Is cortisone really a steroid?
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It sure is--and it can be nasty if it is not used as prescribed.
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This is a common side effect of prednisone. You should call your physician and ask him or her to prescribe an alternative steroid (like Medrol). This is usually as effective and has a better side effect profile.
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It depends what you mean by steroids.If you are taking about glucocorticoids such as prednisone,there is a danger that you will have a flare up of the disease for which you were taking the drug.i.e. an autoimmune disease.If you are taking about anabolic steroids you should taper slowly so that your testes will start producing it again otherwise you will have no sex drive.
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There is nothing wrong with taking prednisone if it is administered as directed. Prednisone is a miracle drug. If you do not trust your son's doctor, seek a second opinion, but not online.
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Pulmacort? The reason your doctor prescribed it is because the benefits outweigh sides. Yup.\n\nThat being said, I fricken hate steroids, I'm too small to be using them, and I get the side effects that no one else gets. Depression, mood swings, it screws with your cortisone. I only weight 55 kg though, 125 lbs.
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Cortisone shots, Prednisone, etc.
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Only if you take steroids!
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Dianabol is not a medicine - it is an anabolic steroid. It is illegal to purchase it without a perscription by a doctor in most countries.\nMost found over the internet are fake and could be dangerous.
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Steroids and Triterpenes
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Relacore is yet another product (similar to Cortislim and Cortidrene) that claims weight gain is the result of excess stress.\n\nThese products give unfounded hope to people who are attempting to lose weight. False and misleading claims have significant health consequences to individuals that may be overweight because these products do not produce the desired results.\n\nHowever, as with most fat burners, there is a germ of truth behind the Relacore pitch. It all centers around the body's stress hormone, cortisol. Cortisol is the body's main stress hormone, and is required for many vital purposes -- proper glucose metabolism, blood pressure, immune function and inflammatory response are a few. In times of stress, either mental or physical, the body can produce an excessive amount of cortisol. At these high levels, cortisol is a nasty little number indeed. It can negatively affect cognitive performance, suppress thyroid function, foster blood sugar imbalances and the subsequent deposition of body fat, decrease bone density, as well as other things. Athletes don't like cortisol, as it is catabolic -- i.e., muscle-wasting, rather than anabolic -- i.e., muscle building.\n\nBottom line is... excess cortisol levels may indeed be *somewhat* responsible for excess fat deposition and weight gain, no doubt about it. Now back to Relacore. The main ingredient, as it pertains to cortisol control, is Magnolia bark. A small dose of honokiol, or a magnolia bark extract standardized for honokiol content, can help to "de-stress" you without making you sleepy, while a larger dose might have the effect of knocking you out. When compared to pharmaceutical agents such as Valium (diazepam), honokiol appears to be as effective in its anti-anxiety activity, yet not nearly as powerful in its sedative ability.\n\nSo it seems that Relacore may indeed be able to reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol through the effects of Magnolia bark contained in its formulation (other ingredients, like Passion Flower extract, also help exert a calming effect). However, that's a far cry from saying you're actually going to lose weight with this stuff. Most people don't gain weight simply because they are stressed (although for some, stress does equate with overeating). \n\nNope, most of us gain weight because we are inactive and consume too many calories. Very simple.
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Nothing has been proven but the steroids Bonds has been alleged to have taken:\nThe Cream- Used in conjuction with other steroids to mask them from tests\nThe Clear (Tetrahydrogestrinone, THG)- An anabolic steroid\nInsulin\nTestosterone Decanoate (Mexican Beans)- A fast acting steroid\nTrenbolone- It is used to improve muscle quantity of cows\n\nArnold Schwarzenegger used steroids in his body building career before the US deemed them illegal. The primary steroid he used was Dianabol although he probably used others in conjuction
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It is produced naturally, but the people using this are using more than the body is meant to use and thus it enhances their performance. It's the new steroid, so to speak. It used to be harvested from corpses, but today it's synthesized in a lab. It could prolong your life, or shorten it. Our bodies aren't meant to use so much of things like this naturally. When you increase something that's there naturally to an unnatural level, then you run into troubles. Our bodies make steroids too, but these people use too much it's why they have problems. One thing that could happen with people that use HGH is that their pituitary gland could shrink and not function properly, thus creating problems when they eventually stop using. the way it enhances performances it that it allows the body to heal faster meaning that a player won't miss time when hurt, minor things become almost nothing and it allows people to spend more time in the gym giving them a chance to become bigger and stronger.
