Stopping Prednisone Weight Gain
Health Encyclopedia: Cushing Syndrome Symptoms
Cushing syndrome - corticosteroid induced; Corticosteroid-induced Cushing syndrome; Latrogenic Cushing syndrome; Exogenous Cushing syndrome
Symptoms
- Euphoria, unrelated to life situation
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Moon face (round, red and full) -
Buffalo hump (a collection of fat between the shoulders) - Central obesity with an abdomen that sticks out and thin arms and legs
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Weight gain -
Weakness -
Backache ...
Expert & Community Posts
Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Ten Years Later
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert...hardest lesson learned was the decision to start taking prednisone. I never had a clue what this... Read more »
Drugs That Can Contribute to Weight Gain
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...regarding other medications that can lead to obesity or weight gain. Please note, that for my... Read more »
Steroids Get a Boost from New Research
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...treating RA with glucocorticoids (steroids such as prednisone). For years, doctors have... Read more »
What Is It Like to Take Oral Prednisone?
By Merely Me , Health ExpertI was recently prescribed oral Prednisone to deal with an MS exacerbation and I wanted to tell you... Read more »
RA and Self Esteem
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert...so quickly that I was put on a very high dose of prednisone for a long time. As many of you... Read more »
Health Guide
Fibromyalgia Medication
...nabumetone and Cox-II inhibitors (for example, Celebrex).Corticosteroid anti-inflammatories like prednisone and dexamethasone. Opioids such as codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone,... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Medications
...maintenance drug, such as a calcium-channel blocker, begins to take effect. The corticosteroid drug prednisone is effective in up to 90% of patients with episodic cluster headaches. The drug is... Read more »Hepatitis: Autoimmune Hepatitis
...inflammation and symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis are most often used.Corticosteroids. Corticosteroids, prednisone, and prednisolone are the standard drugs for treating autoimmune hepatitis. They... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Treatment for Severe SLE
...can help relieve many of the complications and symptoms, including anemia and kidney involvement.Oral prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone) is usually prescribed. Other drugs include methylprednisolone... Read more »Asthma Medications: Albuterol
...to treatment with a beta2-agonist alone.SystemicCorticosteroidsCommon oral corticosteroids include prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone, and hydrocortisone. They very effectively reduce... Read more »
Medications
...have switched from an oral corticosteroid (e.g., prednisone tablets) to this inhaler within the... Read more »
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