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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / December 2004prednisone side effects - 'moon face', etc
well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. Initially on a high dose for a burst and then down to 30mg a day for a couple weeks and now staying at 20mg. seems to be the only thing that will keep the inflammation in my sinuses down to a level where i can breathe thru my nostrils. the steriodal sprays like Rhinocourt, etc. just didn't have enough punch to them, unfortunately. initially, the worst side effect - and it continues to some extent - was restlesness/insomnia. which i sure hope is transient - it will end if i stop taking prednisone. also, had a ravishing appetite. god, i wanted to eat 24/7. i put on about 15 pounds, but the appetite stimulation has ended and i'm eating normal now. but, as of the last few days i'm seeing other side effects and praying to god that they are reversable. first, i felt this 'lump' on my neck - right on my spine between my shoulder blades. not really a lump that sticks up, but just like there was some thick tissue or growth under the skin. well, i just found a site that states one side effect could be 'Fat pad at back of neck/across tops of shoulder blades' - so, i guess that's what i've got. more disturbing though, is the evidence of what i've seen referred to as 'moon face'. it's subtle, but my face does look sort of goofy - puffy, more round than before. God, I hope this goes away. anyone experience 'moon face' or any other ill effects from using prednisone? Moon face, acne, hump, weight gain, vile disposition, etc. Change in body shape. (Be kind to anyone who has the poor taste to ask when you are due) They all went away after I got back off prednisone. With the exception of the weight gain. And for those who are unnerved by this, you will seldom take enough predispose to cause all these changes. I was trying to sooth my lungs after a nasty bout of viral pneumonia complicated by severe Asthma. Jo > well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. Initially > on a high dose for a burst and then down to 30mg a day for a couple [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > anyone experience 'moon face' or any other ill effects from using > prednisone? Yep, have experienced just about every side effect there is to the prednisone. The longer you are on it and the higher the dose, the more likely you are to have side effects. 20 mg a day is still considered a high dose. Does your doctor have plans on weaning you down a bit farther? Many of the side effects will disappear once you go off the prednisone, but some things don't go away, such as some of the fat deposits, etc. Hope you can find a happy medium in there somewhere for treating your illnesses and yet avoiding most of the nasty side effects that can come with long term steroid use. Donna G My mother had a moon face from prednisone, and several folks on here have also mentioned having one. Gwen > well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. Initially > on a high dose for a burst and then down to 30mg a day for a couple [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > anyone experience 'moon face' or any other ill effects from using > prednisone? >well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. > anyone experience 'moon face' or any other ill effects from using >> prednisone? Seems to me that 2.5 months is a little early to see the hump and moon face side effects. It usually occurs after taking pred for quite awhile longer than that. I have a lovely moon face (the benefit being that the skin on my face is too stretched to wrinkle!) and a big ol hump on my neck. I've been on pred for gosh....6 or 7 years? Maybe more? I dunno anymore!! ~KJ Akron, Ohio http://arthritisinsight.com Knowledge is power...support is essential. Tina's Togs Quality Plus Size and Vintage Fashions http://www.stores.ebay.com/tinastogs Tina, what is your dosage? It looks like I will be on 5mg for several more years for PMR, and am wondering about the long term effects. Lew > >well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tina's Togs Quality Plus Size and Vintage Fashions > http://www.stores.ebay.com/tinastogs >Tina, what is your dosage? It looks like I will be on 5mg for several more >years for PMR, and am wondering about the long term effects. Cuurently 5mg. I've been higher but 5 has been the usual dose. ~KJ Akron, Ohio http://arthritisinsight.com Knowledge is power...support is essential. Tina's Togs Quality Plus Size and Vintage Fashions http://www.stores.ebay.com/tinastogs Yes. I now have hte moon face and the lump at teh back of the neck. I can feel it when I am looking up at my computer monitor. I am concerned about it. I will be off this pred bust in two days, and then we shall see what happens. This is fat, but it feels boney beneath. I am sure it is only the pred, but I do not like it one bit. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Rose, I have that same kind of "hump" behind my neck, and it feels just like you describe. I know it's not a dowager's hump from Osteoporosis, and looking back, it became more pronounced after I was on Prednisone. Nanny > Yes. I now have hte moon face and the lump at teh back of the neck. > I can feel it when I am looking up at my computer monitor. I am [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. I had mine checked out while they were doing my spinal MRI...its an overgrowth of fat. It is what is called "Dark fat".....we generally dont gain weight in those areas, but when we do its very hard to lose. "Light fat" melts away...the belly, inside thighs and our puffy faces while on pred. Learned this on Discovery Channel! Over the numerous years I have been on pred, the hump is becoming more pronounced with each prescription. My puffy face always goes away, but the hump only slightly reduces and less so with each trial. Janet R | Rose, I have that same kind of "hump" behind my neck, and it feels just like | you describe. I know it's not a dowager's hump from Osteoporosis, and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | > | > Please remove "Ima" to reply. I have a nice little buffalo hump (fat pad growth between neck and shoulder blades across the spine) going on from repeated pred use. It has never quite gone away and get larger with each use. Fortunately I have longer hair and it covers it up. Far as my face goes...it balloons up nicely! It gets so puffy that my eye glasses get tight. My face swelling does go away when I finish my pred. I'm sure we are all different, so talk to your RD about side effects you may be having. Janet r | well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. Initially | on a high dose for a burst and then down to 30mg a day for a couple [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] | anyone experience 'moon face' or any other ill effects from using | prednisone? > well, i've been using prednisone for about 2.5 months now. Initially > on a high dose for a burst and then down to 30mg a day for a couple > weeks and now staying at 20mg. seems to be the only thing that will > keep the inflammation in my sinuses down to a level where i can > breathe thru my nostrils. the steriodal sprays like Rhinocourt, etc. > just didn't have enough punch to them, unfortunately. The sprays gave me fungal throat infections, and I think that was before I was placed on generalised immunosuppression. I'm no fan of those sprays. > initially, the worst side effect - and it continues to some extent - > was restlesness/insomnia. which i sure hope is transient - it will end > if i stop taking prednisone. It sometimes helps, if this works for you, to take your dose after waking. Hopefully by the time you're ready to sleep the concentrations have fallen sufficiently. > also, had a ravishing appetite. god, i > wanted to eat 24/7. i put on about 15 pounds, but the appetite > stimulation has ended and i'm eating normal now. Sucks, huh? Water retention only makes the weight gain worse, too :-( > but, as of the last > few days i'm seeing other side effects and praying to god that they [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > look sort of goofy - puffy, more round than before. God, I hope this > goes away. It goes away when you stop taking the pred. I got it each time I was put on high dose pred, and even gained weight on low dose. > anyone experience 'moon face' or any other ill effects from using > prednisone? Most of us when taking a high enough dose. Cheers, Ari  Signaturespammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. To jump to the end of the story, as a result of this I need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ thanks for all the replies everyone. at least i know i'm not alone. the 'lump' of fatty deposit on my neck really had me freaking out, because i'm suffering from disk problems in my neck and thought lump was some kind of growth/tumor or something hideous like that and was related to problems with my spine. |
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