http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24235 I am 19 years old and I recently was taken off of it 2 years ago when I switched doctors. Prior to the switch I had been on it for 16 years. I prob have some of the worse side effects. Because it causes an increase in appetite I ate but I didn't eat all th Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:13:15 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24235?item=2409 I just read your post and wanted to let you know that I share similar feelings. I'm 19 too and I was diagnosed in May of '06 with an autoimmune disease that's forever changed the way that my family looks at me. I started taking 60 mg of prednisone and with http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24235?item=2409 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:24:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24235?item=2481 HI, Look I don't know if this will help but i will just tell you what i went through: I was on prednisone for ten years and have been off it for three years. I went through absolute hell when i was on it and when i was coming off it and when i was http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24235?item=2481