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12 Jan 2005
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Cortisone and gaining weight?
I'm asthmatic and take medication that contains cortisone-the weight that one supposedly puts on while on it, is that also caused by increased appetite like the answer on trepeline?
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Lila
Some of the undesirable side-effects of cortisone treatment includes water retention and increased appetite, which both may lead to an increase in weight.
Some of the undesirable side-effects of cortisone treatment includes water retention and increased appetite, which both may lead to an increase in weight.
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