What is Intravenous Steroid medication? Is there any side effect if applied in the body?
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Your wife will experience rapid weight gain, "moon face" (puffy, roundness in the face), SUPPRESSED IMMUNITY, mood swings, infertility and insomnia.\n\nI capitalized suppressed immunity because it's extremely important. Your wife will be more prone to illness. She has to watch what she eats (no more soft cheese, coldcuts, or anything else risky) so she doesn't get sick from contamination.\n\nBeing on steroids sucks, but it is necessary to treat the problem. eventually, she should be weaned off the meds and things should return to normal (including most of the weight -- she'll still have to work some of it off, though).
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steroids are dangerous. Don't use them
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In spite of some other responses, steroid nasal sprays are perfectly fine for recurrent sinus inflammation.  They are typically prescribed for people that have sinus infections over and over.  The amount of steroid that gets into the blood stream through the nose is very minimal and hasn't been shown to cause the side effects that taking oral steroids does.  If you have a serious other condition (such as diabetes or glaucoma) then you should probably not take any steroids, but if you are lucky enough to not have these other conditions, then steroids are perfectly acceptable.
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Here are a couple of sites on the side effects...If I were you, DO NOT take Steroids!
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Cortisone is a natural substance in your body, it means your body produces it. An excess cortisone produces what's called Cushing's Syndrome. In it your body starts to swell, specially your face. Cortisone (and it's derivates like dexametasone, prednisolone, triancinolone) are by far the best anti-imflamatory drugs available. Inmflamation is what's causing most likely the pain, so that's why it's the drug of choice. You can help by doing physical therapy, putting ice then a warm towel. As for herbal medicine, I really don't know much. There's a cream called Swedish Bitters, it contains a substance called Capsaicin (sp?) that actually inhibits the transmission of pain, maybe you could try it if you've had enough of cortisone.
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STOP TAKING STERIODS!  In addition to making you sterile (which is possible, but there is no guarantee that it is doing this to you), it can also cause heart disease and cancer, not to mention make you look and sound like a man.\n\nSo as I said, there is no guarantee that steriods are making you sterile, so you should use some form of birth control.  You should definitely not mix birth control drugs with steriods, so if you don't feel like following my advice and stopping the steriods (did I mention that performance enhancing drugs are illegal?), youl should use a condom for protection.
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what kind of steroids..the effects vary according to type so whats the name of the steroid\n\nand what the guy below said about shortening is not true. long term effects causes the body to be chemical unbalanced meaning less estrogen or test which would have impact on testicles not the penis
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Eat less, exercise more. Talk to your doctor about the steroid impact on your body so that you can set up a good diet and exercise plan for your needs.
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Plants, like fruits and vegetables, can be genetically engineered to produce bigger fruits. Steriods are naturally produced by the adrenal gland in mammals. Fruits are not mammals. I have never heard of fruits on steroids. Steroids are very powerful and very toxic. I have taken steroids for 3 years for an inflammatory autoimmune disease. You are probably referring to anabolic steroids. Since steroids are so dangerous do you think the Food and Drug Administration would allow them to be in fruits without your knowledge. Eat the pomegranate. The antioxicdants will do you both some good. There are no steroids in that fruit.
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I reckon most of the above are partially correct but they don't really address your question. \n\nWe are all aware of the side effects from steroid abuse (note abuse) Steroids or testosterone can be taken depending on type and dosage while being monitored by a doctor quite successfully. It's the monster bodybuilders and 'self medicaters' that 'stack' steroids daily who are likely to have complications and even die.\n\nThere is no one hormone aside from testosterone that will help you. HGH supplementation does work but only with a few products on the market- Most claim miracles - not really true. You do not take this until you pass 30. It stimulates the pitutary (sp) gland as it secretes less as we get older. It works and side effects are minimal - you must be under medical supervision once again.\n\nTestosterone does work but using the same caution as above\n\nUse -  Creatine / Glutamine / L-Arginine / Whey protein\n\nEnd of the day mate - eat good - workout hard - You'll look great
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"Oral delivery via tablets or capsules is largely inefficient due to exposure of the pharmaceutical agent to the metabolic processes of the body [2]. Therefore, a larger than necessary dose is often required and the maximum effectiveness of the drug is limited. Traditional intravenous (IV) administration is much more problematic. Specificity for IV injectable drugs is often low, necessitating large amounts of a drug be injected into a patient, creating a high concentration of the drug in the blood stream that could potentially lead to toxic side effects"
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Don't use steroids.They can kill you.On the news they said a man died because he used steroids.
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The Advair Diskus Inhaler is a very safe and effective medication and has very few side effects associated with its use.  The steriodal medication in the inhaler works locally in the lung with very little systemic activity. I have never heard of any death caused by Advair.   \n\nIf you have any concern or question of the risks or benifits of this medication in your individual situation, please talk to your doctor or pharmasist. They will know your spacific situation and any special risks or beifits to you from Advair.\n\nAnyone with COPD using Advair and discontinues its use, without professional medical advise could pose a great risk to themselves including the possiblity of death.
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No, it is not true.  Cortisone is regulated by the government and is a prescription drug; they cannot put it in over the counter items.
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Prednisone is used in the management of inflammatory conditions or diseases in which the immune system plays an important role\n\nPrednisolone is used to achieve prompt suppression of inflammation in many inflammatory and allergic conditions
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A steroid is anything that has the 4 ring "steroid" configuration, it can be anything from cholesterol to estrogen, it doesn't matter, all it has to do is have that 4 ring configurtion that looks like this: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~urdesai/intro.htm#Structure\n\nAn anabolic steroid is a specific type of steroid that causes growth.  It does not have to be muscle growth, just any kind of growth (that is what anabolic means, causing growth).  These are things like testosterone, estrogen, and androstenedione.
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I have had 7 ESI (epidural steroid injection) in my back.  It really doesn't hurt at all.  They don't give you a shot in the disc, they shoot the steroid in the muscle in the area where you are having pain.  You will feel some soreness for about 2 days but then most people get relief from the original pain.  \n\nA shot into a disc is called a Discogram.  This procedure is done in preparation for back surgery and it is extremely painful.\n\nI hope I cleared things up for you.  I have been through all of this and am now getting ready to have back surgery but please keep in mind my case is unusual.  Most people get relief from the steroid injection.  Please feel free to message me if you need more information.\n\nGood luck and God Bless!  :)