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).

Prednisone for lower back nerve pain

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I am 66 and just had a very successful knee replacement. I was a very active tennis player and coach and am working out to getting back. My knee is fine but since the surgery I have a reoccurring lower back pain that feels like a nerve pain which it comes and goes quickly. My doctor has been...

by thomast15282317 over a year ago

side effects of nutropin aq

If there are any people posting on this forum who have a history of side effects with nutropin aq, please let me know about them! I know that there are side effects to every medication and that not everyone taking the medication will get the side effects that are listed, but I would still like to be...

by richardo_155686155686 over a year ago

concerned

My son is 18 and has uc he is in the hospital and doctors are trying to figure out what medicine would be better for him. He has been on steriods by Iv and oral since june 2007 when they cut him back he has problems.He has also been on ennama's with steriods 2400 mg a day of assacol, protonics he...

by nanamomof3@yahoo.com over a year ago

A woman goes blind after using online drugs

A woman who was buying and using oral steroids online for four years was diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes and signs of glaucoma, both steroids’ side effects. She self-diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and bought oral steroids from an online pharmacy in Thailand. Steroids are...

by Heather_2 over a year ago

Are there other ways to treat this?

I'm scheduled to have the injection next week, I'm scared of because they tryed to give me a epidural Wnen I had my baby but this was years ago. But I realy don't think that the side effects have changed or the feeling has changed at all. But my question is what if any can be...

by Donna over a year ago

labrum injury? cortisone injections?

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i have recently been diagnosed with a torn labrum in my shoulder. I am a starting player on my junior colleges baseball team. and taking time off is not really my greatest option. i can still throw but at times the pain becomes almost unberable. I was also told by a few of my fellow baseball...

by tommy123456789 over a year ago

cortison shot pain

I had a cortisone shot by my PCP. I don't know what happened. I've had other shots in my knees by the ortho MD. This time, I am in such pain. It seems to move either right below the knee or below the knee. I hurt all the time. I woke up 11 times in 5 hours last night due to the pain. I have no...

by sauve1200091028 over a year ago

Mouth Ulcers from past 10-12 years..reason?

Hi...i am 26 year old.....i am suffering from mouth ulcers problem from past 10 to 12 years.....i don't know wat may the reason for it.....is there a slution for this problem??? I tried alopathic as wel as homiopathic but didn't get any solution.......Can anybody help me...???? :(

by Shivaraj105720 over a year ago

Steroid Shots

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I had 3 steroid shots 3 months ago, I HAVE HAD HAIR GROWTH ON MY FACE! WEIGHT GAIN OR SWEELING ON MY FACE, STOMACH, LEGS AND FEET MOOD SWINGS - DEPRESSION AND FATIGUE THESE THINGS ARE SO TRAMATIZING THAT I DONT WANNA LEAVE MY HOUSE. I EXERCISE AND EAT RIGHT AND I CAN'T GET RID OF THE WEIGHT GAIN...

by sgreen46372 over a year ago

How long to take fluticasone propionate?

I was prescribed this medication by my doctor but she did'nt tell me how long to use it for and it does not mention it on the directions. So if you can answer that question for me i would really appreciate it. Thank You.

by Guest over a year ago