Hard body.
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i don’t know if this affects anyone else. But I noticed my body is like one hard muscle, this is only
since I have been taking predesolone, and it has been gradual. Does anyone know if this is another side affect, I have got down to 8mg. I know I have put weight on which was approx 2st. I have now lost 13lbs, doing some light weights and 5mile walk each day, I am sure this would not make my whole body hard. If one of my fellow PMR sufferes out there could shed some light I would be delighted. I am watching a programme on anabolic steroids i don’t want to end up like that,
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Anhaga margaret89358
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Corticosteroids are more likely to cause muscle weakening than otherwise. Corticosteroids and anabolic steroids are both a type of hormone but they work very differently. Don't worry, you will not get a ripped body from pred. 🏋????
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nick67069 margaret89358
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Quite the opposite. Just after I got PMR, my wife comments was " everything got softer". I think she was talking about my quads
. Seriously, not only my muscles got weaker, but it seems that they were very soft, unless there was stiffness, and some post-exercise knots that were harder and also painful on pressure. But it gets better over time and with pred reduction.
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EileenH margaret89358
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You needn't worry about the effects of anabolic steroids - they are a completely different thing to pred!!!
The only hard muscles I have after 8+ years of pred are the ones that harden and spasm due to myofascial pain syndrome! Otherwise they are regretably poor in tone...