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In a message dated 11/17/06 6:05:20 PM, espivey@... writes:

> I see from

> posts that pain relief is one affect, is weight gain or loss possible?

> I am so afraid of gaining more weight than I already have from becoming

> less active.

>

This is my 2 cents, prednisone does not make you heavier, it just makes food

taste better.

To avoid gaining weight, do not change your eating habits. It really takes

not tuning into your appetite!

Pris

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I was taking 2.5 mg of prednisone along with humira. Then the humira

stopped being so effective and I had to raise the prednisone to 10mg / day.

Although I'm not pain free, it does make the swelling go down a bit and

gives me more energy. Also, it helps my asthma. As for the weight gain,

Pris said it best. It makes food taste better. Recently, I was on a burst

of prednisone, 50mg tapering down, for 3 weeks and I thought I was just

turning into a good cook!! Gained 10 pounds in those weeks because I didn't

control my portions and I never stopped eating. I do have avascular

necrosis in my ankle due to the long term use of steroids and get my blood

tested every 6 weeks.

To sum it up, in my humble opinion or IMHO as the kids would say, I will not

stop the prednisone unless I absolutely have to. It has been the only drug

that actually works all the time and over the 20 some years of meds, that

says a lot.

Best wishes to all,

Joanne

> This is my 2 cents, prednisone does not make you heavier, it just makes

> food

> taste better.

> To avoid gaining weight, do not change your eating habits. It really takes

> not tuning into your appetite!

> Pris

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I asked my dr if I would lose weight now that I'm almost off the Pred. She

said, " only if you stop eating as much. Prednisone does not cause weight gain,

it causes increased appetite. Make better food choices and you will lose

weight " . HA! Easy for her to say when you are hungry 24/7.

Patsy

El Mirage, AZ

DX 2005 Stage 1 PBC

AIH/SLE/RA/COPD

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Hi, I was put on prednisolone months ago now, I know it hasnt been

that long, but I've only just been diagnosed!! My dr said that he

didnt really know what to do, i'm sero negative and he didnt want to

make anything worse with dmards, if i didnt actually have RA, I now

know that I do have RA and i'm on 4 x Sulfasalazine daily, with the

Prednisolone and pain killers. I havn't gained any weight with it,

it's been a life saver for me. I could hardly walk before, and getting

out of bed was almost impossible. Now, most days anyway, I can walk so

much better, I can go shopping with my boyfriend, and I can go to all

my lectures and get up stairs!! I don't even have an increased

appetite, I'm writing this so I don't have to eat my breakfast so

soon!! It won't take away the pain completely, but it does help a lot,

and weight gain isn't always an issue. It really depends on the person

taking it.

Sorry for writing so much (my breakfast is cold now!!)

Emma

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> My first doctor never gave me any steroids, or anything for pain for

> that matter. She was too busy changing the dmard every 2 months!

What

> could I expect if the new doc puts me on some next week. I see from

> posts that pain relief is one affect, is weight gain or loss

possible?

> I am so afraid of gaining more weight than I already have from

becoming

> less active.

>

>

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Hi Emma,

my story is very similar to yours. I am sera negative, and my doc, put me on

pred. immediately as I had sudden onset RA and could hardly walk when I went to

see him. That was in July and I have been on Pred. ever since and only offically

diagnoised about a month ago. I have actually lost weight, (mainly from cutting

alcohol from my diet, I wasn't wa huge drinker, but did have one or two drinks

most days). I am now on Plaquenil, with pred for another month until the

Plaquenil starts to work, am hoping the I do not have to add MTX into the mix

for relief, because the pain is just bearable now. You sound like you're young

and active, I thought I was young until this happened (i'm 40, but mostly feel

80 nowdays), but I am still active as I have a young family, a part-time job and

run two small businessess from home. Perhaps that's they key to not putting on

weight. I did notice a huge increase in my appetite though. Hope all is well

at your house.

Pennie

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Hi, I was put on prednisolone months ago now, I know it hasnt been

that long, but I've only just been diagnosed!! My dr said that he

didnt really know what to do, i'm sero negative and he didnt want to

make anything worse with dmards, if i didnt actually have RA, I now

know that I do have RA and i'm on 4 x Sulfasalazine daily, with the

Prednisolone and pain killers. I havn't gained any weight with it,

it's been a life saver for me. I could hardly walk before, and getting

out of bed was almost impossible. Now, most days anyway, I can walk so

much better, I can go shopping with my boyfriend, and I can go to all

my lectures and get up stairs!! I don't even have an increased

appetite, I'm writing this so I don't have to eat my breakfast so

soon!! It won't take away the pain completely, but it does help a lot,

and weight gain isn't always an issue. It really depends on the person

taking it.

Sorry for writing so much (my breakfast is cold now!!)

Emma

>

> My first doctor never gave me any steroids, or anything for pain for

> that matter. She was too busy changing the dmard every 2 months!

What

> could I expect if the new doc puts me on some next week. I see from

> posts that pain relief is one affect, is weight gain or loss

possible?

> I am so afraid of gaining more weight than I already have from

becoming

> less active.

>

>

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~If you are referring to steroids used primarily for MS, most usually it is Solumedrol with a prednisone taper--at least that is what i've had twice within the last 4 months or so. In general these and I do believe most other steroids do a variety of things. First off, they are major anti-inflammatories, so they get to the chase of helping with an MS flare, but : greatly raise blood sugar, increase appetite and weight, thin out bone and enormously affect mood. This third flare I just experienced in Nov., my neuro and I agreed no steroids this time. If you 'google' search steroids or using steroids for MS you will find a great deal of information. blessings, kate [low dose naltrexone] steroids...low dose naltrexone > Hi Everyone,> I was asked about taking steroids and remember it being > brought up here once (a while back). My question is: Are all > steroids bad or only specific ones.> > > > > ---------------------------------> Have a burning question? Go to Answers and get answers > from real people who know.> Recharge Your Chi! Believe and Achieve! Dreams are Worth Striving For!

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