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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).

CORTISONE INJECTION The Coirtisone has definatly done this to me

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I have had an injection in my lower back six weeks ago.Thought everyone should know this info After 2 days i was losing my balence and felt like i was drunk! I was dizzy,and losing balence when getting up from bed in the morning.This dizzyness also came with sickness feeling nausius and with a mild...

by User avatar Chris Lawrence

Why did one injection hurt and others didn't

Over the past 1 1/2 years I've had 2 sets (3 in series) of epidural steroid injections at L5..Then I had back surgery February, 2006..Now I have pain again and instead of a fusion, agreed to injections again.....The first two sets didn't hurt at all..just felt funny for a few seconds with the...

by User avatar EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIO

Feeling out of it!

Wondering of anybody can relate or give me an answer. I had a cortisone injection 4 weeks ago in my knee, 2 days after I started to feel pressure in my head and restlessness. I've been suffering from anxiety and feel depressed. I called the docs office and of course he says there's no connection!! I...

by User avatar Thanks Amy

corticosteroid injections for Morton Neuroma

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I have had several injections over a span of about 2 - 2 1/2 years. Is it safe to have multiple injections and over what period of time? I get total relief from the injections but over time the pain comes back. I'm trying to decide long I should continue having injections. Diane

by User avatar violin63095

cortisone injection causing athrophy

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Hi, I am 34 years old female and I had problem with acnes on my face. I had tried many different medications but unfortunately none of them gave result. My dermatologist decided to try with cortisone injections and results were fine. My skin is clear and I feel so good. Unfortunately last time when...

by User avatar kiersten33395

Prednisone withdrawal

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Hello - my name is Jane - just recently I was visiting my partner in Colorado ( I am from the UK) and I was bitten by insects doing the gardening........   I had a bad reaction the day after - swollen eyes, rashes etc etc...... my partners doc prescribed a five day course of this drug - I believe...

by User avatar Sunflower

prednisone for arm swelling/throbbing pain for athlete

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OK, so I had poison ivy pretty bad this week and I usually tough through it but I figured this was a good chance to kill two birds with one stone. My doctor doesn't even want to consider cortisone injections for the throbbing/swelling pain in my arms after wrestling, jiu jitsu, and mma practice (he...

by User avatar Guest

low sex drive

about 2 years ago a did a couple of courses of steroids. during that time i had a very high sex drive which was brilliant. since i stopped taking the roids my sex drive has dropped dramatically. I can still maintain an erection and we have sex about once a month but it is nowhere near enough and is...

by User avatar boo

corticosteriod injections

I have bad inflammation of a joint (arthritis). I didn’t left home for five days now. It is very painful. It seems I did something wrong at the gym. I used cortisone before when I had inflammation, but I have heard about that cortisone-steroid injections are much better. I was wonder did anyone...

by User avatar Guest

clobetasone butyrate not absorbing properly?

I'm using clobetasone butyrate on my scrotum/underside penis, and am worried that it isnt absorbing properly because even though i rub it into the skin gently, it allways remains on the surface- as if i was using moisturizer. I thought that the skin was supposed to absorb it all, as it says to rub...

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