Anyone else on Prednisone ?..

I have nearly all the common side effects, my skin has become as thin as tissue paper and tears easily. My hair has thinned, my face and neck are swollen. My muscles are weak and I'm very tired. I'm on the chemotherapy drug methotrexate too, which just makes the effect of the prednisone worse.

What is prednisone doing to you ?

i have been on prednisone off and on for several years and on methotrexate my skin got like blood blisters then it would tear my head is HUGE its not really helping me for the first time its always been good i just get ugly but this time i just got fat and ugly no help medically i cant really complain because in the past it has helped me without it i couldnt walk or comb my hair but im glad to be getting off it it takes forever to get off of i started with 40mg now im down to about 17.5 still got the big moon face

let your doctor know whats going on.

I can only speak for my patients. I work as a nurse on a transplant unit and this is what they complain about and what I witness while they are on prednisone: Mood swings (ie very irritable, nervous, and anxious), bouts of crying, shaking hands, increase in blood sugar, moon face (puffy face-mainly noticible in the cheeks), thin skinned, bruises easily, hair loss, nightmares, confusion, increased thirst.....