My husbands hiccups finally went away after 3 days, however I have read that the timing varies with people. Some have reported that it has been weeks since their shot and they still had the hiccups.
Becky wrote:
My husband just received his first cortizone injection in his elbow for rheumitoid arthritis. I understand it takes a few days for the injection to relieve the pain, but he has uncontrollable hic-ups. Is this a side effect? Hegot the injection yesturday and faily soon after got the hic-ups and still has them today. Dr is not available as it is saturday.
Yes! I'm no doctor,but I have had three cotisone injections in both knees, and after each time I got recurring hiccups for a day or two. I have them right now! that's why I'm checking to see if anyone else has the same experience. Damn, doctors should know this.
I had a cortizone shot on Thirsday it is now saturday and I am still having the hick ups. I don,t want to call the on call cause he is going to send me to the ER where i will spend the next several hours waiting to be seen.. This is Very anoying and I wish it would stop NOW.
About 15 years ago I had some cortizone shots. Three separate times I got the hiccups within a day of the shot. They got progressively worse each time. By the third one I had them for 3 days with little sleep. I waited for about 15 years before I decided to give it one more try. A few weeks ago I got one for relief from a sinus infection. They started again for 2 days solid.
I have never gotten the hiccups for an extended time except for when I have had a shot.
I have no doubt that the shot causes me to get the hiccups.
I am a physician, Rarely get hiccups and had severe hiccups for 18 hours a month ago and again today.
Both episodes were within 24 hous of a steroid injection in the shoulder.
I think there is defintiely a connection.
Lying down and drinking cold water slowly makes them subside but start again when I stand up.