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Corticosteroids are very powerful anti-inflammatories. Terrific effectiveness! But beware of the side effects of long-term use of cortisone, predisnone, solupred, cortancyl, etc. 00:00: Introduction: short-term use vs. long-term use 02:20: What are corticosteroids? 03:28: Beware of stopping the production of natural cortisol 05:24: Why take corticosteroids? 09:12: Side effects of corticosteroids 14:22: Do corticosteroids cause stomach ulcers? 15:12: Beware of infections for long-term treatments 16:40: Should you be careful for only 3 or 5 days of treatment? 18:13: Preventive measures to put in place when taking corticosteroids