As steroids have extensive beneficial effects in addition to the truth that psychiatrically related problems have been hiking to a great extent more or less in every country all over the world, a grand systematic investigation was carried out in the Great Britain by the research team from universities in United Kingdom, universities in France and the universities in America who reached their final conclusion after examining facts and figures from approximately three thousand and five hundred patients who were given the treatment with glucocorticords.
Generally speaking, any vertebrate’s cells consist of glucocorticords which are one of the types of steroid hormones. Having similar arrangement of molecules as the steroids which have influence on salt and water balances and steroids related to gender, they can also be called ‘steroids’. These contain many drawbacks such as bringing forth severe side effects like creating deficiencies in the immune system, high blood sugar, propensity to bleed, loss of bone density over time and creating too much of body fat. Regardless of these side effects, they also enhance the blood glucose level and lessen inflammation. Cortisol is on the most powerful, well known glucocorticoid.
The data from three thousand and seven hundred individuals who took prescribed oral glucorticoids was studied by the research team. It was found that twenty four percent of these individuals have had mental disarrangements while the average age of these individuals was fifty seven and a half years. Furthermore, ninety of these patients have tried to kill themselves while ten of them were victorious in doing so. These patients had also undergone from actions that could cause them to die, sudden severe confusion or mental illness. However, the effects whether therapeutic or adverse vary in accordance with age and gender. Also, hazards are increased for patients who take excessive portions of glucocorticoids and on a daily basis.
It is to be noted that doctors should direct patients prudently on taking glucocorticoids. Moreover, individuals prescribed by doctors to take glucocorticoids ought not to discontinue taking glucocordicoid unless advised by doctors.
