KENALOG Reviews (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE)Average Rating: 1.9 (33 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KENALOG with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KENALOG | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | seasonal allergies | none | this shot was a savior to me for my seasonal allergies. if i could get it before my allergy season started, i never had a symptom. no problems with the shot or the site of the shot. | F | 49 | 1 years unknown 1X AN | 10/29/2014 | 1 | Inflamed tendon in left shoulder | Memory loss, anxiety/panic attacks, highly elevated blood pressure, elevated pulse. Injection was Feb 2014, it's now Jan 2015 and only in the last couple months have the horrible symptoms begun to subside. | In my opinion corticosteroids are an incredibly dangerous drug that is passed off as "safe" by the medical establishment. | M | 42 | 1 years 10mg 1X O | 1/27/2015 | 1 | allergies | huge dent in hip, bruising, hip joint pain | was not warned about side effects, never would have agreed to shot | F | 41 | 1 years 30 mg 1X AN | 5/11/2011 | 1 | Lumbar | , constant headache, cramping everywhere, can't sleep. Side effects immediately after injections. legs were getting paralyzed. Cramping everywhere | First shot in 3,months went OK , kept climbing water towers , my job Second shot 6 months went OK , kept climing water towers Third shot 9 months later really went bad immediatly after shot Cramping cramping cramping , all epidural . Bent over a pillow for shot. | M | 50 | 9 months 60 3X O | 8/10/2013 | 5 | keloids | slight skin discoloration | Worked better than anything I've ever tried. Keloid is almost gone; no itching or pain. take one injection a month for past seven months. | M | 55 | 7 months | 5/8/2007 | 5 | keiloids | I get an injection every six weeks and I am very happy with the results. I have very sensitive skin so my bra strap caused keiloids on my shoulders. They became big lumps and darkened my skin. Most people mentioned about a dent in the area of injection. Well, this is what you want to happen with keiloids. You want them to shrink and it also brings back the natural color. Once those big, dark lumps are flattened I will quit with the injections. I have noticed some irregular bleeding that mimics my cycle. Most of the time it's just spotting but it basically goes on throughout the month! However, I expect to have only 1 more injection and I will be happy with my shoulders and my cycle should return to normal. | F | 28 | 4 months 1X M | 5/24/2010 | 1 | hair loss | Caused me to have stiffness in head and neck with excruciating pain | F | 54 | 1 months | 6/17/2016 | 1 | misdiagnosis of spine impingement | Pain in all extremities 6 months since injections. Pain began immediately following injections and was never experienced before injections. Consulted with many doctors who either flatly denied any connection to Kenalog (according to them, there are no lasting side effects) or are clueless about side effects (it appears they are unfamiliar with the drug's package insert material). | Look up article “Understanding Potential Complications Of Epidural Steroid Injections: Practitioners need to understand and educate their patients regarding the full scope of potential side effects that can occur when receiving epidural steroids” by two highly respected pain specialists at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. The article states in part: “Despite the indisputable rise in the number of pain interventions, little has been written about the potential side effects of administering steroids into the epidural space. In fact, many premier textbooks allocate only a couple of pages to exploring glucocorticoid mechanism of action and then only briefly mention potential side effects. This lack of understanding has led many practitioners to naïvely view steroids as benign drugs without fully comprehending the broad scope of potential side effects that can occur when steroids are injected into the epidural space. Undoubtedly, adverse effects from epidural steroid injections are not usually lethal, but they can carry significant morbidity and may be very disconcerting to patients. To understand the full scope of complications that can arise from epidural administration of glucocorticoids, it is necessary not only to understand the technical/mechanical complications that occur with needle placement, but also to grasp the role of pharmacokinetics, steroid particulate size, and, most importantly, how glucocorticoids affect near | F | 44 | 6 weeks 200 4X O | 7/31/2012 | 5 | Poison Ivy | none | This was a generic form of what kenalog is that i was taking. I have severe poison ivy allergy. This was on my hand. My fingers were swollen to twice their normal circumference and very blistered. The cream worked within 24 hours after applying. The swelling went down and the itching was gone. Did not have to use a lot of it either. Used less than what was directed on the bottle. Remember you own your body. Research and understand all that you can about anything that ails you. Know and understand anything given to you to relieve that ailment. | M | 39 | 2 weeks | 8/2/2008 | 1 | Allergies | I was given this shot by my doctor to treat allergies and wasn't told of the side effects, or that it was a steriod. I would not recommend this drug. I would advise anyone thinking of getting this shot to research before doing so. There are plenty of side effects and I don't think they are worth it. Every since having this shot, I've had difficulty sleeping, fatigue, muscle weakness, mood swings, confusion, depression, irritability, dizziness on and off, light headed, itchiness, flushing, tingling in arms and legs. Now I can't sleep without taking medication to help me sleep. I was relatively healthy prior to taking this. | F | 82 | 21 days 1X O | 3/13/2013 | 1 | Bad knee | I had to have a injection in the right knee .ever since I had injection I've had this very dry sore throat I always got to keep clearing my throat . | Would not recommend! | M | 40 | 14 days 40MG 1X day | 2/19/2022 | 1 | Back and leg pain | Severe diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting. | It help with the back/ leg pain but cause stomach pain. | F | 45 | 3 days 40 mg 1X O | 3/13/2021 | 