Taking Prednisone

When I had to take prednisone , I had to take it by IV for five days I forget the dosage but it was a lot that's why I had to tak it by IV, any ways I found if I ate a good meal just before taking it it really helped keep my appetite in check, a protein heavy meal with some fats as a posed to grains and veggies worked the best for me. Eating small meals throughout the day is also a good suggestion to avoid binging. Good luck

I am on my 3 dose in a row..............and I have not gained. Make sure you are not overeating....and using the meds as an excuse. Just saying. Some people will gain on them...........but you can counter act that by watching what you eat. I also have asthma so watching what you eat is important. Milk product will increase crap in your lungs.......so be careful there. Also losing weight really helps with the asthma. I have not had a problem for probably 10 yrs. and am fighting a flare up now. When I'm around someone who is sick..............I don't get their cold or whatever.............but I will get a really bad flare up ...cause the virus goes straight to my lungs. Within a couple of days I can be in a bad flareup. Asthma is very manageable but you have to do some things to help yourself. Good luck. I'm heading out to the dr this morning as a follow up, since I'm still in a flareup. I also have a breathing machine I use when I 'm like this. IT is a GOD sent.....it gets the medicine down in the lungs where you need it the most. Hope you feel better soon. Guess I've been lucky cause it does not make me hungry.....or I'm just really aware of what I'm eating when I'm on it.

Oh i need help. I have recently been diagnosed with asthma. I was placed on Prednisone and am having the hardest time. For the last 4 days that I've been on prednisone i have gained four pounds. I keep trying to watch what I'm eating but I'm still gaining. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to maintain my weight or to keep losing while on Prednisone. I don't want all my hard work I've done to be reversed.

How long are you on it for? I am also an asthma patient, and I just got off a 7 day round of prednisone for a flare.

In my case, I take advair and singulair daily. I pre-medicate before every workout with albuterol, and that is also my "rescue" inhaler. I also have a nebulizer at home that does an albuterol mist if the inhaler doesn't help. My weight loss has been slow this fall, but it has still been there.

Oh i need help. I have recently been diagnosed with asthma. I was placed on Prednisone and am having the hardest time. For the last 4 days that I've been on prednisone i have gained four pounds. I keep trying to watch what I'm eating but I'm still gaining. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to maintain my weight or to keep losing while on Prednisone. I don't want all my hard work I've done to be reversed.

Try a low glycaemic index anti inflammatory diet to manage your asthma, you might ask for a referral to a registered dietician. Obviously if you smoke, stop.

I've been on prednisone for a year and a half - this round. I am now down to 20 mgs/day but was doing the 1,000 mg (1 g) by IV last year. Prednisone not only makes you feel hungrier, it also encourages fat deposits. That is why people get things like moon face (rounded face) and buffalo hump (fat deposit between shoulder blades). Often the fat deposits in areas that are not that individual's usual trouble spots. I have gained roughly 20 pounds but this number would have been MUCH higher if not for my dedication to working out. I am not sure if its even possible to lose weight while I am on this prednisone but I have amped up my workout in the past 2 months and came to this site to keep a detailed food log. *Fingers crossed*

When I would have really bad flare ups with my lungs, I would be placed on this. I am no longer allowed to go on it though, as the last time I was on it I started to hallucinate (which is actually a very common effect). Also, while I did not eat any more, I retained so much water that I gained 10 pounds. My entire body hurt because of all the water. I couldn't bend my fingers, moving my arms hurt, etc. So glad I can't take that stuff anymore. I now take singulair and zyrtec and that pretty much keeps my asthma like symptoms in check (I say asthma like as I am borderline....its really my allergies causing my reactions). I also have an inhaler that I use before some types of exercise (i.e. running). But I have not been on the pred in 2 years now. Thank goodness. 3 cycles of the stuff was more than enough.

I'm lucky that this time around I'm not having any of the runaway emotions. I had that before but maybe since its been a year and a half straight on prednisone I have 'adjusted' somehow? I don't think 20 mgs is considered a terribly high dose either, but still enough to wreck havoc!

I'm going back to see a rheumatologist at the Mayo (so glad to live in MN) next month, so I am HOPING there will be an end in sight for the prednisone. All other meds have failed and right now this is the only thing keeping my symptoms at bay. I think I've done a good job keeping the weight gain in check but would love to wear my wardrobe again - I've invested a lot of money in it :sad:

I'm going to work on increasing water intake and decreasing sodium. It's so nice that there are people here who have gone, or are going, through the same thing!