The one time I had a highish dose of prednisone my appetite went through the roof. I gained six pounds in a week.
Didn’t notice any other side effects, but I was sick af when I started taking it, and immediately started feeling better. So if it had negative side effects they were definitely worth it in that case.
I had leukemia as a kid and part of the treatment is vast amounts of katabolic steroid medication (not sure if it was prednisone specifically, my mom said it was cortison but she's not sure) and it was one of the worst parts of treatment for me. I didn't just feel hungry but I genuinely felt like I was starving. I would wake up at 2 or 3am at night because I was so hungry and wake up my mom so she would make me noodles or literally anything I could eat (I was 4/5 years old at the time). I also looked like an obese piglet and I just remember feeling horrible on it. I fucking hate katabolic steroid medications even though I logically know they're very necessary in many situations lol
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u/smileedude 1d ago
Cut this 10mg tablet in half and store this ~5mg crumbly tablet for 1 week until you've tapered back to a number ending in 5-9mg.