How soon will I start to loose weight after I stop taking Prednisone ?
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at
8:30 pm
I have been taking Prednisone 20 to 30mg a day for around 5 years. I just wanted to know how long after I stop takin it (Dr. orders) wil I start to loose weight and get rid of my moon face? And also will I have to work realy hard to loose weight or will the weight just start fallin off? THANKS.
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i am 27… i have taken prednisone once for 6 months about 10 years ago for iga kidney….. and this is the 2nd time…. i am on it for 4 months already…. i started with 100mg every other day for 2 months and dr lower to 60 mg every other day on the 3rd month.
i started to notice moon face on the 3rd month…. i have gained 3 to 5 lbs so far… compare to others who are taking prednisone i think i am not the worst case…. because of the bad experience 10 years ago i learned the most important thing is low sodium diet…. I gain about 30 lbs last time…. i take less than 2000 mg of sodium a day…. to make it easy…. i will not take any sodium for breakfast and lunch but eat normal food for dinner…. but MUST no fast food or junk food!!
Last time i started to swell on the 1st month and i got too much water stays in my body so i visited a Chinese herblist and he prescribed herbel tea for me to release the stored water…. it took a month or so for me to loose about 10 lbs…. and i went back to normal weight and normal look with in 1 month after stopped the medicine….
This time i think it will be easier for me to loose the extra weight because i didn’t gain too much and the low sodium diet helps alot…. i think i may even be skinnier than before because of healthy eating habbit….
p.s. Try to drink Chinese black tea or green tea… (black tea works better for me) few cups of tea a day helps release water…. hope you can say good bye to moon face asap….
If you need more info you can e mail me at sally60381@yahoo.com…
Try a detox formula along with it,
Prednisone causes the body to retain sodium (salt) and lose potassium. Measures that can be used to avoid fluid retention in the first place are eating a reduced sodium diet and increasing potassium intake through potassium-rich foods (such as bananas, cantaloupe, grapefruit, and lima beans).
Higher calorie consumption is also typical while taking prednisone because the drug can cause an increase in appetite.
Many people are taking prednisone due to an inflammatory condition or a chronic condition. When possible, physical activity can help prevent or lessen the weight gain from prednisone.
Prednisone can also cause the redistribution of fat, which makes even a small amount weight gain more intolerable.
The good news is that this side effect tends to reverse when the dosage of prednisone is taken below 10 mg/day. Any weight gain, however, will not reverse itself. Sticking to a healthful eating plan and getting regular exercise will be needed to take off the pounds.
Your physician can recommend the best diet and fitness plan that works with your particular lifestyle and any medical conditions.
The best way to lose weight, however, is still through a healthy lifestyle: reducing calorie consumption and getting regular exercise.