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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).

predisone

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Any women out there who have been on predisone. please HELP! I have just about finished my pack and now have female problems. I now have an infection. I guess because all i craved was food and especially sweets. Anyone else out there have this problem?

by User avatar kit-kat

can flovent cause an irregular heartbeat?

I am using Flovent Rotadisk Powder for few years. Never, until recently, I had problems with this medication. My condition that was treated was improved, so I had no complains. I said, until recently, because, I have noticed irregular heartbeat, occasionally. I think that it can be related with my...

by User avatar alister45872

Cortisol injection in hip for bursitis in April 2014

hi i had the injection in my hip for bursitis in April. It caused some seriously horrendous side effects.  Migranes and lost vision whilst driving my children facial flushing increased heart rate raised bp intense anxiety and depression it is now December ( 1day away) and mostly it's better but I...

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cortisone injections and blood pressure

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My husband got a cortisone injection in his left knee 3 days ago.  On the day of the injection, about 6 hours later, he c/o rapid heart beat and dizziness.  I counted his pulse, 100, and took his BP, 160/90. I took him to the emergency room and the MD performed an EKG, took blood, and did...

by User avatar lcfnursingstudent300577

morbidly obese, impossible weight loss after long term corticosteroids

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I am 319 lbs. came down from 331lbs. I had brain surgery at age 10 in 1986, was given radiation treatment, and put on steroids until I was 12 years old. 2 years of steroids. I was a true butterball, round as all get out. My parents and school P.E. teachers had me on an exercise regimen,...

by User avatar preciious45173

Loss of pigmentation

I was wondering whether or not my normal skin pigmentation will return to my hand after receiving a cortisone steroid injection?

by User avatar Cidney69918

epidural steroid two weeks later breasts enlarged massively and weight gain

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can this be possible .... I have been a size 8 for years - suddenly after an epidural on my lower back for leg pain via steroid I am a size 12 within two weeks and my breasts have gone from 34 dd to a 34 f.... can it be down to the steroid? I am baffled. I am also devastated as I swim and eat...

by User avatar godiva

Lack of Ligamentum Flavum

I had an epidural lumbar sreiod injection. Much yelling form pain. Was told I will have a spinal headache (I do) worse than that is the extreme pain in ejection site. Was told I have a missing or barely perceptipal Ligamentum Flavum. What causes this? I am way to afraid to get another epidural....

by User avatar doleta

eyes burning plaquenil

started taking plaquenil 3weeks ago, 200mg daily for arthritis, eyes have started burning like I'm tired is this a side effect?

by User avatar Guest

Withdrawl after prednisone injection wears off?

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Is it possible to experience some withdrawal symptoms after the injection wears off?  I had the injection in my neck right before Christmas.  I got some relief but not much.  About a month later i started to feel overall lousy and the relief in my neck was gone.  I feel dizzy, headachy, fatigued...

by User avatar Jan