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Posted 2/9/2017 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
interested in what side effects other people experience whilst taking steroids?

I get:

.joint/muscle pain mainly in my legs and back
.shaky hands
.puffy face
.thrush infections both in my throat and down below
.feeling dizzy around 3-4 hours after taking my tablets
.mental side effects - feeling in a bubble/detached state


so yeah these don't go down very well for me! anyone get the same?
Posted 2/9/2017 4:10 PM (GMT 0)
There's only a few certainties in life: paying taxes and prednisone side effects.

I get insomnia, night sweats, wild mood swings, anxiety, acne, insatiable appetite, brain fog, rapid heart beat, and puffy chimpmunk cheeks to name those i can think of.
Posted 2/9/2017 4:46 PM (GMT 0)
My son got insomnia, a puffy face, some acne and a massive increase in his appetite and he was only on them a total of 7 weeks including the taper.
Posted 2/9/2017 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Insomnia, puffy face and general all over water retention, wild mood swings and jittery. There was a point when my whole body was trembling because of the steroids, thankfully when I was tapering and my doctor said it was my body adjusting to the lower dose.
Posted 2/9/2017 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
Puffy face, water retention on tummy and back of the neck, increased appetite, increased anxiety and panic attacks, muscle weakness and at high doses(40-60mg) I also get insomnia, night sweats, facial hair and shaky hands.
Most of the side effects go away fairly quickly as I taper, except for the puffy face which doesn't start to go down until I am completely off them. Fun stuff!
Posted 2/9/2017 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
What has been weird for me is the side effects were somewhat different the two times I as on them for an extended time. I had insomnia both times, but the first time I had moon face, massive weight gain and a funny kind of euphoria. I was very very cheerful. The next time, I was quite strict about not eating too much and so had no weight gain and less moon face, but the mood effects were incredibly negative, rather than positive. Maybe the bad mood the second time was just raging hunger...
Posted 2/10/2017 10:49 AM (GMT 0)
Last time I was on Pred I was almost suicidal. It was the most crippling depression I have ever experienced. Absolutely the worst time in my life.
Posted 2/10/2017 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
I REALLY worried about what symptoms I'd get before starting pred, especially the mental ones so much so I delayed starting my course for a week but it turns out the only side effects I had were ones I hadn't even given any thought to.

I could only describe it as always feeling like a slightly tipsy person trying to be sober, everything had to be done really slowly and carefully, but that wore off by evening.

My one other symptom was a high heart rate (probably why I didn't gain any weight) I was so restless but couldn't get anything done without resting, I'd hear it pounding it in my ears constantly, I was convinced daily I'd have a heart attack, HATED this. That all wore off around 20mg and at 15mg I felt nothing at all, I didn't feel like I was even taking anything.

I spent the first couple of weeks wishing I could get off them ASAP and the last 2 wishing I could stay on them longer!
Posted 2/10/2017 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
I had the cheeriness that FSLondon described. 40mg pred was a way better antidepressant for me than any actual antidepressant. Also had insomnia and an increased appetite. Other stuff, like the moon face, took much longer to develop. On standard 8-week courses I never got a moon face at all.

If pred didn't eventually destroy every organ in your body and turn your bones into dust, I would have happily used pred as a lifelong maintenance med and spared myself two surgeries.

PS: Didn't get any weight gain on 8-week courses either. I gained a lot of weight when I was on pred for far longer than 8 weeks, but (at first at any rate) that was intentional. I'd become very underweight and needed to gain some weight. Unfortunately I gained so much I ultimately ended up overweight; it didn't vanish once I came off the pred either. I did eventually lose most of the excess pred weight, but yeah, it doesn't just magically vanish. You still have to do the sad work of simply eating less.

Post Edited (NiceCupOfTea) : 2/10/2017 7:30:43 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/10/2017 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
Prednisone makes me crazy. I get lots of energy, night sweats, insatiable appetite, moon face, bad mood swings, mental fog, back pain, etc. etc... Its the hardest over 30 mg for me. But it has helped me recover from many flare ups over the years. Not sure where id be without it.
Posted 2/10/2017 2:27 PM (GMT 0)
I lost weight; had anxiety, and ran hot all day and night.

Sue
Posted 2/11/2017 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
all the bad ones, none of the good ones ! unless doing laundry at 2am is considered good ????
Posted 2/11/2017 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
huh ?
Posted 2/12/2017 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
Just remembered, my skin seems to get dry and thinner when I take steroids. Does anyone else get this?
Posted 2/13/2017 12:40 AM (GMT 0)
Irascible, appetite increases, and 4 hours sleep maximum per 24 hr period.
Posted 2/13/2017 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
My top three side effects are:
- untamable appetite, I eat literally about 6 meals a day with snacks in between.
- acne
- shakiness. It's the worst. I can feel my hands and fingers twitching all day long.
Also, I don't feel as sharp mentally when I'm on steroids.
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