Ok anybody taken steroids ( the 5 days cycle pack thingie) and gained? I am soo scared of this happening. But i gotta take them.

I'm having this terrible allergic reaction on my ear from god knows what. Doc said he thinks it's a spider bite or something. Anyway my ear is like x2 the size of my normal one ( and red and painful as all heck) lol glad my hair is long and covers it!

So I have to take the steroid for 5 days (they gave me a shot in the office), umm an antibiotic for 10 days and Alegra (antihistimine) for 10 days. I hope this won't make me gain too much :/

Any experiences from you veterans with any of these things?

Thanks guys!

I had to take Prednisone and my apetite increased but low carbing REALLY helped me I gained a little bit of weight since I was eating more frankenfoods and junk, but I am doing better now.

This is a lifetime commitment and these meds are just a minor setback, do the best you can and just keep going. In the longrun, it isnt that big of a deal.

Do the best you can and dont sweat it. It isnt a competition to lose weight fast. You are changing the way you eat and learning to be healthier and you have the rest of your life to get past this 5 day setback.

Good luck, and I hope your allergy gets better. It doesnt sound fun. I would be much more concerned about having 2 normal sized ears :-)

MJ

Frequently water gain is caused by steroids also....but usually only when you're on it longer than a few weeks.

If you do gain tho, don't get discouraged, it will go away once you stop the med.

I took prednisone too, but a lot of the gain was water. I also took a water pill daily. I wasn't on Atkins at the time so I gained 20 lbs. in 2 months.

Why don't you get some wild oregano oil. It's good for poisons and allergic reactions. You can use it both internally and externally. Here's some information on it.

http://www.wildoiloforegano.com/editorial.php

My dd has to take prednisone several times a year.. she usually gets very puffy during and right after, but the weight eventually comes off. I think it is much more difficult when you are on steroids long term.

Good luck, Kandi

Antibiotics stalled me for the 10 days I had to take them. I gained 3 lbs. I finished the course over the weekend, and have lost 2 lbs. Hopefully I'm back on track now.