This may be a little long.. but I thot it was amusing (or terrif...

This may be a little long.. but I thot it was amusing (or terrifying). No one website provided this entire list, I merged and edited a few. My favorite is "... this is not a complete list." You will not get all, or even most, of these side effects, but they are possible. This is not a complete list. an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives); a weakened immune system in general, leaving you open to infection sensitivity to sunlight - avoid too much sun heat intolerance "moon face" - a swollen, rounded facal shape sodium retention, fluid retention, edema (swelling) congestive heart failure, from "steroid myopathy" potassium loss, alkalosis (increased alkalinity such as sodium, in the blood) hypertension - high blood pressure (severe headache or blurred vision) muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass osteopenia - loss of bone density, osteoporosis - extreme loss of bone density ;bone and joint changes osteoporosis tendon rupture, especially of the Achilles tendon spinal compression fractures aseptic necrosis of femoral and humeral heads - severe knee and hip joint problem, possibly requiring replacement joints chronic fractures of your long bones peptic ulcer with possible perforation and hemorrhage nausea, vomiting anorexia, weight loss increased appetite, weight gain, sudden weight gain (more than 5 pounds in a day or two) diarrhea or constipation pancreatitis - inflamed pancreas abdominal distention - swelling of the stomach ulcerative esophagitis - inflammation of the esophagus (tube that leads to your stomach), with sores slow wound healing thin, fragile skin petechiae - blood spots on the skin ecchymoses - black and blue pools of blood under the skin from ruptured blood vessels facial erythema - abnormal redness of the facial skin hirsutism - abnormal hair growth acne urticaria - hives heavy sweating headache convulsions vertigo neuritis - impaired or lost reflexes paresthesias - sensation of numbness, tingling or burning menstrual irregularities Cushingoid state failure of adrenal gland to produce enough hormones in times of stress stunted growth in children hypercholesterolemia - high cholesterol low carbohydrate tolerance adult onset diabetes increased need for insulin in diabetics hypoglycemia - low blood sugar cataracts increased pressures in the eye glaucoma, with possible damage to the optic nerves secondary eye infections due to fungi or viruses exophthalmos - abnormal bulging out of the eyeballs hallucinations psychosis euphoria, mood changes accelerated atherosclerosis - coronary artery disease heart arrhythmias due to potassium deficiency syncope - fainting necrotizing angiitis - serious inflammation of blood vesssels or lymph ducts night sweats, nightmares, insomnia