Prednisone Side Effects...

[cwf5020]

I have been taking 40 mg of predisone a day for the last 2.5-3 weeks. The past couple days my hips have been bothering me with some joint pain, along with occasional joint pains in other joints. Is this a common side effect from Prednisone? Should I be worried about this?

 

[Fog Ducker]

I think it is a side effect of Pred.

Yup just googled it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone

 

[shazamataz]

I gather some people get joint pains while on pred. In my experience I only noticed it a little bit when i got down to the really low doses. Perhaps talk to your GI?

 

[kittykat92]

when im on that my face goes slightly puffy - it makes me look like a chimpmunk lol

 

[imisspopcorn]

Some people have had that side effect. I didn't....Say something to your doctor about it though. He may have ideas about what you can do to relieve the pain.