Medical Glossary

    • Changes in how the liver enzymes break down chemicals

    • The liver might process drugs or poisons slower, faster, or differently.

    • Unusual ability to survive low oxygen

    • Your body can withstand oxygen deprivation better than usual.

    • Unstable automatic body functions

    • Heart rate, blood pressure, or temperature can fluctuate unpredictably.

    • Stress on heart and metabolism

    • Heart works harder; blood sugar, blood pressure, or circulation affected.

    • Slowed thinking or duller mental sharpness

    • Harder to focus, make decisions, or process information quickly.

    • Damage to organs happens, but signs show up late

    • Organs may be failing before anyone notices.

    • Poison is changed into other forms in the body more slowly than normal

    • Makes toxic effects show up later than expected.

    • Feeling disconnected from yourself or surroundings

    • Light confusion or zoning out; sense of unreality.

    • Intermittent sweating

    • Sweating in bursts or at unexpected times.

    • Stomach or digestive problems

    • Nausea, upset stomach, cramps, vomiting.

    • Random, tiny muscle twitches you can’t control

    • Small rippling under the skin, like quivering.

    • Symptoms appear less severe or later than they normally would

    • Someone looks healthier or less sick than they really are.

    • Shaking in muscles caused by nerves

    • Fine or visible tremors in arms, legs, or body.

    • Reduced inflammation in a situation where you might expect more

    • The body doesn’t get as “angry” as it normally would at damage or toxins.

    • The seriousness of poison effects might be misunderstood if other drugs or toxins are present

    • Doctors might think symptoms are caused by something else, not the main catalyst.

    • It takes longer than usual to fully recover

    • Healing and energy restoration are slowed.

    • When stopping the steroid, inflammation may suddenly flare up

    • The body overcompensates after the drug is gone.

    • Temporary changes to how the immune system works

    • Your body’s defenses might overreact or underreact for a short time.