Cortisone shot 1 week ago, would it cause muscle aches

I had the maximum dose of 2 kinds of cortizone in each shoulder about 10weeks ago, 1 week later I was having severe muscle spasms in my calves(charlie horse) bad, and still have the SEVERE pain in my left calve, it is excruciating when I walk, I told my dr. About it and they never heard of this happening, but I know it was from the cortizone shots. My cortizone has wore off and my shoulders hurt again but im scared to death to do another shot. I just hope this is not permanent, I've tryed potassium and magnesium and have had no relief.

Yes, worse than labor pains. But, be careful with Potassium. It can really mess up your elctrolytes and cause depression!

I received a steroid shot today, not sure if it was cortisone. About 4 hours later, I started having severe cramps in my neck and forearms. Even when I can get them to stop, they come back within 30 minutes and I can never get them all to stop at the same time. Anyone who wants to print out some of these answers and take them to their doctor is welcome to use mine. Between this and other sites, I think the medical community cannot continue to say that they don't know what is causing the cramps. 

I feel the same symptoms after one shot in the knee. Is potassium the answer?

I had just one cortisone shot 2 months ago and have been suffering from extreme cramping of feet and legs. Like others here, sore in the morning where it cramped..sore to move, sore to touch. My dermatologist said he never heard of this. I told him to google it.

Nothing has helped me yet--not magnesium, not quinine drink, not stretching, not keeping the legs warm, not apple cider vinegar or pickle juice or anything I can find on the net. I took a little Valium today and even that did not help. 

It is a nightmare and someone needs to start a class action suit. We should all be reporting this to  the FDA. Am going to google FDA report side effects and see what I get.

Will try potassium next and have ordered some leg cramp pills from Amazon. Also going to ask the doc exactly the name of the medication and the dosage of the shot.

The pain is horrendous....like a labor pain in your leg--and the lack of sleep is wearing me down.

 

Did It EVER get Better?I just had a shot 2 days ago,It hurts sooo bad!Does it subside?and did the shot work for you?

I take 2 apple cider vinegar capsules form Sprouts or any health foods store. They normally relieve the cramps within a minute or two. I cn often feel the cramps "lurking" and take the capsules in advance to ward them off.

Try it. They are amazing!!!

PS. Doctors don't have an answer for me either

thank you so much for the reply now i don't feel so bad  because i amsure it is the cortizone  i never had leg cramps or finger spasims  before and i have them now after a cortizone shot in my  thumb  before

I had a shot in my lower back in August and started getting cramps in my calves about 5 days after. When I told my doctor about the cramps, he said that, yes, it was a side effect of the shot and should last no more than 3 weeks. His suggestion was to drink OJ two to three times a day and to take a muscle relaxant (I already had them prescribed by my doctor). After about the third week, they were gone.

Just about a week ago, I got two shots in my joints for arthritis, and I again have cramping only worse this time because it isn't relegated to my calves. Any muscle I move will cramp...arms, wrists, feet, calves, back, ribs...You name it, it cramps. I can get them to calm down some with the muscle relaxers, but when that wears off, boy, do I know it.

I am currently waiting for a call to see if there is anything else that I can do to help ease the pain and the cramping.

i had a shot 3weeks ago and have been having cramps in almost every muscle in my body. I've been getting shots for wo years and the cramps have gotten worse.Not sure if the shots cause it but it mighty strange i never had them before.

 

I started experiencing severe lower leg cramps about three weeks after a cortisone shot to treat Morton's neuroma.  Last night a had an upper leg cramp squarely between my knee and groin.  Doubling over in pain.  I wake up feeling it coming and cannot do anything to stop it once it starts.  Off for potassium tomorrow because this is in bearable.

I have had the same problem with leg cramps after a cortisone shot in my knee.

I had a second shot in my neck for the severe arthritis I have. The first one was four months ago. It helped a lot but not completely. I went back August 2 for another shot and a few days later I started have pain in my lower back. I went and had blood tested for urine, kidneys, liver and bladder checked, but they came back negative. Now my entire back hurts so bad. Because it happened after the cortisone shot, that is the only thing I can relate it too. I haven't lifted anything or done anything to my back to cause this.

I had a shot in my tailbone almost two weeks to the day and have been experiencing debiltating cramps in my feet, ankles, calves and buttocks.  It's worse on the days that I exercize my legs and buttocks. I'm also expieriencing nightmares and  some insomnia. It seemed to have a diruetic effect because I lost 3lbs several days after the shot and my face looks a little gaunt.  since I have not changed my eating habbits I'm going to assume this is water weight.  I'm going to try taking calcium, potassium and magnesium and I've ordered some magnesium spray. I will also up my salt and water intake.   What helps in the short term is HOT water, take a hot shower - as hot as you can stand it or run hot water over the affected area. A heating pad is not the same thing. Once I run hot water over my feet and calves the cramps subside. Watch the magnesium - take too much an you won't get off the toilet. I would think that a bath in epson salts would also help.  Unfortunately all I have is a shower but I'm going to try soaking my feet in it before bed.  If some or any of this works I will post the results. My heart goes out to anyone that is experiencing this. It's frustrating and disheartening when you try and do something to help yourself and all you get is more misery.

This sounds exactly like what I"M dealing with.......UNBEARABLE pain, it's like my foot and leg is STROKING out!!! I have no control like the limb is not mine!!!