Drug Ratings for DECADRONAverage Rating: 2.3 (162 Ratings)
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| 4 | Sore throat and congestion. | I think I may have gotten a sinus infection because I took Decadron. Otherwise it was a miracle being able to breathe again. | to the previous commentor who wants to sue the doctor for giving her Decadron for migraine, yes you should definitely sue the doctor for trying to help you. Tell me how that works out. | M | 37 | 1 days 10 mg | 4/21/2017 | 1 | Migraine | This medication sent me into a fibromyalgia hell. My cat's whiskers brushing my skin is excruciating and a fan blowing on bare skin feels like a million little needles. I'm wondering if I can sue the doctor who gave me this medication.... | F | 40 | 1 days Don't know | 4/14/2017 | 4 | Asthma complications after the flu. | I can't sleep!!! My heart feels like it skips a beat every now and then and makes me feel like I have to take a deep breath. Keep getting cramps in my calfs. rarely get heart burn (I stay away from spicy food) and all of a sudden I have it bad. | It helped me. I was able to breathe and the wheezing stopped right away, but I will not be saying yes to this again. | F | 30 | 1 days | 4/8/2017 | 1 | I got the injection for a bee sting | After telling the doctor I am a heart patient he gave me the injection anyway. 2 days later I was in A Fib. Once you go into A Fib you can get it again and again. I should of never got the shot. | F | 53 | 1 days | 2/10/2017 | 5 | Laser surgery on brain tumor | Feeling blessed. I've had no side effects and sleeping well through the night. | F | 48 | 3 days 10 mg dail | 2/6/2017 | 1 | dental implants | Took this horrible drug after dental implants. Very disturbed sleep, night sweats, acid reflux, depression, foggy / under water thinking, paranoia and feeling like i cant cope with any stress / and want to be alone. Then anxious when alone. Horrible! | I only took for 5 days. And now, 5 days off the drug am feeling more settled - helps to read other patients adverse reactions to this drug. Will never want to take again. | M | 44 | 5 days 30mg 1X D | 12/16/2016 | 2 | Sciatica | Hear racing, agitated, insomnia , nauseous , heartburn | Seemed to help with inflammation on my face( rosacea) on 3rd day now- 1mote pill to go. Hasn't really helped back pain. | F | 41 | 4 days 8mg | 12/1/2016 | 1 | Sore Throat | Jitters, increased anxiety, increased heart rate, insomnia | I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy | F | 24 | 1 days | 11/27/2016 | 1 | Upper Respiratory/Sinus Infection | Episodes of dramatic and random mood swings that consisted of anger/crying, testy attitude, hot flashes, face blotchy and red, insomnia, severe anxiety. | I did not research what steroid injection I was receiving until after I started experiencing symptoms. I am still dealing with the anxiety and testy feeling, daytime hot flashes subsided after 3 days however I am still having insomnia and waking up in a panic feeling hot. | F | 32 | 1 days 80 1X W | 10/23/2016 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | I was given Decadron for my seasonal allergies. I did not sleep for 4 days. My BP went to 200/110 and my resting heart rate went to 120. I ended up in the ER after 4 days. | M | 56 | 8mg 1X O | 10/10/2016 | 1 | Non-hodgkins Lymphoma | Extreme agitation & psychotic episodes | Took Med for 3-5 days every 3rd week | F | 37 | 7 months | 9/5/2016 | 5 | Possible strep throat | Got an injection along with an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. All symptoms went away within an hour. Not able to sleep. Was up 19 hours after injection (a full 24 hours since I'd woken up). Felt really wired, like I drank a boat load of energy drinks. | Felt 100% better. Almost too good. Kind of scary. | F | 29 | 1 times | 4/16/2016 | 5 | Sinus infection | 1 shot stopped my headache from a sinus infection. Insomnia the night of the shot only was able to sleep for about an hour the entire night. I got the shot this morning around 9 am. | F | 48 | 10 mg 1X D | 3/23/2016 | 4 | brain surgery from breast cancer | Weight gain | The medication worked very well. I just want to get rid of the weight | F | 54 | 8 weeks 16 | 3/21/2016 | 1 | Adrenal