 [ Symptoms ] can prednisone cause fibromyalgia  i believe that i took prednisone too long and it caused my muscle pain which was diagnosed as fibromyalgia i also believe that there is not a doctor in the world that would admit to this since they benefit a lot financially from prescribing this dangerous steroid in my case i took it for months my face was swollen gained weight etc what do you think [ Disease ] the american college of sports medicine recommends 05   8g of protein per pound of body weight for those who lift weights or are training for your weight that would be between 75 120g protein