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    Old 01-24-2011, 07:20 AM
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    hunger and puffiness; sigh....good luck to you and hope you feel better
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    Old 01-24-2011, 07:26 AM
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    Boy, when I'm on Prednisone (for asthma) I cannot feel full. I can eat a whole plate full of food and still be hungry. I think it turns off my 'full' notice.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 07:28 AM
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    I have Rhumotoid Arthritis and have been on Prednisone for approx. 5 years now.. I have gained 20 pounds and I'm always hungry. I have to take a short nap everyday or else I can't function.. I'm also on Remicade which helps stop the disease from progressing but is a very strong drug.. Hang in there, we all have something we have to deal with.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 07:35 AM
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    I definitely agree, I have been very blessed in life and this is a minor hiccup :-)
    Originally Posted by Shermy
    I have Rhumotoid Arthritis and have been on Prednisone for approx. 5 years now.. I have gained 20 pounds and I'm always hungry. I have to take a short nap everyday or else I can't function.. I'm also on Remicade which helps stop the disease from progressing but is a very strong drug.. Hang in there, we all have something we have to deal with.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 08:05 AM
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    SERIOUSLY!!! I just ate a bagel and I am hungry again. ugh :-(
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    Old 01-24-2011, 08:15 AM
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    I find that Pred weight doesn't leave when the script is finished. I agree with the tiredness, too.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 08:18 AM
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    I agree with the weight thing, you just can't get rid of it after. That is part of the reason I was so reluctant to go back on, I definitely don't want to gain another 10 pounds that I can't lose. :-(
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    I find that Pred weight doesn't leave when the script is finished. I agree with the tiredness, too.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 08:23 AM
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    My husband gets the munchies BAD, tries to eat me out of house and home. He was on it 2 weeks and gained 10 pounds.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 09:26 AM
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    I also have a autoimmune muscle disease. I was also hungry all the time, but instead of being sleepy, I was wide awake almost all the time....only slept 2 to 3 hrs a day, but had no energy to do anything...talk about wasted time. I took the max of Pred for 5 years and another 2 to get off of it. If I were told I had to take it again, I'd have to think long and hard about it. Some days I felt like I was in another world. Why people take drugs they don't have to is a mystery to me. Hopefully you can get off that 'good' stuff very soon.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 09:27 AM
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    2 weeks and I should be done Yah!!
    Originally Posted by laureneberhard
    I also have a autoimmune muscle disease. I was also hungry all the time, but instead of being sleepy, I was wide awake almost all the time....only slept 2 to 3 hrs a day, but had no energy to do anything...talk about wasted time. I took the max of Pred for 5 years and another 2 to get off of it. If I were told I had to take it again, I'd have to think long and hard about it. Some days I felt like I was in another world. Why people take drugs they don't have to is a mystery to me. Hopefully you can get off that 'good' stuff very soon.
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