testing | Severe headache, nausea, dizziness, blurred vision. Lasted hours. Could not drive it was so severe. | Worst day ever. Terrible. | F | 43 | 1 days .5 | 2/10/2016 | 5 | Sinus Infection / Headache | After about 5-10 Mins of the Shot My Head ache Started disappearing and I started feeling Great, I work the Rest of the Night , Had lots of Energy and I tried to lay down to go to Sleep and I never could go to Sleep as of now I been up since I woke the Day before at 7AM I received the Sot at 2:30 Pm and I still have energy. But it help all other symptoms I had. I will probably try a Smaller dosage next time. | F | 40 | 1 times 8 mg 1X D | 1/29/2016 | 5 | running | M | 25 | 1 days 10 | 1/11/2016 | 1 | Brain tumors, pons, brain stem cere | Hallucinations, visual, tinnitus bilateral ears, steroid psychosis, apetite loss months later, weight loss 20+ lbs, nightmares, paranoia | Was finally weaned onto prednisone and stopped after 2 months, hate to admit but did reduce brain swelling after biopsy, so was neccesary, was on 8 MG bid via iv, imma nurse, nasty stuff but probably help save my life | F | 45 | 10 days | 1/9/2016 | 5 | Sinus and ear infection | Felt better within a few minutes. It helped clear my head and the pain and pressure left really fast out of my head and ear. | I highly recommend it. Nothing else helped like that. I pee a lot more that day,but no bad side effects | F | 49 | 1 days One shot | 12/24/2015 | 5 | Bronchitis | I've only suffered a large bump & soreness on hip from injection | I usually get really energized from an injection of decadtron but not this time. Bummer! Was looking forward to energy spurt. | F | 57 | 1 days 10 | 12/3/2015 | 1 | for weight gain | premature ejaculation and erectile disfuction | M | 23 | 2 months 0.5mg | 11/28/2015 | 1 | F | 7 days | 10/31/2015 | 1 | Breast cancer | I took this drug during chemo treatment, 4 tablets the day before, day of and day after treatment. It's gave me worse side effects. I almost pass out, extreme weight gain, fast heart beat, insomnia, rash on chin, foggy mind. I was told from medical team you have to kinda deal with the side effects. This is the worse drug I have taken in my life. Now I'm done with chemo and no longer have to take it I pray it leaves my system soon. | F | 46 | 3 days 40 MG | 8/20/2015 | 2 | Breathing Problems | Always hungry, persistent headache, insomnia | It made my daughter a little stronger so she could get out of bed and so she would eat again, but she is smaller and I think that they should've given her something less strong as she doesn't have cancer. Now she can't sleep more than 1 hour a night, and has been eating a lot and gaining weight. Her headaches won't go away. Im worried! | F | 14 | 1 days | 8/19/2015 | 2 | pre-chemo treatment | Persistent hiccups for 3 days | 61 | 1 days 12mg | 6/23/2015 | 1 | Anterior neck fusion with arm pain | Started and felt hortible effects after 2nd dose.Heart palpitations, sweats,anxiety, headaches dizziness -day 2 I was out of control and couldn't handle the way I felt. I stopped taking them. The following night I woke up thinking I was having a stroke. Couldn't breath. Same thing the following day and night. I called my neuro surgeon and they assured that it was out of my system. ????? Two days later I had body pain and my chest and upper body hurt. I had just had a neck fusion 2 weeks previous, and was in more pain now than just after surgery. spent day in hospital and now on heart monitor due to irregular beat. Very scary feeling. I'll take the pain instead. This is wicked stuff. | F | 39 | 2 days | 6/12/2015 | 4 | back sprain | A lot of burning and stinging at injection site | Woke up 12 hours later and was able to rise out of my bed!! Pain is limited but I would be screaming and in tears yesterday | F | 40 | 1 days 4 | 5/30/2015 | 1 | This is not to be given even to your worse enemy | F | 60 | 7 months 1X D | 5/18/2015 | 2 | torn rotator cuff in shoulder | Lots of energy but off the wall..pounding heart. .high blood pressure. .severe headache. .insomnia. .blood red face and neck | I don't think it's just decadron . I don't do well with any steroids. .im, oral, or in the joint..never again. .it's on my allergic list | F | 35 | 1 times 1im