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The steroids in asthma inhalers and other medications such as pills and creams are called "corticosteroids", and should not be confused with the steroids used by body builders called "anabolic steroids". The following are links to corticosteroids and psychiatric side-effects:
Steroid-Induced Mental Disturbances (Study)
Psychiatric Adverse Drug Reactions: Steroid Psychosis (Dr.Richard Hall)
Steroids and Bipolar Disorder (About.com)
Corticosteroid-induced adverse psychiatric effects
Mood and Cognitive Changes During Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy
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Side effects of corticosteroid therapy. Psychiatric aspects.
Prevalence of adverse effects in corticosteroid dependent asthmatics
Safely Withdrawing Patients from Chronic Glucocorticoid Therapy
Mood changes during prednisone bursts in outpatients with asthma.
Inhaled and nasal corticosteroids: factors affecting the risks of systemic adverse effects.
Steroid Warning Network (Website on Steroid Info)
Askapatient (Website on side effects): Pulmicort Flovent Advair Rhinocort Nasacort Flonase