STEROID Chubby chops ! .......

[vittorio]

Just to finish off the dreaded Steroid question - has anyone else noticed that you can start looking like that little creature like a mouse with chubby chops ! - forgotten the name of it at the moment = CHIPMONK ?? - a side effect of taking quite a few Steroids ! - I'me just curious to know if its extra fat on your cheeks or added water in them ? - anyone have an answer to this phenomenon ? ... and any way to stop it, or reduce it, apart from stopping taking Steroids - the eternal vicious circle ! ....thanks folks ....( fellow Chipmonks !!! )....

[sassy59]

Pete had that chubby face but his steroids are down to 10mg now so things have settled down.

Take care vittorio. Xxxx

[bayleyray-uk]

Sorry have no answer to the question of how to stop the chubby chops getting a firm hold on our lower faces. I'm on 10mg maintenance per day and have just finished taking extra for a flare up. So at the moment look more like a cone head, can't wait for my neck to make an appearance. Just have to remember what it was like before the preds.

Sue

[MarieW-F]

The moon face is a side effect of a sustained high dose (over 10mg) I am afraid there is nothing you can do about it I'm afraid. For me the worst side effect of these drugs.

[joyce74]

I was face timed yesterday by our youngest granddaughter who is on holiday. My reflection on the screen showed me like a hamster. I have just finished a course of steroids too.

[Hidden]

Ah ha! Do OTC artificial steroids count? It would explain my 'chipmunk jowels!

[Dionne0208]

Omg my face proper ballooned when I was on high dose steroids, I hated looking in the mirror, I think it started to go down when I was down to 10mg , but goes back as soon as steroids go up, sorry not much advice xx

[Nanny1086]

I'm only prescribed steroids if I have a really bad chest infection etc. Not as a regular user of them ,but the first couple of times I was prescribed them I might as well have camped out in a cake shop as I just never stopped eating hubby used to say if my eyes were open ,, my mouth would be full ,haha. But after having them a few times my body adjusted to them and it wasn't such a shock to my system ,,whew , I would have a serious weight problem if the symptoms had continued with each prescription,haha,

[vittorio in reply to Nanny1086]

Oops- just quickly scrolling down fast and my eye caught your words ......" I JUST NEVER STOPPED EATING HUBBY " !! - Oh dear - nearly had one of me turns .,..!

[Maureenpearl]

You have to be very careful about the food you eat when taking steroids. I was on 20 mg and I just wanted to eat all fattening foods I told myself it's fine to eat what I liked but of course there was the fat belly and face

One I went down to 10mg I went on a diet and now I'm on 5 mg and I try my best to be sensible with eating the right food.

Steroid redirects the fat from your ankles and wrists to your belly. It also gives you a appetite for sweet and fattening foods.