Steroid

[Esr22]

Corticosteroid for how long and puffy face when Start to appear? Can puffy face occur sudden or need long term use to form

[Roxybaby]

I’ve been in 40mg since October last year and have had the puffy face since about Mid November 😢 i hate it so much x

[Esr22 in reply to Roxybaby]

Sorry for hearing this but still positiveYour dose should discontinued for some time to avoid toxicity

Just u need some time and will return to normal shape

[Alex97 in reply to Roxybaby]

I had the puffy face and neck and I hate it, worse side effect of steroids in my opinion. I was on a massive dose- 1000mg intravenously every day for 5 days and then 60mg oral tapering down to 10mg. But everytime I get a flare up I m back on intravenous dose. I now have osteoporosis because of the amount of steroids I ve had, but it is the only thing they can think of to stop the flares.

[Roxybaby in reply to Alex97]

Oh no I’m sorry to hear that. 1000mg that must make you feel awful x

[rosshi]

The puffy-ness is water retention, not all people get this side-effect, I have taken steroids for 36yrs and have never had this problem, if you're concerned about it then speak to your doctor.

Hope this helps.

stay-safe

[Esr22 in reply to rosshi]

Help a lot thanks

[rosshi in reply to Esr22]

You take good care, best of luck to you & stay-safe

[Dogwind]

Commonly known as Moon face, a common side effect of water retention. It will go down when you come off the meds.