3 | Random hives and bronchial infection | Period 3 times a month, for 7 months now!!! Extreme weight loss due to how much I'm bleeding. | I had an allergic reaction of bad hives From head to toe that would not go away. At the same time I developed a bronchial infection that I have gotten every year since childhood. The bitch at my local urgent care spent 30 seconds listening to me and immediately was going to give me this steroid. I hesitated but went ahead and took it to get rid of the hives. She said my cough was also allergies(I told her she was WRONG.) The uncaring, unknowledgeable staff didn't give me any information on the drug or its side effects when I asked. It has been 7 months now since the injection. My hives went away immediately. I was sick with mucous in my lungs for 2 months. Even after going back to get amoxicillin. But I continually bleed and have heavy periods. I am fed the fuck up with the health Care professionals who don't give a fuck about what they do to you!!!! I had to go to my natropath doctor to find out this was a side effect. I don't know why I can't find ANY information in my online research about long term effects. Everything says weight GAIN but my experience is the complete opposite!! Every other "professional" says it leaves the body after 3 months and says it can't be the reason for my periods and drastic weight loss. What are they trying to hide with this steroid???? | F | 25 | 1 days 40? 1X AN | 5/17/2020 | 1 | Knee Pain | Stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, very high heart rate, hand tremors. | If I'd known how awful this drug would make me feel, I would've dealt with the knee pain another way. Would not recommend! | F | 30 | 1 days 1X day | 10/28/2020 | 1 | Facial rash | Immediately after getting injection in my arm I got an instant headache which lasted about 30 minutes. Later that night I woke up with left side numbness (arms, legs, face) ears ringing, vertigo, vomiting, diarrhea, heart palpitations, slurred speech, and blood pressure through the roof. I went to the er and was admitted to the hospital as a possible stroke patient. I was in the hospital for 9 days where my symptoms continued as they ran a multitude of tests and bloodwork. Everything came back normal on all tests. I finally returned home with no answers but I know this is all side effects from the injection. It has been 3 weeks since getting the injection and everyday is a struggle. I continue to have muscle weakness, ears ringing, extreme confusion with inability to think clearly. | This drug is like a poison. My PC cannot give me any kind of timeframe that the effects from this injection will last. This has left me unable to return to work or drive. I hope this subsides soon and life returns back to normal. Please read up on Kenalog before allowing your doctor to give an injection. | F | 56 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 7/9/2021 | 1 | Rotator cuff | Awful drug. Had no idea what had been injected into shoulder. Emailed nurse day later as I had the worst diarrhoea I've ever experienced as a adult. I had hot and cold flushes for 3 days. Insomnia too. Horrid headaches. I suffer from health anxiety but had managed to control it so it wasn't all consuming like it had been in the past. Since this injection it has gone through the roof. The negative thinking, anxiety, racing heart rate are awful. My resting heart rate is usually in the 70bpm mark, it's been going up to 120 and higher. I feel like it's going to burst out of my chest. My period also lasted 14 days. It's been 3 weeks and I still don't feel like myself. But no medical professional will acknowledge these issues, my consultant did not mention any of these potential issues. | The drs need to be way more informative about the exact drug they are using well before they use it so you can make a informed choice. | F | 42 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 11/2/2021 | 1 | for hip pain | I didn't feel like kenalog helped with my hip pain. The worst thing, though, was that after a couple of months I noticed a large dent in my hip. So, the only thing that drug did was kill my muscle tissue. I'm 5 ft. 3 in. and weigh 110 pounds--I need all the muscle and fat tissue I have, especially around the hip area. | I never would have agreed to a shot of Kenalog if I had known what it would do to my hip. No doctor can tell me how to get the muscle tissue built up again. | F | 58 | 1 days | 2/17/2007 | 1 | Allergies | I took shot at 5:45 pm today. I am DYING RIGHT NOW !! I have considered going to the ER. The pain is almost unbearable from my low back yo my knees. TERRIBLE !! | M | 43 | 1 days 30 | 5/23/2014 | 1 | back pain - 2 facet injections | Where to start . . . unbelievable fatigue, shooting pain in arms and legs, insomnia, hair loss, weight loss, blurry vision, headaches, mood swings, itching all over. Almost 9 months since injections and still have side effects. Other than back pain, healthy before shots. | How is it so many people suffer from this med and doctors deny any serious side effects??!! I asked before injections and was told they are safe. Maybe some flushing of my face, that's all I was told. And when I went back to docs about immediate, horrendous adverse reaction, they denied Kenalog causing anything. Greedy #$%^&$%^! | M | 42 | 1 days 80 MG 1X day | 6/2/2013 | 1 | Shoulder pain | Drug nearly killed me. Doctor did not do any tests for underlying infections and this drug weakens immunity, causing an undiagnosed infection (Lyme Disease) to spread throughout my body causing pain most people will never know. That was nearly 4 years ago and I am fighting for my life ever since. | Stay away from these kind of drugs at ALL costs they destroy your immune system | F | 46 | 1 days | 1/31/2010 |
KENALOG (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE): This medication is used to treat a variety of skin conditions (e.g., eczema, dermatitis, allergies, rash). Triamcinolone reduces the swelling, itching, and redness that can occur in these types of conditions. This medication is a medium- to strong-potency corticosteroid. The potency depends on the strength and the form that you use. For details on the potency of your product, ask your pharmacist. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)