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Let’s start here; first and foremost steroids are not magic! They are not the sole ingredient that will make a super physique. Now don’t get me wrong, steroids do work, but not in the way the media hype would have you to believe. The way steroids are portrayed in the media is absolutely false. They make it seem as if taking AAS is what led the athlete to be as “great” as he or she was…again, false. Did they help the athlete? Absolutely, but without an already established diet and training program they would not have produced the results that they did. \n\nLet’s now turn to competitive bodybuilding, since that is the easiest place for me to argue my points. As a competitive BB myself, I have used AAS for sometime now. When I first started I started out very slow, low doses usually one compound per cycle, just to see how my body would react to various compounds…but I did not do this until I had first spent several years in the gym and several years researching AAS…there is a lot to be said for reaching and establishing a good “natural” base, and even more to be said about establishing a firm grip on the reality of AAS before starting to use them. \n\nNow do I think that taking AAS is dangerous? It can be, but I am a firm believer that with responsible use they can be a very useful tool in aiding any competitive bodybuilder. When you hear all of the horror stories in the news about AAS you can 9 times out of 10 pin point what really caused the problem. For example, inadequate information about the proper way to use AAS by the user, lack of knowledge about how to come off AAS cycles, i.e. PCT, use of recreational drugs and or alcohol while on an AAS cycle, poor hygiene habits in using AAS…the list could go on and on. \n\nNext off you might ask, should AAS be part of the plan for a competitive bodybuilder? Maybe, maybe not, but they are a reality of the sport and because of this reality they are necessary for anyone who wishes to be truly competitive in the sport. \n\nWhat about long term affects? In the post above mine the individual states that taking AAS will damage you later in life. Is this true? It may be, but if proper precautions are taken I would say this is false. For example, if you have two 50 yr old men, 1 took AAS for years, the other didn’t, and will the user be worse off then the non-user? In terms of testosterone levels absolutely not. By age 50 whether you have used AAS or not your test levels will be approaching the bottom end of the spectrum…after all, why do you think so many men over 50 now find themselves on HRT. \n\nAs far as other risk, sure there may be some down the road; no one has ever said that the AAS game is perfect and that no harm will come. With that in mind it is up to each individual to weigh these risks themselves to determine if AAS is right for them. It may or may not be a risky game, but so many things in life are a risk and to reach certain goals risk are often part of the equation \nHonestly I’m not exactly sure what all you are looking for here, so I hope some of this helps out. If there is anything at all you’d like to know or ask about AAS please feel free to PM me with questions and I will be glad to help you out.
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definitely u have to rebuild.....cortisone gives u relief not cure....long term cortisone can take u to very bad side effects...and with out rebuilding may b one day ur shoulder will b completely useless
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Steroids are only illegal in competition. It's not against federal, state, or local laws to use steroids.
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NO-they do not test for steroids in firfighters nor cops or army or anything of that matter...steroids are rarley tested because the tests cost to much.\n\nsteroid tests are among some of the most expensive teste available
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As an ex-model, steroids had done wonders for my body and my career. I've done them the smart way, under the supervision of a doctor (who's my friend) and few famous professional body builders (I'm a female)\nIt depends how you do steroids, what amounts in what period of time you do, what kind of "antidotes" you use after the "cycle" to clean out your liver/kidneys and whole body.\n\nOne thing that I will vouch for 'till the end of my days is Human Growth Hormone. It is not considered a 'steroid" but you can think of it as one. hGH has saved my life, rebuilt all destroyed organs in my body (as a youngster, I did lots of heavy drugs while partying too much), it made me totally healthy. Since a kit works for 7 years ahead, my body STILL burns fat on it's own, all my wrinkles from tanning too much dissapeared, my hair and skin are just flawless. all doctors I told the truth to, confirmed that it is because I took hGH. When I first started taking it, I was only 18- it made me grow 2 inches taller. And I didn't get any side effects from it, because I took prescribed dosages.\n\nSteroids are not totally "evil". It's evil and wrong to take them without previous research and supervision of those who know how to take them safely.