Moon Face Changes From Prednisone

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11 ай бұрын

What do you find is your magic number when on prednisone?
Once I get down to 10mg the moon face usually disappears in about 3 weeks. This is because I am getting closer to the natural amount of cortisol my body produces.
The side effects from prednisone can be awful but it is important to make sure you’re properly weaning off of the medicine.
#Cortisol #Prednisone #Lupus #ChronicIllness

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@SerenitywithLawna-Merry 6 ай бұрын

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@jamieeec 11 ай бұрын

at 10mg, the moon face goes away 🙌🏼

@sonalibhat5149 9 ай бұрын

In how many months it goes off after being on 10mg

@berilatalay9284 7 ай бұрын

I'm at 8 and it's still here

@thiphuonghoale9627 11 ай бұрын

I am so happy for you. My moon face is permanent.

@user-jj6wb6yu5m 10 ай бұрын

Same here

@karlint39 8 ай бұрын

I started taking prednisone for my recently diagnosed lupus 2 months ago. When 40mg wasn't enough, we went up to 60mg. I don't think I have moon *face* but I have moon *gut*. My body fat went from 14% to 18%, which translates to losing 5 pounds of muscle and gaining 5 pounds of fat, according to the body composition scale at my gym. I actually lost about 10 lbs initially because I was walking so much to try to keep my blood sugar down, but lately my weight came back to my pre-diagnosis level, just with lots of muscle replaced with fat. I hope I don't get moon face too. I want my muscle back!

@suew4609 4 ай бұрын

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@MrsDogLover Ай бұрын

Congratulations!!!!!

@suew4609 4 ай бұрын

I’m not sure. I’m down to 5 mg and my face is still very full. But, I know that about 8 mg is when I start losing the weight that I gained from being on prednisone for months. Unfortunately, I only lose about half of it, and then I have to fight to lose the rest. Still fighting from three stints of prednisone!

@Jumbuckshearer 11 ай бұрын

That used to happen to me all the time. But at least your healthy

@TranquilDisturbance 10 ай бұрын

I still had a moon face even when I went down to 10 mg but I had been on a relatively high dose for about two years. I'm really sensitive to it.

@sueholubeshen9960 7 ай бұрын

My magic number surprisingly was 5mg was on prednisone for 4 years straight before I could titrate down extremely slowly finally came off but my moon face is permanent

@JaceAbarca 2 ай бұрын

I’m 11 and I was diagnosed at 9 and I remember when I was on steroids

@JustAngelaHerself 3 ай бұрын

For me, about 10mg to 15mg❤

@Whitney_ 5 ай бұрын

Mine was 10mg when I took it 8-9 years ago. Now I’m on it again and I’m at 9mg and it hasn’t budged. So hopefully it goes down when I get to 5mg. Pray for me😫🙏🏿

@jossfangirl 7 ай бұрын

Why does swelling go down on more mg of pregnisone

@nisa3695 7 ай бұрын

Any advice for swelling around the eyes?? Please😢 I feel so ugly

@user-mc6ex8sq7e 2 ай бұрын

What are benefits of prednisone?I also have Sjogren,lupus and R.syndrom symptoms..Also have hashimoto and gut problems..Helicobacter infection for years

@explodingpapaya 10 ай бұрын

Not totally off topic but in relation to medications. I know at one point in time you were using Hero for your medications. Are you still using it?

@sandhyasandy3513 7 ай бұрын

hi mam I'm 20 yrs old. I'm at 5mg, the face is changing more nd more

@kranae 2 ай бұрын

How long did it take for your moon face to go away? 😭 mines not going away yet, it’s been almost two weeks since I’ve been off of it completely.

@_aymas 11 ай бұрын

Hi 😊 I have lupus sle with chillblain, was just wondering how come you always seem be on prednisone? Not questioning doctors or anything, but I have not been on prednisone since I was diagnosed. I know prednisone is really bad if you take it long term, so I’m just surprised. My mom was on prednisone almost her whole life (rheumatoid arthritis) and it really damaged her health. Apologies if my question is out of place, just being curious. 😅

@karlint39 8 ай бұрын

Hi. I have both lupus (2 months ago) and rheumatoid arthritis (for many years). No one wants to be on prednisone. For my RA a long time ago, the doctor thought that as long as the dose was below 5mg, it was Ok to be on it for 10 years or more. If your mother is of a similar age as me, there might not have been better options back then. I took other drugs along with the prednisone, but they didn't completely manage the disease. But there are better drugs now, and for my RA I haven't taken prednisone for a long time. (Yeah!) But for lupus, my current doctor says the goal is to get down to 7.5mg in the future (currently 60mg to "put out the fire") Personally I want to be in remission and be on zero prednisone, but my doctor says that's not always possible. With RA I was taking one drug, but for lupus, it's more like 5 immunosuppressants. Everyone's situation is different but for me, at least in the beginning, lupus is a lot more challenging to manage than RA.

@enriquerodriguez1523 17 күн бұрын

im late but for me is 5mg I still dont like it

@abbashussain6390 11 ай бұрын

😍

@kavitagurungshrestha Ай бұрын

I m on 40 mg from 25 days i m slim but my face looks swoon now and had a tiny bumps on my face plz suggest me something that i can get rid of these

@psicologiadelavidacronica6552 11 ай бұрын

25mg = 🌝

@blaqbunnii09 10 ай бұрын

80mg 🌚

@rockygiunta3552 11 ай бұрын

None

@blaqbunnii09 10 ай бұрын

I was on 80mg for 28 days then taper down 5 mg every week. Im on 30 mg now and cant wait till im down to 10 mg 😔😔😔

@animal_cookie 9 ай бұрын

I was put on 80mg last year. It was very much needed at the time, but getting down and off felt even more amazing. I hope your taper is still going well!

@blaqbunnii09 9 ай бұрын

@@animal_cookie I'm doing better and yes high dose works really well for me its just the weight gain and moon face

@samanthavillarama9082 4 ай бұрын

I thought prednisone cause moon face? Correct me if I’m wrong? Based off this video the message that I’m receiving is that lupus causes moon face?

@TanishaSharma-pr5bf 2 ай бұрын

No, I think you got it wrong.. Prednisone is a drug taken to help with lupus symptoms which causes the moon face.. It's not lupus causing it. :) Hope this helps your doubts!