I just started Entocort 9 mg a few days ago; so far, I have less 'D'--encouraging!
I'm wondering what side effects people have experienced--particularly, weight gain and moon face. I know it sounds vain, but I do a little catalog modeling to supplement my income and I want to maintain my weight.
Entocort side effects
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scoutfinch
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Entocort side effects
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I've got high (gluten free) apple pie in the sky hopes.
I was first put on predisone for my MC and I definitely put the weight on and had the moon face. When they switched me to Entocort I did not have those side effects. I also didn't have the bursts of energy that the predisone gave me but I did feel better all over.
Hope this helps.
Jan
Hope this helps.
Jan
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Joefnh
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I was put on Entocort 9mg a day 5 weeks ago and so far no weight gain or moon face. The only 2 mild side effects I have are occasionally a slight sinus type of headache, and early it made me a bit hyper in the morning. For the most part those symptoms have subsided.
I do know that prednisone has far more side effects than Entocort, hopefully in your case it will not be an issue as well.
--Joe
I do know that prednisone has far more side effects than Entocort, hopefully in your case it will not be an issue as well.
--Joe
Joe
Hi Scout,
Not vain at all - no one wants those side effects. Not everyone has side effects, of course, and they vary by the individual, but a few members have experienced the side effects that you mentioned, usually after using Entocort for a relatively long period of time. As Jan pointed out, Entocort is not nearly as bad on side effects as the other corticosteroids. The weight gain is not automatic - it comes as a result of an increase in appetite, for most individuals who have this side effect.
Also, as our intestines heal, we tend to do a better job of absorbing nutrients, and this can add pounds. Another issue is the GF diet, (if you are following it) - most GF commercially-processed foods have a higher calorie content, (on the average), than conventional foods, (because there are no "lite" versions of GF products, as a rule). If you do your own cooking, though, this is a moot point.
That's good news that it's working on the symptoms, so quickly.
Tex
Not vain at all - no one wants those side effects. Not everyone has side effects, of course, and they vary by the individual, but a few members have experienced the side effects that you mentioned, usually after using Entocort for a relatively long period of time. As Jan pointed out, Entocort is not nearly as bad on side effects as the other corticosteroids. The weight gain is not automatic - it comes as a result of an increase in appetite, for most individuals who have this side effect.
Also, as our intestines heal, we tend to do a better job of absorbing nutrients, and this can add pounds. Another issue is the GF diet, (if you are following it) - most GF commercially-processed foods have a higher calorie content, (on the average), than conventional foods, (because there are no "lite" versions of GF products, as a rule). If you do your own cooking, though, this is a moot point.
That's good news that it's working on the symptoms, so quickly.
Tex
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See how strange we all are with meds---
I had no issues with Prednizone---yet Entocort --within 2 days it hit me with neurological issues--(needed to hold on to the wall to walk---and had speech issues--
Was on it for 2 dayz and when I called my Gastro doc---*stop immediately*--
Thankfully it was only 2 dayz --soon as I stopped --my body started to function normally~~
Barbara
I had no issues with Prednizone---yet Entocort --within 2 days it hit me with neurological issues--(needed to hold on to the wall to walk---and had speech issues--
Was on it for 2 dayz and when I called my Gastro doc---*stop immediately*--
Thankfully it was only 2 dayz --soon as I stopped --my body started to function normally~~
Barbara
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MaggieRedwings
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side effect I faced, when I started with two pills a day, feeling of being drunk with a hang over at the same time, headache, dizzy, nauseous, hyper, feeling chased.
With a lower doses those side effects were gone. With one pill, I still suffer from acne, it was worse in the beginning. First two - three periods where long, almost 10 days. Also that is over now, although the frequency of my period is on top speed (every three weeks) and a bit more severe.
Also I got more pigment spots on my arms and legs. I took a while before I made the connection with entocort. Entocort slightly changes my female hormones (what causes the acne and changes in the menstruation) and that can cause pigment spots. I just won't believe it has another cause. I started after I started taking entocort.
Last thing, entocort can very slightly lower your immune system. I have on my two big toe's fungus nails (if you call it that in English). First I didn't make the connection. But again, this also started after I started taking entocort and already swim for almost 3 years.
Although I sometimes think I am getting a plump face, that is in my imagination. And it doesn't sound vain at all. It is bad enough you have this disease, nobody is looking forward to get a plump fat prednisone face. Also I didn't gain wait while being on entocort.
With a lower doses those side effects were gone. With one pill, I still suffer from acne, it was worse in the beginning. First two - three periods where long, almost 10 days. Also that is over now, although the frequency of my period is on top speed (every three weeks) and a bit more severe.
Also I got more pigment spots on my arms and legs. I took a while before I made the connection with entocort. Entocort slightly changes my female hormones (what causes the acne and changes in the menstruation) and that can cause pigment spots. I just won't believe it has another cause. I started after I started taking entocort.
Last thing, entocort can very slightly lower your immune system. I have on my two big toe's fungus nails (if you call it that in English). First I didn't make the connection. But again, this also started after I started taking entocort and already swim for almost 3 years.
Although I sometimes think I am getting a plump face, that is in my imagination. And it doesn't sound vain at all. It is bad enough you have this disease, nobody is looking forward to get a plump fat prednisone face. Also I didn't gain wait while being on entocort.
