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).

numbness that transfers to different places after receiving cortisone shot

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I got a cortisone shot in my foot 2 months ago. I have had the oddest symptoms and the doctors won't blame it on the shot. They have scared me by suggesting it might be ms or some other disease. I have numbness that transfers to different places. It started with my foot but...

by reggie over a year ago

Predisone changed personality of my husband. He was on it for only a 7 days and not tapered off

My husband was on predisone for only 7 days and not tapered off. Now I find him to be total changed . His personality, anger, aggressive. What is the reason after his withdrawal from this medication taken for a deaf ear

by Guest over a year ago

Long term use of cortisone injections-side effects

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Hello, I have been receiving cortisone injections every 4 weeks in my scalp for alopecia areota. I have been getting the injections for 13 months now, over he past year ive experienced horrible GI problems as well as frequent nausea. The injections have also caused my periods to be heavy and...

by Guest over a year ago

DEATH: a side effect of prednisone. are all man made medications beneficial?

Coming home from a funeral for my aunt, who was in fact 61 years old, I wonder to myself : are all man made medications beneficial? My late aunt was on prednisone, and no, not for a few weeks. As she suffered from severe arthritis, she was on prednisone for 36 YEARS STRAIGHT. They...

by Guest over a year ago

Long period after steroid injection

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Hi, I had a steroid injection into my back for a herniated disk six weeks ago. I got my period as normal two weeks ago and still have it. I went to docs and he gave me some tablets to stop the bleeding and I'm booked for an internal next week. But something made me google the link between...

by Guest over a year ago

Hiccups after cortisone shots.

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I'm a 40 year old male and I receive cortisone shots bilateral every three months. My Ortho Doc advised me that knee replacement is the next step but I work two physically demanding jobs and have 4 daughters so I need to keep the green rolling in. The cortisone helps tremendously for about 6 weeks...

by Guest over a year ago

Cortisone shot, now muscle pain and I'm pending for surgery

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I have had several cortisone shots over time, but have never had the pain I am having now. I have severe muscle tightness in my upper back--in the outside area of the shoulder blade area. I am supposed to have a arthroscopy in a week. Do you think I should still do it? The procedure is to "explore"...

by Victoria over a year ago

weight gain from steriod injections in knee

Oh my goodness! It just dawned on me to look online about this. I hate this weight that I put on from the injections. I will be looking further on how to reduce pain with these horrible injections.

by Guest over a year ago

Decreased mobility right after cortisone shot in shoulder

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I just had a cortisone shot in my shoulder joints at 11:30a today. I used to be able to lift arm out to side but pain. Now I can hold my arm up. I can't raise it more than a few inches and if I help with my other arm to get raised, when I try to lower I have no control. Arm just flops down. I...

by Guest over a year ago

After the Corticosteroid shots I put on massive fat weight and blood sugar and pressure went up

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Oh, yeah I am a weight train person too (but have not taken the type of steroids you are talking about to increase muscle mass). All these people and myself are strictly talking about Corticosteroids. Which I also was given for 2 1/2 years almost every two moths (for asthma / lung infections). I...

by Guest over a year ago