Wow, reading these reactions are frightening. I am trying to help my brother who had a facet block and an epidural within the last month or so to ease back pain. I seriously think he had an allergic reaction to these shots. His side effects:
anxiety, panic attacks
severe sensitivity to the slightest touch on his back
rapid heart beat
blured vision
feeling like he might pass out
My brother is becoming suicidal, and I'm very, very concerned about him.
anxiety, panic attacks
severe sensitivity to the slightest touch on his back
rapid heart beat
blured vision
feeling like he might pass out
My brother is becoming suicidal, and I'm very, very concerned about him.
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I also had 4 lumbar cortisone injections at L4 thru S1. all on the same time. They were supposed to be done bilateraly, however I found 4 injection sites, 3 on the left side of my lumbar spine and 1 on the left at these levels. I got violently sick, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and horrible rumbling and growling in my bowels. I was sicker than I have ever been in my life and it continued for several months although the severity lessened. I feel I have never revcovered entirely from these symptoms and actually seem to have gotten worse at times. I went to my internist 3 weeks later and we did numerous blood tests. For the first time in my life I had elevated levels of certain tests which I had never had in my entire life. The doctor who had performed these injections was very concerned as well. I had a strange feeling that something did not go right. After getting the operative report on these injections, I discovered that he accounted for only 3 of the injections, not 4 as he told me I had had. I also discovered he gave me an "off-label" cortisone that is not approved by the manufacturer for epidural steroid use. I have made an appointment to see him and ask him what went wrong as they have to explain these things to you by law. Get the operative report, check the amount they gave you, as there are regulations on safe dosages for these injections, find out if what they used was off label, expired, etc. I had these same injections 15 years ago, but never had any reaction. So he must have given me to much at one time, or quite possibly attempted an injection and very possibly missed the epidural sac and punctured something. Don''t be afraid to go straight to the doctor and ask all the necessary questions once you have the operative report. I also will never have these again. I actually am still having problems and it has been 11 months.
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It's been 5 weeks since my 2nd (and last) cervical epidural corisone injection (8 wks since the first) and my side effects aren't waning, here's what I'm going through, if any of you can give me any advice of what to do to ease some of these symptoms it would be much appreciated (I'm going through an unfortunate change in doctors and can't get in to see anyone for a month)
These symptoms became present within a couple weeks after the first shot and have still persisted:
-Weight gain / water retention - 17lbs (that doesn't sound like much but I was only 114lbs, 5'3" to begin with!)
-rounding of face
-Frequent urination, especially at night (without the follow up feeling of relieve after urinating)
-tenderness, soreness to the touch all over my body
-cramping / charlie horses - muscles will contract and then not want to relax - this has been subsiding thankfully
-appetite increases
-unusual craving for sweets
-more / faster growing unwanted hair on face
-sensitive skin
-arms / hands falling asleep in the middle of the night
-darker than normal bruising
-general discomfort
these symptoms are also present but have started occurring more recently:
-irritable / emotional
-headaches
-weakness
-lethargy / lack of energy & motivation
-difficulty concentrating
-upset stomach / nausea
-Tiredness / don't feel rested
-Feeling "off" not myself
These symptoms became present within a couple weeks after the first shot and have still persisted:
-Weight gain / water retention - 17lbs (that doesn't sound like much but I was only 114lbs, 5'3" to begin with!)
-rounding of face
-Frequent urination, especially at night (without the follow up feeling of relieve after urinating)
-tenderness, soreness to the touch all over my body
-cramping / charlie horses - muscles will contract and then not want to relax - this has been subsiding thankfully
-appetite increases
-unusual craving for sweets
-more / faster growing unwanted hair on face
-sensitive skin
-arms / hands falling asleep in the middle of the night
-darker than normal bruising
-general discomfort
these symptoms are also present but have started occurring more recently:
-irritable / emotional
-headaches
-weakness
-lethargy / lack of energy & motivation
-difficulty concentrating
-upset stomach / nausea
-Tiredness / don't feel rested
-Feeling "off" not myself
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My advice is to hold on and bear with it all. That cortisone is not good for you. There's nothing you can do. Just don't take it again. It might be, no doubt has been, messing with the complex & delicate endocrine balance. Could be a long time before you settle down again, for me it's been 8 months since my injection and I'm only now kind of getting used to what is a "new" - but certainly not a better - me. Take of yourself, and give it lots and lots and lots of time. Don't go back for more cortisone, better to live without it. (I still have muscle twitches and cramps, fatigue & such.) Please try not to worry too much. It won't help. You can go in for thyroid test(s) if you want to check on things.
