my doctor put me a 2 week dose of predison and was wondering if anyone esle been on this and if it affects you cards at all....alot of friends say i will blow-up again due to this......was wondering if others here was on this.......
P.S got on it for poison ivy all over...lol

Here is a link to some of the side effects of prednisone:

http://www.transweb.org/reference/a...drugs/pred.html

it can increase sodium retention and fat deposits, so just be careful-but it also says that it depends on the dosage. If your dosage is fairly low, you may not have too many problems.

I can tell you that I took a 2 week course of prednisone a few years ago and I puffed up like a ballon. I gained 6-8 pounds in about a week and none of my clothes fit. It was horrible. But, when I stopped it ALL came off in about 2 days (yes, I was waking up about every hour to pee ) So if you do gain, just remember that it's just water weight and it will go away when your two weeks are over!