are very real and all too common these days. Topical steroids are over-prescribed and causing a host of problems. I know because I am one of the unfortunate ones that found out the hard way. I have been using topical steroid creams most of my life and I am 56 years old, and now in my 6th month of the painful withdrawal stages.
I also was diagnosed with osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, chronic fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome by 45 years old. I know that 30