Oh, can I relate. Steroids make me manic AF. I've done things like text multiple friends, one by one, in the middle of the night to announce that I was leaving OR to move to AZ (I never did), freak out over absolutely nothing, and impulsively order cases of light bulbs that I didn't even remember until the day they showed up on the doorstep...and with a big bill to boot.
Every couple of years I will develop a case of bronchitis that goes into pneumonia, which in turn aggravates my asthma. I haven't had to take steroids in about five years, thank God, but I dread it because I get so ridiculous and end up alienating people.
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Anxiety
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