Muscle gain while on Prendisone???

[Grim Divinity]

Thanks for the good thoughts guys..

Man, when you try not to touch your face so you won't get sick you realize how much you want to touch your face... IT IS DRIVING ME TO MADNESS!!!!!!

 

[THEEGAME2544]

Well I do need it for my colitis... but I don't want to stop working out. Working out is my life. If I stop working out then this disease has totally won.

I will be taking it for six weeks... hopefully that will put me in remission and then I will be able to gain for sure. It would be nice to know if it is possible at all to gain even a little muscle while on it.

Grim, There are other less harsh treatments for Colitis. My fiance has Colitis and was put on prednisone, but after 3 weeks of side effects, she refused to take it. Have your doctor look into a drug called Colazol or Colazal (spelling).... She has been on this now for 6 weeks. It has stopped her Colitis, and she has not had any side effects. Hope this helps bro. Do some research on this SERIOUSLY, and stay away from the Prednisone.

 

[Grim Divinity]

Grim, There are other less harsh treatments for Colitis. My fiance has Colitis and was put on prednisone, but after 3 weeks of side effects, she refused to take it. Have your doctor look into a drug called Colazol or Colazal (spelling).... She has been on this now for 6 weeks. It has stopped her Colitis, and she has not had any side effects. Hope this helps bro. Do some research on this SERIOUSLY, and stay away from the Prednisone.

Do you mean Asacol by any chance?

 

[Grim Divinity]

Grim, There are other less harsh treatments for Colitis. My fiance has Colitis and was put on prednisone, but after 3 weeks of side effects, she refused to take it. Have your doctor look into a drug called Colazol or Colazal (spelling).... She has been on this now for 6 weeks. It has stopped her Colitis, and she has not had any side effects. Hope this helps bro. Do some research on this SERIOUSLY, and stay away from the Prednisone.

Do you mean Asacol by any chance?

 

[THEEGAME2544]

Nope! Go on yahoo and do a search for: COLAZAL ( balsalazide disodium ). It's a new drug introduced recently.

 

[japhilo]

Hi, just started a similar dosage of the prednisone myself. Started at 40 mg for two weeks and am now tapering by 5 mg every week until Im off of it. Just wondering if you were able to make gains in the gym during your duration of the prednisone?

 

[Tweacle]

Hi there, I was on a weeks course of 40mg a day back in May and it always makes me feel like WonderWoman! I managed to kick-start my training with it and trained like a beast that week and it set me in really good stead and now on a very succesful run of training and muscle gain. Just make sure you train hard during that time and drink loads of water. You will feel more hungry but make sure you eat plenty of protein and NO CRAP! Good luck.

 

[DocToxin8]

While it is catabolic, and long term use lead to dependence (you can die if u stop abruptly, cortisol is a life essential hormone), if you look at the prescribing info for winstrol depot (Zambon) it's used to counter the catabolic effects of corticosteroids.

All AAS can be used, but take into consideration why you're on the prednisolone in the first place.
Maybe rest is needed, then I'd only supply a very light course of AAS to prevent catabolism. Or if really sick, maybe avoid AAS altogether.

I see this thread is old, if anyone has any current questions regarding this I will try to answer more in depth.
Get well. Be happy.

 

[RedWhiteNBlue]

Take a look at Jerry Lewis.

 

[polarbear1134]

Ok.. I start Prendisone tomorrow 9 5mg tabs a day... I need to know if it is at all possible to gain muscle while on a catabolic steroid. I just got out of the hospital a month ago so I am severely under weight (170 lbs). My muscle is coming back quickly but I'm afraid that the prendisone is going to stop it totally.

Do you guys have any knowledge on this? I'm not on any anabolic steroids by the way. I've been natural for 1 and half now.

Dude be careful on that. One time for my arthritis when they were trying to find something that would get it under control they stuck me of 40MG a day of prednisone...less than what you are saying...within 2 weeks I could not even watch tv without wanting to cry everytime anything even remotely sad happened. Just trying to talk to a girl would have my hands shaking. I went to my family DR and she immediately took me off it and said this was a common side effect of too much prednisone and that the arthritis DR would have to try something else.

Common sides
More common

• Aggression
• agitation
• anxiety
• blurred vision
• decrease in the amount of urine
• dizziness
• fast, slow, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
• headache
• irritability
• mental depression
• mood changes
• nervousness
• noisy, rattling breathing
• numbness or tingling in the arms or legs
• pounding in the ears
• shortness of breath
• swelling of the fingers, hands, feet, or lower legs
• trouble thinking, speaking, or walking
• troubled breathing at rest
• weight gain

It's some bad stuff in large amounts.