Started steroids 5 days ago

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feeling really down, was hoping they'd give me loads
off energy, but finding it hard to sleep, irritable and down,
Really worried about weight gain too which isn't helping.

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What sort of steroids? Prednisolone? I take steroids for my asthma (uniphyllin) and I have put weight on but that is maybe my fault for being lazy . Can't say my mood is different or not that I've noticed but they affect different people differently.

Thanks south, yes it's prednisolone I think its quite a high dose.

I really struggle to sleep when I am on steroids - usually once or twice a year for asthma - but no one ever told me until the last time that I should take them in the morning! It helps although doesn't solve the problem, I had 14 days last time and started to get a bit more sleep the 2nd week but it is horrible - I feel exhausted but just lie awake at night :(

My mum also takes intermittent steroids for MS and although they do really help unfortunately they do have quite a lot of side effects.

I hope you feel better soon :)

Are you on them permanently? I might aswell be have had about 8 courses since nov, wouldn't be surprised if then do put me on them permanently as my asthma is so bad, I think they forgot about me being on uniphyllin but I've been taking them for 10 years now and they've just upped my dose.

Thanks, I'm on high dose for 4 weeks then have to have tests then, hopefully start reducing them, then long term I think.
Impatiantine* I was told to take them in the morning,
So I've been taking them first think, but wasn't expecting the effect on mood.