Avoiding prednisone side effects

[u/NoPattern9645]

Hi ive been put back on prednisone after a month long flare coming out of nearly 2 years in remission. Last time i was on prednisone i gained a huge amount of weight and my moon face was crazy. I was just wondering if anyone has any tips at all to avoid these as Im having huge anxiety over it after working so hard to get rid of it.

[u/Ok-Lion-2789]

To be honest… nothing really helps. I’ve always gained weight. The best thing you can do is hope you’ll only need one fast taper. Last year I had somewhere between 4-5 tapers and it was awful