to 25 mg -- tapered from 60. I will be glad when I am done with this taper. The good news is that I feel a whole lot better than I look! Down to just 3X/day and always formed stool. Haven't seen blood for several days now. Prednisone sucks but it works.
Posted 8/11/2016 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Does Prednisone cause dark circles under the eyes? Not to my knowledge and I did over a year on it.
Posted 8/11/2016 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
I never slept on prednisone - even with sleeping pills. That alone could cause circles. I am sure you think you look much worse than you really do. Prednisone put me in the worst mental state. I always felt like a crazy person, besides the point, I was pimply and chubby. Even if I looked 100% normal, I would have thought I looked terrible because of the way it made me feel.
Posted 8/11/2016 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
I so feel your pain. I know I had them something fierce when on pred. Between the puffy cheeks and the horrible sleep inthinknsomeone told me that I looked "exhausted" every day that I was on it. And my hair was falling out of the top of my head and growing very well in my face. I hate, hate, hate that drug for everything it does to my body outside of healing my colon and asthma. The good news is that they were gone within a week of coming off pred for me even though my sleep had not improved much by then.
Posted 8/11/2016 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
It would probably cause the fluid to increase in that area as well as thin the skin there...are the circles bluish or brown?

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Posted 8/11/2016 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys.
CCinPA..Yeah, haggard is how I would describe my look! but you are correct I am feeling better, so it does help, glad your doing better too!
nssg...I do wake up in the middle of the night, usually around 5am, and so I just read and get up at 7am, so i guess that's not helping.
mum2toboys..I drop the pred to 20g starting tomorrow so the sooner I am off it the better, as it sounds like for some people it does cause the rings under the eyes. I hope I dont have problems with my hair, its the one thing I am quite vain about, I think that would tip me over the edge.
quincy..They have a blue tinge I think!
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