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Dear shuser123,
Thank you for your input and advice.
I am definitely not planning to have any more cortisone. I am fortunate that the two doses have eased the pain and I pray it doesn't return because I don't think I can tolerate any more of the cortisone.
To clarify, when you say you're having to accept the new you after 8 months....should I be of the mind that my body will not go back the way it was? My doctor said it was hormone related and everything would regulate and go back to normal. Is that a fairy tale? Don't get me wrong, I can live with the body I have if this is how it is going to be but I don't want to start buying a new wardrobe if its also not going to fit a month from now.
I know that everyone's body is different and you can't guarantee how mine will react. But you seem to know what i'm talking about and I would appreciate further input on this.
Thank you again
Thank you for your input and advice.
I am definitely not planning to have any more cortisone. I am fortunate that the two doses have eased the pain and I pray it doesn't return because I don't think I can tolerate any more of the cortisone.
To clarify, when you say you're having to accept the new you after 8 months....should I be of the mind that my body will not go back the way it was? My doctor said it was hormone related and everything would regulate and go back to normal. Is that a fairy tale? Don't get me wrong, I can live with the body I have if this is how it is going to be but I don't want to start buying a new wardrobe if its also not going to fit a month from now.
I know that everyone's body is different and you can't guarantee how mine will react. But you seem to know what i'm talking about and I would appreciate further input on this.
Thank you again
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I've tried to think of something I could contribute in answering your posting addressed to me. I didn't come up with anything, except to ask: Is our corticosteroid drug use risk a wise idea at all when one can re-injure the affected area at any time for any reason anyway? Other than that kind of weird and unpleasant idea, I've nothing worth even saying. Yet because it's a treat to be addressed in a friendly fashion in one of these forums, I have my words, useless, here in reply: Though I think your doctor's prediction for recovery from the drug is reassuring and there's little reason to doubt it, one doesn't know the future for sure. You may have read that occasionally corticosteroid use kicks in diabetes. And use is contraindicated in persons with known thyroid deficiency, and in some other cases. As you say, everyone is a bit different so it might be you who has the best sense of how things are going. Sometimes things aren't so smooth, but I would guess your doc's rosy view is as fine as any.
Here's a veterinary drug maker's posting from a the UK about corticosteroid use:
norbrook.co.uk/products/ProductPrintable.cfm/product_Key/386/CatKey/1/Section/Veterinary_Products/
If you look there at the contra-indications for use you'll see that even for animals it's a big deal, corticosteroid use.
Thanks.
Here's a veterinary drug maker's posting from a the UK about corticosteroid use:
norbrook.co.uk/products/ProductPrintable.cfm/product_Key/386/CatKey/1/Section/Veterinary_Products/
If you look there at the contra-indications for use you'll see that even for animals it's a big deal, corticosteroid use.
Thanks.
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I am a woman with chronic allergies, scoliosis, severe pelvic pain, assymetry, and three disc bulges.
I often have reactions to medications which the doctors ALWAYS dismiss as not being reactions or "must be the flu."
We are told that cortisone is a naturally occuring substance in the body, so we cannot be allergic to it, but isn't it possible to react to TOO MUCh of something?
When last year I had my flu-like reaction to prednisone, and now to cortisone, the connections between the drug and the symptoms were dismissed as "impossible". Now four days after my shot, i sit here with a slight fever, numb legs, tingling feet, upper respiratory problems, headache, and a late, painful menstruation.
When will doctors start documenting patients' experiences without pre-judging them?
I often have reactions to medications which the doctors ALWAYS dismiss as not being reactions or "must be the flu."
We are told that cortisone is a naturally occuring substance in the body, so we cannot be allergic to it, but isn't it possible to react to TOO MUCh of something?
When last year I had my flu-like reaction to prednisone, and now to cortisone, the connections between the drug and the symptoms were dismissed as "impossible". Now four days after my shot, i sit here with a slight fever, numb legs, tingling feet, upper respiratory problems, headache, and a late, painful menstruation.
When will doctors start documenting patients' experiences without pre-judging them?
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The cortisone injections one receives are synthetic cortisone. Naturally occuring Cortisone in produced by the adrenals glands and is short acting. Synthetic cortisone is longer acting and not a naturally occuring substance although it closely mimics our own cortisone!
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9/11/2007
I had a cortisone shot yesterday in my knee. After an hour or so, I began to hurt all over. This continued through the night and was much like having the flu. I am still feeling bad this morning although it has improved.