shot | 1/31/2015 | 5 | Swollen throat from bad sinusitis | Just a sore rear end. Fast heartbeat. Anxious feeling. | Sinus seems better and throat less swollen. | F | 56 | 1 days | 1/25/2015 | 1 | Right knee injection for arthritis | to many to list. Went to ER they thought I was having a stroke. I have been tested for allergy to this drug and it is confirmed. | It has been over 4 years since the injection was given. and still having many of the symptoms still! Do not take this drug it will destroy your life! this is my second posting and some of the effects are worse not better! | M | 53 | 1 days 5mg 1X D | 12/10/2014 | 5 | Addison's disease | Slight muscle ache sometimes, usually in my arms or wrists. I was put on this medication when I was first diagnosed with Addisons. I noticed an increase in my appetite, but somehow I actually lost several pounds on this medication without even trying. It was really nice because I did not lose weight from Addisons itself, which usually causes weight loss before it is treated. It improved my symptoms completely, I felt normal again, with enough energy to live life! My doctor worked me down to 1 mg a day, and then switched me to hydrocortisone. Since starting hydrocortisone 3 months ago, I still feel normal and energized, but I have gained 30 lbs. I wish I could go back on dexamethasone because it didn't have that side effect for me, but since I have to be on steroids for the rest of my life, I can't (dexamethasone builds up in the body, hydrocortisone doesn't). Anyway, I liked this medication. | F | 20 | 3 months 4mg-->1 mg | 10/1/2014 | 3 | Hip pain from Bursitis | One of my arms will get red and hot to the touch and usually m wrist aches real bad a day after I take the shot. It helps my hip pain great though. | It is not for everyone I know, the side effects are little compared to the comfort. | F | 47 | 1 days 10ml 1X M | 9/23/2014 | 1 | headaches from Spinal Meningitis | It made my mania from bipolar so bad I had a seizure. And YES they knew I had both disorders. Plus in 1 week I've gained 7 lbs. And not because of just being hungry and not being able to say no. | F | 43 | 7 days 30 mg | 6/2/2014 | 2 | Glioblastoma Stage IV (Brain) | Weight gain, sweating, severe upper body acne, severe insomnia, cramping in hand-legs-feet, irritability, extreme anger and outbursts, anxiety, thrush, increased appetite/20 lb. weight gain, moon fav, stomach dis tension, the list goes on. Miraculously, the cancer appears to be beaten, for now. Unfortunately, the emotional and psychological effects of this drug has taken a toll on my relationship with my wife, my caregiver. I was never a sweet wonderful idyllic person prior to Decadron, but it did make me unbearable when U was on it. I'm now going off the drug following my successful treatment and hope it will soon be out of my system and I may return to a relative normal. | M | 51 | 3 months 2Mg x2 | 5/30/2014 | 1 | brain tumor that spread from lung | Mother in-law took it.it did its job of keeping the swelling in brain down after radiation treatments.she was however never able to get off of it because her body was so used it to it and couldnt adjust to being off of it.when she tried getting off of it all she did was throw up and lost alot of weight. When on it she had major muscle weakness,couldnt get up on her own and could no longer walk.and as it was upped she had halucinations and began to have some dementia.decadron is evil and it kills. I firmly beleive its what killed her because her cancer was responding to treatment.She ended up having no quality of life and died 9 months after starting it. There are other steroids out there, so only use decadron as a very last resort.i wish it was never made and hope one day it is no longer used because all it does is kill you. | F | 64 | 9 months 2mg-6mg | 4/20/2014 | 5 | Bronchitis with Bronchospasm | I have been sick for 16 days on antibiotics & inhaler but with not relief from coughing & SOB. Had Im injection today & feel 90% better. I can breathe & has helped control my cough..This is a miracle drug...Thank u. | F | 52 | 1 days IM injecti | 12/18/2013 | 1 | Brain Surgery | I was unable to sleep, I gained 100lbs, I couldnt stop itching, and I was extrememly