Guest guest Posted September 27, 1999 Report Share Posted September 27, 1999 Yes, I have moon face too! When I was first on prednisone in Feb. 1991 I was on 15 mg. per day for years and never had moon face or gained weight though. Last December when I was having a lupus flare I had to take 40 mg/day for a few weeks, then down to 20. That's when I started to get fat! aaaaaaaah! I'm currently on 20 mg/day and sure wish I knew how to get rid of the belly fat and bloat especially. Take Care, Dianne A. (CO) AIH dx.1985, PSC dx 1996 (but dr. thinks I've had it all along), Lupus dx. 1997 along with Sjogren's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 1999 Report Share Posted September 27, 1999 , I was on Pred. for UC so far only twice. Both times my face swelled and went down after I was off the medicine. It's hard to tell if it where it was when I was originally diagnosed 11 yrs. ago Dayna(PSC & UC) [ ] Moon Face >From: " emily simpson " <esimpson7@...> > >Hello everyone! > >I've been taking pred and imuran for almost four months, and have weaned >from 30mg to 12.5mg at present (pred). My face isn't crazy big, but it >definitely is bigger. I know I've read before that this will disappear. >Has that been anyone's experience? At what dose does this subside, if at >all? I'm curious, because from what I understand, it is fat deposits, >so...I don't understand how it could just go away. Here's hoping! Any >insight would be much appreciated. If I know it's just temporary, then I >can laugh about it!!!!! > > > >>Please support the American Liver Foundation! > >1.) To subscribe send e-mail to -subscribeonelist >2.) To UNsubscribe send to -unsubscribeonelist >3.) Digest e-mail format send to -digestonelist >4.) Normal e-mail format send to -normalonelist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 1999 Report Share Posted September 27, 1999 I have been off prednisone now for about 3 months and my face shape is back to more normal. Someone mentioned this weekend that I had lost weight. The fat has moved from my face and belly to my ribs and hips...now I need to lose it permanently. My friend said " oh, so it was the medicine that made you gain all this weight! " . Fortunately for me, it is about 15 pounds and not more. emily simpson wrote: > > From: " emily simpson " <esimpson7@...> > > Hello everyone! > > I've been taking pred and imuran for almost four months, and have weaned > from 30mg to 12.5mg at present (pred). My face isn't crazy big, but it > definitely is bigger. I know I've read before that this will disappear. > Has that been anyone's experience? At what dose does this subside, if at > all? I'm curious, because from what I understand, it is fat deposits, > so...I don't understand how it could just go away. Here's hoping! Any > insight would be much appreciated. If I know it's just temporary, then I > can laugh about it!!!!! > > > > > Please support the American Liver Foundation! > > 1.) To subscribe send e-mail to -subscribeonelist > 2.) To UNsubscribe send to -unsubscribeonelist > 3.) Digest e-mail format send to -digestonelist > 4.) Normal e-mail format send to -normalonelist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 1999 Report Share Posted September 27, 1999 Oops, I forgot to say my moon face never disappeared until I was completely off the prednisone. Prior to the reduction at 1/2 mg per week, I was at 10 mg for most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 1999 Report Share Posted September 27, 1999 You're about there, but it takes a while to get it out of your system. You might ask your Dr. for a diuretic. If you're up to it, brisk walking is an excellent exercise that helps too. Hang in there! From: " emily simpson " <esimpson7@...> Reply- onelist onelist Subject: [ ] Moon Face Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:20:13 PDT MIME-Version: 1.0 From errors-165537-7003-araysmith Mon Sep 27 10:20:38 1999 Received: from [209.207.164.13] by hotmail.com (2.1) with ESMTP id MHotMailB9B8F26600EAD82197DFD1CFA40D1F680; Mon Sep 27 10:20:38 1999 Received: (qmail 6910 invoked by alias); 27 Sep 1999 17:19:57 -0000 Received: (qmail 6893 invoked from network); 27 Sep 1999 17:19:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (209.207.164.241) by pop.onelist.com with QMQP; 27 Sep 1999 17:19:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.149.177) by mta2.onelist.com with SMTP; 27 Sep 1999 17:25:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 74057 invoked by uid 0); 27 Sep 1999 17:20:13 -0000 Message-ID: <19990927172013.74056.qmail@...> Received: from 205.209.21.3 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:20:13 PDT X-Originating-IP: [205.209.21.3] Mailing-List: list onelist; contact -owneronelist Delivered-mailing list onelist Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto: -unsubscribeONElist> From: " emily simpson " <esimpson7@...> Hello everyone! I've been taking pred and imuran for almost four months, and have weaned from 30mg to 12.5mg at present (pred). My face isn't crazy big, but it definitely is bigger. I know I've read before that this will disappear. Has that been anyone's experience? At what dose does this subside, if at all? I'm curious, because from what I understand, it is fat deposits, so...I don't understand how it could just go away. Here's hoping! Any insight would be much appreciated. If I know it's just temporary, then I can laugh about it!!!!! Please support the American Liver Foundation! 1.) To subscribe send e-mail to -subscribeonelist 2.) To UNsubscribe send to -unsubscribeonelist 3.) Digest e-mail format send to -digestonelist 4.) Normal e-mail format send to -normalonelist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Will I get moon face and other symptoms if I'm only taking 5mg per day of Prednisone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Helen, Here's our moon face experience. Hunter, 7, started on about 10mg pred. early Sept., but quickly went up to 15mg, 20mg, 25mg, 30mg and finally 35mg over the course of 4-6 weeks. Mid-Sept. he had his school picture taken. By the time we got his pictures back from school (a couple weeks later) he looked like a different kid. My husband and I both commented that it was lucky he got his picture taken when he did. He went from about 50 lbs. to 68 lbs. in less than two months. We started tapering down in Dec. and he's now been consistently on 10mg for almost 2 months. He still looks the same and still weighs 68 lbs. I know this doesn't answer your question, but I wanted to add to the thread and get more feedback from others. I am also very curious as to how long it takes to get back to " normal " once completely off of pred. Our rheumy said about 4 months, but I'm sure it's different for all. Stacia and Hunter, 7, systemic > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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