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Can medications with steroids in them cause weight gain? are they dangerous to a person's overall health?

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Dr. Manish Varma answered

Specializes in Palliative Care

YES: Yes they can cause weight gain and yes they can cause a number of other medical illnesses including (but not limited to); diabetes, decreased immunity, decreased wound healing, mental disorders, insomnia ... It's a long list.

Answered 7/15/2013

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