Prednisone- tapering off and gaining weight

lhaertsch
lhaertsch Posts: 2 Member
edited February 28 in Motivation and Support
Have been on Prednisone since April and started at 30mcg- up to 80mcg and now finally tapering off- have been on 10 mcg for a couple of weeks and have just reduced to 7.5- the thing is- I am putting on MORE weight now than when I was on the high doasge.. have put on 2kgs in the last 5 days and I feel terrible- anyone else out there with a similar experience?
I am watching what I eat and have been logging I have been on the Paleo AIP protocol which was helping until now- although to be honest- I did go back to grains this morning for comfort!

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  • Spreyton22K
    Spreyton22K Posts: 323 Member
    Hi there,

    Fellow taker of Prednisone for Lupus.....I have never had to take the high dosages that you have talked about but I too noticed that as the dose was reduced one time that the hunger pangs seemed to be more determined.

    For me what helped was focusing more on satiating those cravings for comfort carbs with more fresh fruit and vegetables and keeping up or increasing the amount of lean proteins during the most problem times.

    I found that the increased appetite did settle after a while once the new levels were fixed.

    Wishing you all the best.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    Prednisone sucks. Been there. 2kg in 5 days is likely water retention and not "real" weight gain. I would suggest not to weigh in daily but weekly until you're off the medication.
  • lhaertsch
    lhaertsch Posts: 2 Member
    thanks!! it is a bit of a mind bender when you look like you are pregnant and not- appreciate your comments guys.
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