irritated all the time. | This medicine is not worth my $3 copay of lack of causing headaches due to my brain swelling. I couldnt seem to get off it fast enough. DO NOT TAKE if you doctor suggests it, ask for something else. | F | 29 | 4 months 2X D | 4/28/2013 | 4 | Arthritis in neck | Insomnia, OCD behavior, edgy, constipation and dizziness. It took the pain away within 1 day and prior to that I could not move. Worth the side effects. | F | 36 | 4 days 4 mg 4x | 3/2/2013 | 1 | Stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | Terror, unbelievable fury, body sensitivity to contact, felt like I was living in the horror of a live nightmare where I might die. | When my dauhter-in-law saw how ill I was she comforted me by saying she wished she was having the treatment for me because she was so much stronger. I forced myself to not attack her and I've never felt anything like that in my life. When I returned the next day for my second day of chemo the nurse asked me what I was feeling and as soon as I told them I felt like I was dying THEY KNEW it was Decadron and removed it from my treatment. I gradually felt better within days but I was told I had the opposite reaction to the drug that was supposed to give me euphoria. I also have the opposite reaction with other steroids. Once with a frozen shoulder I received a steriod shot for pain and the following pain was truly unbearable for days. At that time that doctor told me I was in the 2% that react the opposite with some drugs | 59 | 1 days IV /chemo 1X D | 12/18/2012 | 1 | glioblastoma ( Brain tumor ) | Depression, Irritable, cruel, loss of interest in everything, weight gain, Moon face, Over time lost of balance and strength in legs. Blood pressure issues, Very low hearth rate ( under 50 while sitting). Fog minded | This is my DAD. My mom is the main caretaker. The main issue was the jekyll and hyde like switch of the person. When the steroid hit his system he became Mr Hyde. A completely different person. when the dose was reduced to 1MG a day be was then become like a very old 90 year nice man that just sites and watches TV only of others turn it on first. Also the lost of balance stopped and he whent from a whell chair to slow walking with no help. Now with a new treatment they have infected him with more steroid with the other chemo and again Mr Hyde is back and mean as ever. Now that we know what is causing the issue we will be looking into stopping the steroid use. My dad is completely incompatible with the hellish drug. Better to live a shorter life as you really are then live longer has a different person and a stranger to the family | M | 65 | 7 months 2MG 2X D | 10/27/2012 | 5 | hip pain interfering with walking | none | I got an IM injection of Decadron 10mg and my hip pain(which was there for over 2 months) is now gone in less than 24 hours of receiving the shot. | F | 23 | 1 times 10mg 1X O | 10/25/2012 | 2 | TMJ | Anxiety, headaches, blurry vision, dizzyness, | Don't know if it helped me, but I feel awful. Not yet finished with dosage. | M | 44 | 10 days .75 mg 2X D | 9/7/2012 | 3 | Injection due to back spasms | Nausea, headache, mood swing were the side effects, but it took away the spasms in my lower back and burning in my legs that Percocet, baclofen, zanaflex, flexeril, tylenoll 4 could only cure for 3-4 hours. It's been 12 hours so far with no return of symptoms. I guess I can be a bit crabby and feel like crap if I can breathe without feeling like I'm giving birth. | M | 36 | 1 days | 7/12/2012 | 1 | brain tumor | Can't walk!!!! | F | 29 | 3 months 2xd | 7/10/2012 | 1 | Brain tumor | I was starving and HAD to eat every hour on the hour and I ate anything I could get my hands on. Had terrible night sweats, changing 2-4 times a night. My faced Deformed so that it looked like it was turned inside out, had 3 chins, gained 40 lbs. | I lost 25 of the 40 lbs, but am stuck and can't lose anymore. Anyone have any ideas about losing the rest of the weight? My face is back to normal, though! | F | 65 | 3 months 2 mg 1X D | 7/6/2012 | 1 | right knee injection post surgury | I am allergic to this drug. The side effects were to many to list but here are some of my least fav's. Burning, Loss of sleep, Loss of