Re: side effects of prednisone

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In a message dated 8/1/04 12:34:37 PM, chaospearl@... writes:

Does anyone happen to know what doseage of prednisone is required to sustain the "moon face" effect?  I've been taking between 15 and 20mg daily for the past ten years at least, and my face has been chipmunk-like the whole time.  I'm down to 10mg now and it hasn't gone away.  I can't find any information on what dose I have to get myself down to before my face will look normal again.  I don't even know what I'd look like... I've been a moonie since I was twelve.

What does it look like?

Would anyone be willing to share a picture?

Pris

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My rheumy wants me off of it too, I am currently taking 7.5mg. She told me she was

worried more about me in the future.

I think about ulcers later on a big issue for RA patients, especially

with all the meds we take.

Ok, I looked up side effects and this is

what I got….

SIDE

EFFECTS: Side effects of

prednisone and other corticosteroids range from mild annoyances to serious,

irreversible damage, and they occur more frequently with higher doses and more

prolonged treatment. Side effects include retention of sodium (salt) and fluid,

weight gain, high blood pressure,

loss of potassium, headache and muscle weakness. Prednisone also causes

puffiness of the face (moon face), growth of facial hair, thinning and easy

bruising of the skin, impaired wound healing, glaucoma, cataracts, ulcers in

the stomach and duodenum, worsening of diabetes,

irregular menses, rounding of the upper back ( " buffalo hump " ), obesity, retardation of

growth in children, convulsions, and psychiatric disturbances. The psychiatric

disturbances include depression, euphoria,

insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, and even psychotic behavior.

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only difference between a weed and a flower is judgment "

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Hi everyone,

Does anyone happen to know what doseage of prednisone is required to sustain the "moon face" effect? I've been taking between 15 and 20mg daily for the past ten years at least, and my face has been chipmunk-like the whole time. I'm down to 10mg now and it hasn't gone away. I can't find any information on what dose I have to get myself down to before my face will look normal again. I don't even know what I'd look like... I've been a moonie since I was twelve.

Jenni

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Hi Jenni,

I don't know the answer to your question, since I've never been on

more than 10 mg and never developed the moon face. However, I can

tell you that I gained 2 lbs for every mg of prednisone, and when I

lowered down (I got as low as 6 mg at one time) the extra weight

didn't go away with the lowered dose of pred.

Hope you can find the magic amount!

Beth

--- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , Jenni <chaospearl@o...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> Does anyone happen to know what doseage of prednisone is required

to sustain the " moon face " effect? I've been taking between 15 and

20mg daily for the past ten years at least, and my face has been

chipmunk-like the whole time. I'm down to 10mg now and it hasn't

gone away. I can't find any information on what dose I have to get

myself down to before my face will look normal again. I don't even

know what I'd look like... I've been a moonie since I was twelve.

>

> Jenni

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I don't know what is the acceptable amount of prednisone to be on long-term. I'm kind of mad at myself/my doctor. I was doing great on 2 mg/day and we decided that I should try and get off completely. I went down to 1(should have done 1 1/2) for a month and a whole host of symptoms came back. I had to bump back up to 10 and then start the slow taper again. Now I'm holding at 5 and still not back to where I was before trying to get off. Maybe another doctor would have thought 2 mg was acceptable. Of course, the goal is always to be drug-free, but that's not always possible.

As far as moon face goes, I didn't get it this time with the RA. I was on very high doses - at least 20 mg/day and even did some intravenous prednisone. I guess everyone is different.

gloria

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Jenni,

I got rid of moon face but not sure how low dose was when it went away! I surely have pictures of my moon face and did not care for it at all. I am guessing 5 mg. or lower.. I am totally off prednisone now.

Kay

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From: Jenni

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 2:32 PM

Subject: Re: side effects of prednisone

Hi everyone,

Does anyone happen to know what doseage of prednisone is required to sustain the "moon face" effect? I've been taking between 15 and 20mg daily for the past ten years at least, and my face has been chipmunk-like the whole time. I'm down to 10mg now and it hasn't gone away. I can't find any information on what dose I have to get myself down to before my face will look normal again. I don't even know what I'd look like... I've been a moonie since I was twelve.

Jenni

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Basically,

the face looks very bloated.

Jerry had it really bad the last

two MDA telethons, he went into the hospital to get

off prednisone sometime this year, I am anxious to see how he looks this year.

Does anyone happen to know what doseage

of prednisone is required to sustain the " moon face " effect?

I've been taking between 15 and 20mg daily for the past ten years at least, and

my face has been chipmunk-like the whole time. I'm down to 10mg now

and it hasn't gone away. I can't find any information on what dose I

have to get myself down to before my face will look normal again. I don't

even know what I'd look like... I've been a moonie since I was twelve.

What does it look like?

Would anyone be willing to share a picture?

Pris

Bored pig?

ANY age pig can learn tricks and obedience the EASY way!

Or, even become a star.

" Potbellied Pig Behavior and Training " book

www.valentinesperformingpigs.com