Illinois steroid attorneys represent clients who have been hurt or killed by steroid drugs. People may take steroids to help them gain muscle mass or for medical reasons.  For example, anabolic steroids are most commonly taken by athlete and body builders to build up their muscle mass and to gain an unfair physical advantage in their sport. Corticosteroids are used to regulate medical conditions such as a compromised immune system or metabolism.

There are several different ways in which steroids can be taken by a user.  The medication can be injected, taken orally or rubbed onto the skin.  Many users believe that taking the drugs for a period for time and then stopping is most effective in building muscle mass while other users believe that increasing the dose to the maximum amount and then decreasing it again in a cyclical fashion is the most effective way to build muscle mass.  No matter how the steroids enter the body or in what manner they are taken, the effect can be very dangerous.

However, many people take steroids without even knowing it and they too are at risk for injuries.  ABC news reported that a study by a non-profit group found that 13 of 52 or about one quarter of the weight gain supplements they tested contained steroids.  These were supplements that were legally on the market, and users of those supplements took them without knowing that they contained steroids.  If the supplements were taken in sufficient quantities then users could have incurred the injuries described below.

The Dangers of Steroid Use: Common Steroid Injuries

The effects of steroid use can be complex.  Both medical patients and other users of steroid drugs should be alert to:

  • Significant changes in behavior or mood: steroids can contribute to psychiatric illness. Some steroid users become aggressive while others have other symptoms such as irritability, delusions or impaired judgment
  • Depression and Suicide: steroids can be addictive and withdrawal can create an extreme reaction including depression and suicidal tendencies.
  • Liver damage
  • Fluid retention
  • High blood pressure
  • Cholesterol problems
  • Renal failure
  • Changes in appearance and sexual characteristics

Contact Your Illinois Steroid Attorney

Serious injuries can result from steroid use.  If you have suffered from these injuries due to the negligence of your doctor or because you took a health supplement which contained steroids then you should contact your Illinois steroid injury lawyer who can advise you as to your rights.

Dolan Law Offices represents patients who have suffered injuries from steroid use throughout Illinois and the greater Chicagoland area, including Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County, and the towns of Aurora, Addison, Chicago Heights, Joliet, Hillsdale, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, Des Plains, Schaumburg, Palatine, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Wheaton, Waukegan, Inverness, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Bartlett, Itasca, Bloomingdale and Oak Park.

Please contact us today for a free consultation.  The Chicago steroid injury attorneys of Dolan Law Offices will not collect a fee from you unless your case results in a monetary verdict or settlement.