Side effects of hormone drugs for babies

If babies feel uncomfortable, it is best not to use hormone drugs, because they are in a stage of growth and development, and their physical fitness is very poor. If this drug is used rashly, it will bring serious side effects to their bodies, which will directly affect their growth and development, and even cause their emotions to become quite unstable.

1. Short-term, almost unavoidable side effects : insomnia, mood swings, increased appetite and weight gain

2. Common side effects in certain specific populations : hypertension (middle-aged and elderly people), diabetes (middle-aged and elderly people), peptic ulcer (previous ulcer), acne (teenagers)

3. When continuous high-dose hormones are used, the expected side effects are: Cushing's syndrome, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression, susceptibility to infection, osteonecrosis, myopathy, and delayed wound healing.

4. Delayed hidden side effects (may be related to cumulative dose) : osteoporosis, skin atrophy, cataracts, arteriosclerosis, growth retardation, fatty liver

5. Rare and unexpected side effects : severe mental illness, glaucoma, pancreatitis.

That is to say, although these side effects are numerous, none of them can directly endanger life, and most of them can be recovered after stopping the drug. Moreover, for a specific patient, whether there are other side effects besides the first one and to what extent the side effects appear depends on the patient's age, physical condition, dosage and time of use. Furthermore, even if not every side effect appears, even if these side effects are no longer a big deal, wouldn't it be nice not to have them at all?

1. Cushing's syndrome: manifested as central obesity (commonly known as full moon face, buffalo hump), acne, hirsutism, weakness, hypokalemia, edema, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, etc.; 2. Induce or aggravate infection (including tuberculosis);

3. Induce or aggravate gastrointestinal ulcers, and in severe cases, gastrointestinal bleeding; 4. Psychoneural symptoms: euphoria, excitement, insomnia, abnormal mood or induce schizophrenia-like, bipolar disorder-like mental disorders, and large doses can also induce epileptic seizures or convulsions; 5. Osteoporosis and aseptic femoral head necrosis; 6. Affect wound healing and children's growth and development;

7. Adrenal cortex atrophy or insufficiency: sudden discontinuation of the drug may cause symptoms of acute adrenal cortex insufficiency, such as dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, hypotension, hypoglycemia, and even coma or shock; 8. Steroid myopathy; 9. Inducing or aggravating the replication of hepatitis virus, leading to liver fire outbreaks, and even severe hepatitis, which is life-threatening; 10. Eye complications, such as increased intraocular pressure, glaucoma, cataracts, etc.; 11. Inducing or aggravating diabetes; 12. Others.