I had a cortisone shot yesterday in my knee. After an hour or so, I began to hurt all over. This continued through the night and was much like having the flu. I am still feeling bad this morning although it has improved.
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On Wed I received a cortisone epiduraul injection at L3 to relieve the pain in my leg, before I have my scheduled laminectomy 3 weeks later. On Fri nite I experienced extreme vertigo and dizziness while lying down. The symptoms through the weekend increased, and are now interfering with my ability to work around the house, resulting in my nearly falling while putting on storm windows on Thurs the next week, and my falling to the floor Thurs nite while hanging a picture.
I went to our HMO's urgent care, and was given a prescription of meclizine, and have made a follow up appointment at our local ENT hospital facility about 3 weeks after the surgery.
Is there a connection? I haven't had the chance to talk with my surgeon yet.
I went to our HMO's urgent care, and was given a prescription of meclizine, and have made a follow up appointment at our local ENT hospital facility about 3 weeks after the surgery.
Is there a connection? I haven't had the chance to talk with my surgeon yet.
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I HAD A CORTISONE INJECTION IN MY KNEE 11 DAYS AGO. I INSTANTLY FELT THE NAUSEA COMING ON. THE DOCTOR SAID IT WAS FROM NERVES!!! WELL, I AM STILL FEELING THIS WAY. I ALSO HAVE, HEADACHES, WEAKNESS, LACK OF ENERGY, RACING HEART, VERY TIRED AND NOT FEELING MYSELF AT ALL. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING NUTS UNTIL I FOUND ALL THESE OTHERS WITH SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTONS...
OH, MY KNEE IS WONDERFUL! I DON'T KNOW IF THE INJECTION IS WORTH IT THOUGH.
OH, MY KNEE IS WONDERFUL! I DON'T KNOW IF THE INJECTION IS WORTH IT THOUGH.
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I couldn't agree more...I received a cortisone injection for my unbearable hayfever last week. My hayfever was completely gone the next evening, but the next morning I woke up with the flu. I have now been sick for a week. There is no doubt in my mind that the cortisone is the cause as I pretty much never get sick, and when i do, it would be for a day or two.
I have felt faint, tired, drowsy and depressed since the injection. Never in my life have i felt this sh*tty.
Doctor's don't care imo...as long as the money keeps rolling in they're happy...
I have felt faint, tired, drowsy and depressed since the injection. Never in my life have i felt this sh*tty.
Doctor's don't care imo...as long as the money keeps rolling in they're happy...
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I received a cortisone injection yesterday afternoon and experienced some unusual "side effects" I think. After leaving the Dr. office and on my way home, I experienced what felt like a "thick tongue", and by the time I got home 15 minutes later I felt as if I was on fire!! I was sweating, and my face was red (still is). I was also awake all night and it appears as if I will be up all night tonight too!! Hot flashes??? Red face??? not tired??? Has never happened to me before, and I am 42. Something going on!!
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I had a cortisone injection on 10/30/07 into my hip for bursitis. for the 1st 24 hours I was okay, but the next day I started to get some pain in my upper thigh area when I was up and mobile. If I laid with my leg elevated I was better. As the days progressed, the pain continued to move lower into my leg. Today is 11/07 and the pain has moved thru my thigh and continues to move over my knee and to the top of my shin.
I must say this is the worst pain I have ever felt, best way to describe is like piranha's eating on my muscles.
My doc gave me a script for celebrex (for inflamation) oxycodone (for the pain) and another appt next week. He was scratching his head with this query, he states that where he shot the cotisone could have had a direct patch down my soas, but he has never seen or heard of anything like this before. possible allergic reaction? I wonder what it could be doing to the sheath that covers my muscles.. Has anyone ever had this before?
I must say this is the worst pain I have ever felt, best way to describe is like piranha's eating on my muscles.
My doc gave me a script for celebrex (for inflamation) oxycodone (for the pain) and another appt next week. He was scratching his head with this query, he states that where he shot the cotisone could have had a direct patch down my soas, but he has never seen or heard of anything like this before. possible allergic reaction? I wonder what it could be doing to the sheath that covers my muscles.. Has anyone ever had this before?
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Hi, I don't know about some of the things people have reported, but I had my 1st cortisone injection in my left shoulder yesterday. I can fully agree with people who said that they felt woozy and nauseaus. I did. Today, I felt so tired that I went to bed and slept for about 4 hours in the day time. Very unusual for me to do this. I felt drained, sweaty and slightly hoarse and very very thirsty! After a good rest today I am feeling a bit better. Can't wait to see if this actually worked. However, I'm not looking forward to doing it again soon.
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