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How do steroids affect with the chemistry of your body?
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Taken orally it can: Raise your blood glucose, can elevate your blood pressure and can make you feel "wired" and disturb your sleep. Long term effects are weight gain at the upper back and cheeks, skin stretch marks and a few others.
Answered 9/28/2016
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