Steroids Stole My Summer

Prepare for the unpredictable. While steroids can effectively treat many conditions, they can have devastating physical and psychological side effects.Ryan had not been sleeping normally for three weeks, due to the overprescribing of steroids from a simple ear infection. Prednisone gave him insomnia, reducing his sleep from nine hours to four hours a night. This led to a manic event, followed by a visit to a crisis center and seventeen days in a behavior center. Ryan was released with a dia...