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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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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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