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I'm on prednisone for more than 2 years for having sle and gained about 30 pounds difficult to make exercise and want to loose this weigh?
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Difficult: It is very hard to lose weight while on prednisone. The best way is to decrease or stop the Prednisone if you can. There are some steroid sparing drugs like Imuran (azathioprine) that are used to maintain the benefit of the steroid and allow for its tapering if tolerated this is something to dicuss with your rheumatologist.
Answered 6/30/2014
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See below: Consider meeting with dietician and if you belong to a gym, consider using a trainer to help get you into shape or consider a course of physcial therapy to strengthen your muscles before you start an exercise program.
Answered 6/4/2013
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