omg i thought it was just me i was given prednisone for a skin disorder starting off with 8 a day (5mgx8 is 40mg) and then decreasing on every week so first week 8 a day and then second week 7 for a week etc but i didn't know how much it can mess with you moody, increased hunger, increased urination, excitable, tiredness/weakness, nausea and most recently tachycardia my heart felt like it was gonna jump out of my chest....whatever you do you can't just stop taking it your body will go into shock and you can actually die...i'm still on it even tho i've had all of these side effect there just decreasing me every 4 days instead of 7 talk to your doctor there are other cortisone meds they can give you!

My son just finished a 6 week course for a nonlupus related condition.

I noticed that he ate ALOT, and his face took on a moon shape feature. He also was taking naps and he's 10. So there are definantly side effects.