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A prolonged use of a steroid cream caused a severe case of Cushing's syndrome. My appearance changed hideously. I became hump-backed with a bloated face and belly. I developed a leak in the valve to my heart. As skin eruptions from cysts and ingrown hairs deformed me, I hid from the stares of people and the "monster" on the mirror.
My head lost hair and my face grew it! I was home for almost four years because chronic fatigue robbed me of my strength and depression stole my spirit.
What happened to me is happening to others nationwide, due various steroid prescriptions. Many physicians and pharmacists fail to inform consumers about steroids in their medications. Manufacturers do not label their products as containing steroids. Many doctors do not follow manufacturers' recommendations for testing and usage. Steroids can work wonders if prescribed and used correctly, but incompetence can prove fatal.
Problems related to steroid prescriptions are devastating and can be prevented just by informing and educating the public. People are becoming addicted and sick from different kinds of steroids-and they don't even know it.
Locally, I provide the only information network for those who suffer from prescription steroid-induced medical conditions. Steroid-induced conditions are difficult to recognize-even for physicians.
My story was published in the Las Vegas Sun and was aired on our local NBC news affiliate. My case changed the labeling of Lotrisone cream at Smith's Pharmacies across the U.S.
My best medicine is helping others with steroid-induced medical problems and working for federal legislation of the labeling of steroids.
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