I had been on a prednisone dose pack (not too strong??) about a m...

i have been on prednisolone for 5-6 months, starting on 30mg/a day for the treatment of sarcoidosis. The side-effects were unbelieveable, from not sleeping at nights to putting on an extra 3-4 stones developing stretch marks, I also developed ance not just on my face but all over my body. I go through alot of mood swings and have joint pain espeacially on my ankles. My body feels stiff most of the time making it difficult to move. My face grew three times its size and looked abnormal. i found it very difficult coping with exams.
taking this medication as not only affect me physically but mentally.
now i am currently on 15mg/a day and have been on this dose for a month.
To answer the person's above question taking more 20mg/ a day does have more side effects.
What i would like to know is would my body go back to normal with the weight gain and the ance?

Yes, the exogenous corticosteroids, even at 20mg/day cause side effects. Even at 7.5mg/d they cause osteoporosis, and it is only the tip of the iceberg. It takes anywhere from a few weeks to up to two years (in severe cases w/prolonged high-dose) to get back to normal. Do your best to get off of the corticosteroids as soon as possible as their side effects are many, and far-reaching.

I had been on 10 mg. since end of May. I am at the tapering off stage and I have had the heart palpatations too. The heart palpatations began in January when I was only taking 15mg. I have been on prednisone for almost a year and the side affects I find very discouraging. I don't even recognize myself in pictures. The palpatations did not begin until my dosage was lowered.

yes most deff about a week ago I was diagnosed with bels palsy..they put me on 80 mg a day..40 in the morning and 40 at night. Its been three days since ive stopped taking it and my body feels like its been hit by a mac truck, all of my joints ache, my mucles feel like someone beat the crap out of me, my vision is blurry in one of my eyes (effected by he bels palsy due to not being able to be closed) and my heart does this weird thing where its speeds up..pumps once..then slows down. What ever this drug is...it most deff doesnt help the way they say it does.