Medrol And Muscle, Tendon, Ligament Wasting

Upon starting medrol I started to lose muscle. I lost 15 lbs of muscle in 2 months 3 years ago when I first started taking it. When I started taking my thyroid med it slightly countered the effects of the medrol. I understand that steroids like medrol will make you lose muscle, bones, and tendons, but not at this rate. I mean I've heard of people being on medrol for decades and they're still alive and well. The muscle loss is so severe that at times it seems like it's a weekly thing of losing inches on my waist line and my legs shrinking. Has anyone here experienced severe muscle loss by taking 4 mg of medrol? I mean like losing muscle over night within like 3 days at a time sometimes?

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How do you know it's muscle loss? Has your doctor diagnosed it as such?

Have you had any evaluations done to see if the problem may be due to something else?

What are you taking it to treat?

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