Should I take steroids as part of Covid treatment?
Steroids can be LIFE SAVING for Covid.
Use of steroids early in the infection, can be counterproductive, but can be life saving when taken at the RIGHT TIME.
📢 Do not self-medicate. Take steroids only on doctor's advice.
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Steroids can be LIFE SAVING for Covid.
Use of steroids early in the infection, can be counterproductive, but can be life saving when taken at the RIGHT TIME.
📢 Do not self-medicate. Take steroids only on doctor's advice.
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➡️ A Covid infection can be seen to have 2 phases: The initial phase which is the attack by the virus and the 2nd phase which is the response from our immune system.
The second phase which can happen from the 5th/6th say of infection can cause symptoms to turn severe.
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The second phase which can happen from the 5th/6th say of infection can cause symptoms to turn severe.
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➡️ Steroids administered during this phase, at the right dosage can help to suppress the storm caused by our own immune system and can be life saving.
➡️ But steroids are a double edge sword. It can cause diabetes to increase and suppress our immune response.
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➡️ But steroids are a double edge sword. It can cause diabetes to increase and suppress our immune response.
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➡️ This can give a window for 'opportunistic infections' like #mucormycosis to mount an attack.
📢 In short: Use of steroids during Covid has to be done ONLY UNDER doctor prescription. Do not rush to self medicate on steroids. Taken at the right time, it can be life saving.
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📢 In short: Use of steroids during Covid has to be done ONLY UNDER doctor prescription. Do not rush to self medicate on steroids. Taken at the right time, it can be life saving.
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