New,please Help If U Can(predisone)

HI,I KNOW THIS MIGHT NOT APPLY TO THIS BOARD ,BUT IM DESPERATE..I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HEALTHY AND EXERCISED,WALKING ALOT .BUT I GOT HIT WITH ASTHMA ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR IM ON IT DOING A TAPER FROM 80 MILS TO 0 ,..MY PROBLEM IS EVERYTIME I TAKE IT I PUT ON 10 POUNDS AND I KNOW PREDISONE IS KNOW FOR THAT BUT IM SEARCHING 4 ANY INFO THAT CAN HELP..IM NOT A JUNK FOOD EATER OR ANYTHING AND WITH ALL THE SIDE AFFECTS OF PREDISONE WHEN I TRY EVEN WALKING EVERY BONE IN MY BODY KILLS..ITS VERY HARD FOR ME WHEN I NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT MY WEIGHT AND NOW MY SELF ESTEEM IS LOW AND I CANT EVEN LOOK PEOPLE IN THE EYE WHO HAVE,NT SEEN ME FOR A COUPLE YEARS ..THEY DONT EVEN RECONIZE ME.WILL ENOUGH CRYING ABOUT IT ,I JUST WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW MUCH ABOUT THIS STERIOD AND IF THERES ANYTHING I CAN DO ,ALL THE DOCS SAY IS THAT ITS A SIDE EFFECT AND IM BETTER OFF HEAVY AND BREATHING ,THAN NOT BREATHING AT ALL..ANY INFO WILL BE SOOOO APPRECIATED..THANKS RACH- [email protected]

Well for all it's worth, here is a link to an asthma board.. Become a member, and see if anyone can answer your questions bro...

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/f...splay.php?f=16

Good luck.. I would assume the weight you are putting on is water, and not fat... did the doc give you any detail to what kind of weight you will be gaining?