prednisone steroids and lifting weights

heyyy im 16 doc had me on 60mg doses for 2 months omg i hated it it made me gain 40 pounds -.-" those are big doses sucks so much i just quit taking emm even tho i wasnt suppose 2

Hi there,
I will be starting Prednisone 80 mg everyday for the next three months and I'm worried about the weight gain and loss of muscle. From reading all the above posts I am thinking regular exercise and plenty of protein will help me with maintaining my muscle strengh?

As for bones snapping, that sounds terrible, that worries me as I play a lot of competitive volleyball and wondering if all the jumping will be bad for my bones while being on this stuff.

Any advise would be appreciated.

As for being on Prednisone I have elected to use it as I have been diagnosed with FSGS which is a kindney disorder.

prednisone wont do much to you if your staying active and lifting. you will gain an incredible amount of weight on 80 mg a day. i was on half of that for medical purposes and gained 10 lbs. in a week and a half...

Guest wrote:

Hi there, I will be starting Prednisone 80 mg everyday for the next three months and I'm worried about the weight gain and loss of muscle. From reading all the above posts I am thinking regular exercise and plenty of protein will help me with maintaining my muscle strengh? As for bones snapping, that sounds terrible, that worries me as I play a lot of competitive volleyball and wondering if all the jumping will be bad for my bones while being on this stuff. Any advise would be appreciated. As for being on Prednisone I have elected to use it as I have been diagnosed with FSGS which is a kindney disorder.

Thanks for the reply,

I have started my Prednisone 80mg (2 weeks) and have gained as much as 12 pounds in 1 week but have increased my exercising and was able to lose 10 pounds. If this is any indication of how the weight will increase and decrease I'll be spending a lot more time at the gym.