I will be on prednisone for three days..?

Question

I took 60 mg the first day, 50 mg today, and I am guessing tommorow

I will have to take 40 mg. Will this make me gain weight? I am taking it for tonsillitis and my first day of school was yesterday but I had to miss it. I really dont want to go back to school all fattened out on steriods. Please help.

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Answer 1

You&#039;re on a reducing course of corticosteroids.

Corticosteroids can make you feel hungrier than you normal would feel. It&#039;s when people really give into the hunger that they gain weight. Unless you&#039;re eating twice what you normally would at meal time, you will have no problem.

Pred also has a diabetogenic effect meaning they have the effect of lowering your blood glucose level.

So continue to eat properly, and don&#039;t be tempted to skip meals to avoid weight gain, because you may feel a little out of it if you do.

I&#039;m sorry to hear about your tonsillitis. But I&#039;m sure soon you will be feeling much better; plus you&#039;ll be off of the pred. :)

Answer 2

You will be ok. It will not cause you to gain weight. Hope you get to feeling better. So just take your medicine and get better.

Answer 3

taking a steroid for three days is not enough to make you gain weight.

Answer 4

No, you&#039;ll be fine...It&#039;s the chronic steroid users that gain weight...3 days wont do anything to you...be calm:)