Do you have an idea if prednisone increase
weight. I'm depressed I follow diet and
do my best to avoid fat foot,i do half an
hour excercises nothing help. What should
I do ?????????????
I feel that prednisone + synthroid
increase that weight am I right ? I need
your help ??????? I started prednisone a
month ago my weight increased 10 pounds.
How I will look after four weeks
?Waoooooooooooo :?: :?: :?: :?:
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
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Posted: 03-12-05 10:57am
Yes and no. Your thyroid is responsible
for regulating your metabolism.
Synthroid is synthetic t4. Once in your
body this will convert to t3 at a 4:1
ratio. (so for every 4mg of synthroid/t4
you take, it will convert to 1mg of t3.)
taking in synthroid will not slow down
your metabolism, but rather speed it up!
... It's a common weight loss drug on par
with clenbuterol and ephedrine. Very
effective if used properly.
However, prednisone *will* cause weight
gain. It will contribute to fluid
retention and to increased appetite.
There really is not much you can do about
this other than schedule your meals and
stick to a proper diet. This is a very
common complaint with prednisone users and
often causes many women to fall into
depression. The only thing you could
really do is talk to your doctor about
taking an alternate medication to be
honest. And yes, you are right.. You
will likely continue to gain weight up to
around +25lb or so. :(
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nadeentears
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 78 Location: Canada
Prednisone Posted: 03-12-05 14:41pm
Thank you for your information. I have to
talk to my doctor it will be hard to
handel this weight. I have arthritis and
knees pain, increasing weight will
increase my knees pain. I already talked
to my family doctor she replied what do u
want pain or weight ? I will discuss it
with my specialist.
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rjc33c
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 14 Location: canada
Posted: 08-04-05 07:01am
Get off the predisone..If you can..I took
it in my early 20's and went from 135lbs
up to 189 lbs in just a few weeks..I had
every known side effect to this drug..And
now my body is scared for life..On my
inner thighs, underarms and especially my
tummy from gaining weight..It has now been
13yrs since I took this drug and still
carry and extra 20lbs on me..It also made
me incontinent as it affects your bladder
etc..Take it from me if you don't have to
take this terrible drug pls don't..It also
weakend all of my muscles yet another side
effect..Thanks
rhonda..
