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Dexamethasone
2018-08-19
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Written by a family member
Written by a family member 19th August 2018
Keep of this if at all possible.
Side effects are awful !!!!.
If it can be substituted with another steroid like Press please, pleasecsubstitute where ever possible.
My daughter was given these in hospital with no information or discussion by her doctors- she was not informed if any if the side effects.
She suffered from swelling if the face ( it was so bad as her mother I didn't recognise her) her appetite increa
See and she couldn't get enough food - visitors had to bring in additional food to support her hunger pangs. Yet she list 5.5kgs in 10 days in hospital.
She lost muscle - had muscle dystrophy when she was discharged we had to go private to see a physio.
She had shiet term memory loss. Eyesight was affected she ciylxng focus properly and had difficulty seeing.. She couldn't recall conversations.
She began to halucinate.
I really don't know how these drugs have z licence - THEY SHOULD BE BANNED !!!!