Allan.Bucha...@xtra.co.nz.spam wrote: > Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking > pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have > any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the > time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any > ideas?
It can be related to the prednisone you are taking to treat your illness. But with CD you can also get a skin rash that looks similar to pimples, but this usually appears on your legs & sometimes arms. I am presently being treated for active CD & have the "rash" on my legs, particularly my thighs & upper arms. My GI says it is related to the CD & until the disease is in remission or under control, I can expect the "rash" to stay. Hope this has helped.
Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any ideas?
Ihave had prednisone related pimples. I have also had some relief from them with b-12 injections,which many of with cd should take. It is not a cure but I have noted some relief.
> Yes, I broke out real bad while on prednisone.... my skin became real > greasy... I had to wash my face two or three times a day. the smaller the > doses I took the less I broke out...I'm almost off the prednisone now and > my skin is almost clear again...definitely one of the side effects of > prednisone..
> -steve
> Neil <Allan.Bucha...@xtra.co.nz.spam> wrote in article > <33486d54.2728...@news.xtra.co.nz>... > > Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking > > pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have > > any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the > > time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any > > ideas?
Yes, I broke out real bad while on prednisone.... my skin became real greasy... I had to wash my face two or three times a day. the smaller the doses I took the less I broke out...I'm almost off the prednisone now and my skin is almost clear again...definitely one of the side effects of prednisone..
-steve
Neil <Allan.Bucha...@xtra.co.nz.spam> wrote in article <33486d54.2728...@news.xtra.co.nz>...
> Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking > pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have > any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the > time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any > ideas?
Allan.Bucha...@xtra.co.nz.spam (Neil) writes: > Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking > pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have > any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the > time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any > ideas?
Yup, yup, yup...prednisone is the culprit...or at least part of the culprit..in your skin problems. I also get the complexion of a teenager...While I get a problem with break-outs on my face, I also find that I get the pimple problem on my scalp also. Thankfully, this is an area that the rest of the world is unaware of as they remain unseen to others.
I went to a dermatologist. Of course, the recommended form of treatment for medication induced acne, is to take another medication orally. Since I already take so much medication, I requested a topical solution - and that is what I was given. For the most part, it does work to keep these buggers under control. If you find your problem bothersome, I would recommend you make an appt with a dermatologist. The treatment is relatively inexpensive...and topically, causes no additional side effects.
> Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking > pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have > any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the > time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any > ideas?
Seems odd, but all three times I've been on prednisone (2x for CD, once for poison ivy), my face has cleared up beautifully, only to get "pizza-faced" again once I started to taper. weird, huh? -- lungf...@bellsouth.net eok...@eos.ncsu.edu http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/e/eokane/public/home.html
Yes, it happends to me also, and I can treat it successfully by having my dr prescribe T-Stat, a prescription containing tetracycline. It is usd a lot by pregnant woment who have acne problems. Your dr will feel that you have to live with the acne as a mild side effect to pred, but you don't.
> Here is a question for you all. Do any of you find that after taking > pred for a while your skin becomes slightly bad. I never used to have > any problems, even when I was a teenager. Now sometimes, not all the > time, I find that some weeks I have a slight pimple problem. Any > ideas?
Yep, same here. Just a slight pimple problem, slightly oilier skin than usual.
Not too bad though, and it will go, apparently, when the drug is stopped. The problem is similar to what teens suffer - hormonal imbalance, pred is a cortisal mimic (like anabolic steroids are a testosterone mimic). You won't gain any muscle while on pred, its catabolic (anti building) but not devastatingly so for most.
Intestingly its competely removed my small patches of psoriasis, one of the side effects!
Part of the problem may also be a rise in toxins in the blood as a result of the drugs (depends on how many/volume/types). The kidneys and liver will only process so much before becoming a little overburdened, one sign of mild toxicity is an increase of pimples. Get a blood test to see if your affected internally. Its usually not serious though.
