autoimmune

[fhernandez]

I developed what is called a "moon-faced due to taking prednisone.  Can my face go back to normal if I stop taking the prednisone?

[fhernandez]

Hi Cassie.  

Thanks so much for your response.  It sure helped ease my fears about this.
Looking forward to being able to get away from prednisone soon.

Thanks once again.

FHernandez

[luppylupus]

The answer is YES your face will go back to normal once your off predisone. I was taking 80 mg's of predisone every day , I got what I called chipmunk cheeks. Yet after taking it fir several years it started to make my blood sugars way way to high so we lowered it till i was off of it, then after two weeks I went on methotrexate and I only have to take it once a week and doesn't cause my face to swell .

One thing I liked alot was after I was off of it people said it looked like I had lost alot of weight. that brought a wide smile to my face instead of chipmunk cheeks.

Take care
Cassie