RE: Prednisone..and weight gain

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Dear RA Family:

Regarding prednisone weight gain...

Every year for the past three years when I have had a bout with pneumonia or

severe bronchial asthma, I have taken prednisone (the miracle worker for me..no

pain whatsoever...when I have been on it). There was never a weight gain until

this last November when I had another 6 -7 week bout with pneumonia and was put

on it.....perhaps this is the longest time I ever was on it though having been

tapered off earlier before. Then I was taking the prednisone eye drops for

three weeks with the business with my eye(don't know if that counts or was

enough of a dosage to count). Since the beginning of December with the bulk in

the past week and a half or so...I have put on 20

lbs...frightening....especially since it took me most of last year to lose 40

lbs to be wiped out so suddenly. This has been even with cutting back on my

regular foods that I eat and going to things like chicken soup w/veggies (no

added salt and veggies are fresh). It seems that with the extra weight

gain...the IBS

has kicked up big time...it seemed to be under somewhat of a control

prior...with occasional flare ups. I know that insomnia has become more

frequent for me now and I have had to step up my inhalers (3) since the

pneumonia. My feet and ankles are swelling big time and the lasix is not keeping

it completely under control. Wonder if all this is tied in...in some way? I

see my Internist on the 19th and the new pulmonary DR on the 3rd. Maybe there

will be some answers.

/a...you sent me information on the iritis....could this all be tied

into that if RA or some other auto-immune disease is rearing it's ugly head and

joining in with the FMS and COPD?

Thanks for bearing with me...I usually don't go on about what my problems are as

you well know as I watch and read what others are going through and try to pick

up what will help me either by my taking control or speaking to the DR about it.

Take care all...you are in my thoughts and prayers daily.

JAN in AZ (formerly CA) =^..^=

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for

every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of

my hand. " ~

[Guest guest]

Dear RA Family:

Regarding prednisone weight gain...

Every year for the past three years when I have had a bout with pneumonia or

severe bronchial asthma, I have taken prednisone (the miracle worker for me..no

pain whatsoever...when I have been on it). There was never a weight gain until

this last November when I had another 6 -7 week bout with pneumonia and was put

on it.....perhaps this is the longest time I ever was on it though having been

tapered off earlier before. Then I was taking the prednisone eye drops for

three weeks with the business with my eye(don't know if that counts or was

enough of a dosage to count). Since the beginning of December with the bulk in

the past week and a half or so...I have put on 20

lbs...frightening....especially since it took me most of last year to lose 40

lbs to be wiped out so suddenly. This has been even with cutting back on my

regular foods that I eat and going to things like chicken soup w/veggies (no

added salt and veggies are fresh). It seems that with the extra weight

gain...the IBS

has kicked up big time...it seemed to be under somewhat of a control

prior...with occasional flare ups. I know that insomnia has become more

frequent for me now and I have had to step up my inhalers (3) since the

pneumonia. My feet and ankles are swelling big time and the lasix is not keeping

it completely under control. Wonder if all this is tied in...in some way? I

see my Internist on the 19th and the new pulmonary DR on the 3rd. Maybe there

will be some answers.

/a...you sent me information on the iritis....could this all be tied

into that if RA or some other auto-immune disease is rearing it's ugly head and

joining in with the FMS and COPD?

Thanks for bearing with me...I usually don't go on about what my problems are as

you well know as I watch and read what others are going through and try to pick

up what will help me either by my taking control or speaking to the DR about it.

Take care all...you are in my thoughts and prayers daily.

JAN in AZ (formerly CA) =^..^=

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for

every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of

my hand. " ~

[Guest guest]

It is all tied in. I did not gain weight at first but have been on for

various for a bout 10years ( amazing huh?) I have gained about 60 lbs in

that time. Have tried to get off both pred and weight.

Soft hugs,

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>Dear RA Family:

>Regarding prednisone weight gain...

>Every year for the past three years when I have had a bout with pneumonia

or severe bronchial asthma, I have taken prednisone (the miracle worker for

me..no pain whatsoever...when I have been on it). There was never a weight

gain until this last November when I had another 6 -7 week bout with

pneumonia and was put on it.....perhaps this is the longest time I ever was

on it though having been tapered off earlier before. Then I was taking the

prednisone eye drops for three weeks with the business with my eye(don't

know if that counts or was enough of a dosage to count). Since the

beginning of December with the bulk in the past week and a half or so...I

have put on 20 lbs...frightening....especially since it took me most of last

year to lose 40 lbs to be wiped out so suddenly. This has been even with

cutting back on my regular foods that I eat and going to things like chicken

soup w/veggies (no added salt and veggies are fresh). It seems that with

the extra weight gain...the IBS

> has kicked up big time...it seemed to be under somewhat of a control

prior...with occasional flare ups. I know that insomnia has become more

frequent for me now and I have had to step up my inhalers (3) since the

pneumonia. My feet and ankles are swelling big time and the lasix is not

keeping it completely under control. Wonder if all this is tied in...in

some way? I see my Internist on the 19th and the new pulmonary DR on the

3rd. Maybe there will be some answers.

>/a...you sent me information on the iritis....could this all be

tied into that if RA or some other auto-immune disease is rearing it's ugly

head and joining in with the FMS and COPD?

>Thanks for bearing with me...I usually don't go on about what my problems

are as you well know as I watch and read what others are going through and

try to pick up what will help me either by my taking control or speaking to

the DR about it.

>Take care all...you are in my thoughts and prayers daily.

>JAN in AZ (formerly CA) =^..^=

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>~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for

every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm

of my hand. " ~

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[Guest guest]

It is all tied in. I did not gain weight at first but have been on for

various for a bout 10years ( amazing huh?) I have gained about 60 lbs in

that time. Have tried to get off both pred and weight.

Soft hugs,

[ ] RE: Prednisone..and weight gain

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>Dear RA Family:

>Regarding prednisone weight gain...

>Every year for the past three years when I have had a bout with pneumonia

or severe bronchial asthma, I have taken prednisone (the miracle worker for

me..no pain whatsoever...when I have been on it). There was never a weight

gain until this last November when I had another 6 -7 week bout with

pneumonia and was put on it.....perhaps this is the longest time I ever was

on it though having been tapered off earlier before. Then I was taking the

prednisone eye drops for three weeks with the business with my eye(don't

know if that counts or was enough of a dosage to count). Since the

beginning of December with the bulk in the past week and a half or so...I

have put on 20 lbs...frightening....especially since it took me most of last

year to lose 40 lbs to be wiped out so suddenly. This has been even with

cutting back on my regular foods that I eat and going to things like chicken

soup w/veggies (no added salt and veggies are fresh). It seems that with

the extra weight gain...the IBS

> has kicked up big time...it seemed to be under somewhat of a control

prior...with occasional flare ups. I know that insomnia has become more

frequent for me now and I have had to step up my inhalers (3) since the

pneumonia. My feet and ankles are swelling big time and the lasix is not

keeping it completely under control. Wonder if all this is tied in...in

some way? I see my Internist on the 19th and the new pulmonary DR on the

3rd. Maybe there will be some answers.

>/a...you sent me information on the iritis....could this all be

tied into that if RA or some other auto-immune disease is rearing it's ugly

head and joining in with the FMS and COPD?

>Thanks for bearing with me...I usually don't go on about what my problems

are as you well know as I watch and read what others are going through and

try to pick up what will help me either by my taking control or speaking to

the DR about it.

>Take care all...you are in my thoughts and prayers daily.

>JAN in AZ (formerly CA) =^..^=

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>~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for

every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm

of my hand. " ~

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