Prednisone. Quitting

I have been on 40 milligrams of Prednisone for about 5 weeks now because of autoimmune pancreatitis. In the past weeks I have gained 35 pounds in water retention whatever you wanna call it. I'm so depressed and feel like crap all the time but when I don't take the medicine for about a day I start getting really bad pains in my knees or the back of my leg. The doctor is giving me another prescription to slowly wean 5 milligrams off a week but it doesn't seem to be making anything better. I'm at 25 milligrams now still no difference in the side effects or the appearance and my face. I have always been about a hundred and ten pounds and right now I'm at 147. So the weight gain is very noticeable. If anybody has any advice on quitting this medication in a quick manner or what I can do to stop gaining all of this way I would really appreciate it because it is really affecting me mentally and physically

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Please help me because I can't just be happy with the new me. I've always been very athletic and physical but I don't even want to get out of bed anymore.

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Hello, Nik! How are you doing? Has there been any change?

After taking this medication for that long of a time period, there are risks to stopping it abruptly, so you do have to taper it slowly. However, the good news is that the side effects, such as weight gain, moon face, joint pain, headache, and etc. that are listed by the FDA, should go away, once you are finished taking it.

There is a chance, though, that the weight gain may be due to fluid retention, which can also be a side effect, so it would be best to have it checked out to be safe.

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