(ATDN) Side effects of steroids

(ATDN) Side effects of steroids

Treatment Review No. 14; November 1994

The benefits of using certain types of steroids to treat the muscle and weight loss that people with HIV may develop are still unknown. Doctors are understandably concerned about using steroids due to their well-known side effects. One of the known side effects of steroids can be severe depression. Steroids used for increasing muscle mass and putting on weight are called anabolic steroids. People with wasting due to HIV infection are sometimes treated with anabolic steroids.

For a Simple Facts Sheet about the use of steroids, including the muscle building kinds sometimes used by body builders, call us and we will send you one right away. If you want a more detailed description, just ask. We would be pleased to send you the information we have. Simple Facts Sheets are part of our new program, The Access Project. The program is sponsored by Pfizer Roerig. The Network's toll-free national treatment access and information number is (800) 734-7104.

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