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Corticosteroids (Hormonal preparations)

Corticosteroids are drugs related to cortisol, a hormone produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are used primarily as anti-inflammatories but could be also used for treating some malignancies or natural hormone deficiency. Corticosteroid Drugs Include: Betamethasone (Celestone), Budesonide (Entocort EC), Cortisone (Cortone), Dexamethasone (Decadron), Hydrocortisone (Cortef), Prednisolone (Prelone), Prednisone (Deltasone) and Triamcinolone (Kenacort, Kenalog).

what can i do to help the face swelling while i am on prednisone

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I have been on prednisone for a few months now, the swelling of the face is freaking me out along with the weight gain. what can i do to help the swelling of the face.

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steroid shot

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on friday, i received a cortisone shot in my lower back muscle for pain relief. by saturday night, the pain was much better. however, i am having a host of side effeccts, sever nausea, diarrhea, night sweats, headache and internal shaking. i assume these are side effects from the cortisone shot....

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side effects from cortisone shots

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  Recently my fiance has gone for his 3rd cortisone shot between his L4 and L5 disc in his lower back. About 10 days after the shot he became violently ill, with nausea, sever abdominal pain and vomiting. This his happened a few times in the past with multiple visits to multiple hospitals. Blood...

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cortisone shot reactions

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I had a cortisone shot yesterday and had severe headaches all night long as well as night sweats. The headache lasted through today. I slept about 4 hours. is this normal? Worried knee sufferer

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synvisc injections and health insurance coverage for it

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DOES HEALTH INSURANCE COVER SYNVISC INJECTIONS, I HAVR UNITED HEALTHCARE IN FLORIDA, I HAVE CONSTANT [PAIN IN MY KNEES AND THEY SWELL UP AT TIMES WITH WATER, I HAVE GOTTEN CORTESONE SHOTS IN THE PAST WHICH HELPED, MY ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR RECOMMENDED SYNOVIAL FLUID INJECTIONS. THANK YOU

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steroid injections in the hip

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My mom has got steroid injection in the hip for the severe pain she’s been having. The rested whole day after, there was little numbness on the skin too. Why did they give her steroid injection?

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soreness in shoulders after cortizone shot

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I had a cortizone shot in my right and left shoulder about 6 weeks ago. My shoulders and upper arms have been sore and tender ever since.  I'm so frustrated. I had no relief from the shots at all. I'm going back to the rheumatologist soon, but the last visit, she didn't mention adverse side effects...

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Cortisone injection severe pain.

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I resently got a coritison injection epideral for a herniated disc in my neck the day after i couldn't move i was in so much pain it started to decrease after a few day, but it has now been 2 weeks and i have pain along my spine half way down my back, has anyone else experinced this?

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PREDNISONE killed my brother

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Hi, I had a brother who died from leukemia, but I suspect that the cause of his death was Prednisone. John had become really worried about his health, while he was still alive, because he was on that drug. He had those panic attacks and was all weird about it. Now he`s dead and I`m afraid that he...

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low sex drive after steroids

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A couple of years ago i did a couple of courses of steroids. Before i did the steroids i always had a high sex drive. During the steroids i had an even higher sex drive which was brilliant. A couple of months after the steroids my sex drive changed, it dropped dramatically and is now affecting my...

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