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Liner Notes
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Body
& Soul
Voice Care with David M. Alessi, M.D
SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROIDS
MBADC: What are the long-term effects of steroid shots?
DA: Number one, they will allow a performer to permanently injure their
vocal cords, because they will mask some underlying problem. Number two, they can cause
you to lose a hip. They can cause thinning of tissues of vocal cords and things like that,
they can cause dimples in your butt where the shot was given—that’s very rare
but I’ve seen that. They can make you really moody. They can make you acutely
depressed--if you’re a little bit depressed to begin with and you get a steroid shot,
they can make you acutely very depressed.
MBADC: Can that depression be long-term after the shots have stopped?
DA: No.
MBADC: So it’s only while it’s in your body.
DA: Yes, exactly.
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