Meredith, I know we've talked about the prednisone side effects before... mainly looking at weight gain, with some effects on moods (in high doses I'd get irritable and aggressive). I also find that it makes muscle cramps worse (it does reduce calcium absorption, my rheumy has me on supplements for it, and I'm needing heaps to reduce the pregnancy muscle cramps!), it sends blood sugar levels haywire and Deb has mentioned it reducing skin elasticity... But, it doesn't mean you'll definitely have problems with those things. I'm still on 5mg per day now, and at nearly 32 weeks I've only gained about 6kg since the start of the pregnancy, and getting very low BSL results on GTTs and haven't got a single stretch mark yet! I also know that having been on it for a long time (and generally at lower doses) I've got very used to it and low-dose prednisone has pretty much become my natural state. It was much harder when I first started taking it, particularly with the moods.
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