Can prednisone eye drops cause weight gain?

Honestly, I panicked so much and was checking my weight every day when I started these drops. But my doctor smiled and told me that oral steroid tablets cause major bloating, not these tiny eye drops. Don't stress, nothing of that sort will happen with just eye drops.

Actually, eye drops don't really affect your body weight yaar. Steroid pills do that because they go inside, but eye drops work locally. Just follow the doctor's dose and chill, nothing to worry about.

I used to ignore warnings about steroid side effects and once ended up with major eye pressure issues by using drops without checking. If you feel any unusual swelling or if your vision feels blurry, go straight to the eye clinic. Don't wait around thinking it is just a simple eye drop.

Beta, I have used prednisone drops twice after my cataract surgeries. There was absolutely no weight gain or bloating at all, even at my age. Just take them exactly as long as your doctor has advised, and don't worry unnecessarily.

See, the amount of steroid in eye drops is very small compared to tablets or injections. Just press the inner corner of your eye near the nose for a minute after putting the drops. This stops the medicine from draining into your throat and going into the body.