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Can Steroids Cause Weakness And Blurred Vision?

I am an American visiting Colombia, a 38 year old black male.Five days ago I went to a drug store for a flu shot, and they incompetently gave me a steroid, I have since experienced muscle weakness in legs shoulders other body parts and blurred vision....what can I do to remedy this, and what should I expect, I have high blood and take norvasc 5mg nightly. Thank you Ronald
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,

Yes, these are rare side effects of steroids. But do not worry, it will go away with time.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Diwashish Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
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Can Steroids Cause Weakness And Blurred Vision?

Hello, Yes, these are rare side effects of steroids. But do not worry, it will go away with time. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Diwashish Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist