I was on very high dosages of prednisone when I was hospitalized with breathing problems (500 ) Then I developed pneumonia and hospitalized for another 2 weeks a month later. More prednisone! I am down to 25mg. daily. But my face is swollen. Going down very slowly. I hate to look in the mirror!

Hi
Prednisone worked so good for me when I was first diagnosed, that I put up with the side effects. The list of problems is high, but some are mostly if you take it long term, and most of us hope to get off of it and on to an alternate eventually.
Weight gain, moon face, are, I think what all of us have on high doses. I too took it at 60 for few months. I got high BP and glucose levels too. as well as sort of hyper activity at 60, mood swings, and more.

Most of my worst symptoms were much better at 30 or less. Prednisone took me from a basket case to almost normal in about 5 months, so it was a wonder drug for me in spite of the side effects.

Long term (years), cataracts, osteoporosis and diabetes may come too. My bushy beard disguised moon face.

Good Luck
Russ

Is your face feeling any better?? I experience some numbness occasionally.... have said it feels like being numb from dentist without the tingling. But mine comes and goes. And the higher dose of prednisone has kept it more at bay. I sometimes feel my lower lip a little wobbly as I drink my morning coffee. Hopefully you are able to decrease and notice some relief... but mine seems to come with the higher dose.

Now I am down to 20 of prednisone. My face is better and I hope I never have to go to 60 again.

Hello hi to wound up with moon face I also put on 35 lb in very short order it was prednisone I how to increase I'm 15 a day 35 a day because of a small relapse in doing so the dosage gave me moon face and added 35 lb to my scale I am now back to 20 every other day and a weight has been lost and my face is normal once again what happened there tingly face and all