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can cortisone knee injection cause headache

By gcookienana93583 | 244 posts, last post
Chris Smith, MD answered this Headache Causes: Overview, Classification And Characteristics
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guest

I can add the same response as many other people have had. I have had many injections, but today was the 1st knee injection. I am dealing with a severe headache and nausea tonight. In a week from now, if the injection has relieved the pain, I will likely forget about these side effects. I hope so!
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kdmnsf

I had my first knee injection yesterday (6/15/11) and have had a very unpleasant headache and been running a bit hot ever since (haven't had a headache in years). I am not thrilled about this headache, but I am relieved to know that it is a normal symptom.  I would be very hesitant to get future injections of cortisone if I can avoid it in any way.
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Guest

LOL....seriously NOT funny, though. Cortisone shot in heel today = constant headache and hot flashes ever since??  I've got my answer!!   ?   %-)   :-)
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Guest

I am so glad to read these entries.  I could not find headaches listed as a side effect of cortisone on other sites.  I had an injection in my knee yesterday and woke up at 4 a.m. this morning with a whopper of a headache.  Like so many others who have posted a reply, I rarely get headaches.  I did not want to take aspirin in case I wanted to take pain medication for my knee in the morning.  A cool washcloth helped and I eventually fell back to sleep and awoke this morning with the headache gone.
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Stefani Staschiak-Birman217564

I will be 60 in June of this year. I had me knee scoped 1 yr. ago, and in 6 mo. the miniscus died. I have bone on bone in my  knee.

Ortho Dr. recommends full knee replacement. I read about the procedure and recovery and it does not seem to be a simple walk in the park.

I do rec. cortisone injections now, approx. 1 every 3 - 4 mo.

 

I got an injection yesterday afternoon and wow, by 11 pm I got a headache from hell ! This is the 1st time I have experienced that.

Today I am eating x strength Tylenol and chillaxing for the day. I also have some hot flashes.

After this headache subsides the relief of the knee pain will be worth it.

 

My knee issue has certainly interferred with my daily activities. I am only able to stand on it for about 1 hr. at a time.

Thanks for the legacy Mom of these great artritis genes. LOL o.O

 

 

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decogo

thank you all for posting. I got my first cortisone shot yesterday after noon.  Around dinner time the numbing agent wore of and my pain esculated to almost unbearable. Unfortuneitly i was driving when this happen and its my right knee so it took forever to get back home. shortly there after i got a headache that felt like my skull would spit into pieces and was extremely naussea.thank goodness your post made me feel better knowing this is a side effect and that I will survive in a few days. thanks again

 

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guest

Received my first shot in shoulder on 4/2/2012 around 8am. Got a headache within 10 mins and still have it inspite of 800 milligrams of Advil AND I cant sleep...its almost 1am and have to get up at 5am..oh joy. ;-)
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pmeeks

Don't count on it. I had an injection with added pain medication injected in my wriast in a couple of hours I had a head ache across the top of my head near my forehead. It's been almost 24 hours. I've taken Aleve and Arnica, it hasn't helped.
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ptowner

I have received many cortisone injections in the past, especially in my back and shoulders. Today I received one in each hip (bursitis.) That was about 10:30am. It is now 8:30 p.m. and my head is just aching so bad. I have never gotten a reaction this bad from any other injection.
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greandmah

Got cortizone in my knee yesterday, then the headache, then did not sleep a wink all nite, (I always sleep like I am dead because I drink herb tea before bed), but last nite I was up all nite. Headache, shaking,nausea this morning. Will NEVER get another cortizone shot.
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caroljroberts

Me too - Had the injection about 3 p.m. yesterday and woke up with a headache--which I'm sure will be short lived. The knee feels great
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arlene

:-) Glad I am not alone.  I had a cortisone injection at 8:30 this am  and it is 6:00 pm now.  I have had a headache all day and debated calling the doctor to see if it is normal.  All of you helped answer that for me,  I just hope it leaves as fast as it came.  This sucks. 
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Betty Moran

I have had an unusually bad headache for the past 3 days after two injections, one in my shoulder and another in my hand under the index finger.   Also some nausea and hot flashes, which I didn't connect with the shots until reading the experiences of others.  Thanks for your input on this one fellow suffferers.


 

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Jj

Cortizone shot in knee four days ago. Have metallic taste in mouth, ravenous appetite, slightly headachy and dizzy . Feel weird. But my knees feel better than they have in years. I seem to feel better if I drink extra filtered water and try to avoid salt. How long are these side effects going to last?
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ladyval

Every time I have a cortisone injection, to my knee, I develop headaches within a few hours.
I associate cortisone with headaches....and I am not prone to headaches!
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