Long-term side effects from Prednisolone
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Hi everybody,
?I'm a 36-year-old man who was diagnosed with Crohn's aged 10 and was prescribed high doses of Prednisolone throughout my adolescence (up to 60mg in short bursts). My Crohn's has now been in remission for many years and in that time I've only occasionally taken steroids during flare-ups. Nevertheless, I still suffer from mild symptoms associated with long-term steroid use such as "moonface" and easy bruising/thin skin. While none of these are serious or life-threatening, I am curious as to whether anybody else has had this experience and if there is any way to treat the symptoms now that I am steroid-free.
Many thanks,
?Paul
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EileenH paul24510
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I take pred on a permanent basis - and cutting carbs drastically while I was still on 15mg pred allowed me to lose 36lbs of pred-associated weight and the areas where it went were the face, back of my neck and around my middle.
My friends who use pred find using Doublebase or Diprobase emollient creams/gels makes a big difference to the quality of their skin. Some of us found never using soap also made a massive difference - my skin dries in minutes if I use soap. So I don't!
robertgreynomad EileenH
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Hi EileenH
I too have been on Pred" now for over 20 years as I have COPD.
The specialist wanted me to stop it all together BUT the effect it had nearly killed me. At the end of the day you take what works NOT what they would like you have.
The biggest problem is the effect on my skin.
It is now so thin that I only have to have an itch and I tear the skin off and it looks like I have been cut with a knife.
Without this stuff my breathing is really bad and without breathing you die, so very little choice.
It also used to make me really hungry, but that does not happen know. So complete opposite to you.
My advise IF YOU CAN GET OF IT DO SO. If you can't, just be very aware of the long term effects.
hindags paul24510
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When my daughter was an infant she had an eczema near her mouth from sucking her thumb. Her prediatrician suggested a cortisone cream which as a new mother I was not ready to try. Instead I mixed up a batch of old fashioned Eucerin with Albolene. Albolene is a cleanser that is hypoallergenic and greasier than the old Eucerin so it makes easier to apply. The eczema went away. Since then I've given away tons of the mixture. My grandkids use it now as a dry skin cream, as do I. If I don't use it I'm more prone to paper cuts and scrapes.