peripheral vision, Pain and numbness in all body parts , 80 pounds of weight gain, Permanent loss of Gait control, Sevier sweating, loss of sleep and oh the number 1 is a headache which feels like some one is ripping off the top of my head, which has lasted since November of 2010! | dont let them give it to you! | M | 50 | 1 times injection 1X AN | 5/31/2012 | 3 | Bee Sting - intense swelling | Agitation/Anger/Rage | My 14 y/o son was given this medication through injection just above he buttocks to help with swelling and pain from a bee sting. He seemed crabby on and off all afternoon, but by about 8:30 that night he was beyond aggitated. He got mad about not being able to watch a movie and flipped out. Screaming and yelling and babbling about things that made no sense. My son NEVER behaves this way. I thought almost immediately that this had to be a reaction the that shot. This fit lasted about an hour, to the point that I was about to get him in the card and take him to the ER. He got himself so worked up that I was certain he was going to pass out because he couldn't breathe. When we finally were able to calm him down and get him to catch his breath, we settled him into his bed and I listened to him cry himself to sleep. This is not normal behavior. I called the Doc's office this morning and was told that it was, indeed, a reaction to the Decordron. | M | 14 | 1 days 1 Shot 1X D | 5/29/2012 | 1 | Cancer | My mother was on this drug for 2 weeks after receiving radiation treatment for a brain tumor. She had stage iv breast cancer that had spread to the lungs and then the brain. Up until she took this drug she was her normal, wonderful self. Decadron robbed my family of the final 2 weeks of my mothers life. She became the EXACT OPPOSITE person. Yelling hateful things at us, acting crazy and refusing any help. She was a strong Christian and on this drug as she was praying she would pray to the 'dark power' and ask for the good to be overcome by evil. It was the most difficult thing I have ever experienced. Months later I researched and found countless other similar stories, including many here. There are better options and this drug should be taken off the market. I hope my writing this saves at least one person from the same torment that my precious mother, and our family, went through. | F | 59 | 2 weeks 20 1X D | 5/13/2012 | 5 | Pulled Back Muscle | First, let me say I am an RN and if I decided to develop a drug habit, this would be my drug of choice. I was given a dose pack of several pills on the first day with reduction through out the week. Loved every minute on this drug. Negative - Taking this medication on a busy day at work when you can't eat. Your blood sugar will drop suddenly and you will have to stop and eat. Pros- No pain anywhere on my body. I organized my house and cleaned it from top to bottom, manicured my yard at 3:00 am with a flashlight in hand. I had the energy of 10 people and got more done in that one week on decadron than the whole year off of it. This drug was like an energy pill for me, physically and mentally. I am not disagreeing that other experienced side effects but for me, it was wonderful. | F | 28 | 1 weeks 10mg 1X O | 5/10/2012 | 4 | Allergies/ sinus infection | Had the shot this evening around 4 feeling a lot better, now it's 12a.m. Only side effects are: pain at the site from injection site, and abdominal pain. | F | 34 | 1 times 1 shot | 3/20/2012 | 1 | Ruptured Disc - Surgery | Increased appetite, weight gain (moon-face, abdominal area), extreme muscle loss, mind foggy, depression | Hate, hate, hate this drug!!!! | F | 29 | 3 weeks 4mg 3X D | 3/18/2012 | 1 | cold symptoms and trouble breathing | increased appetite,heart palpitations, massive hot flashes,bad insomnia, jittery, feeling of a panic attack( but I had history of panic attacks),energetic, | I did not like the way this drug made me feel but I had a total thyroidectomy when I was like 24 so that is why I was told I felt the side effects really worse but not sure. Personally through my experience I didn't like it one bit and I would never take it again!! And its been two days and i'm still wheezing and my chest still feels tight hopefully tomorrow I will feel better... | F | 30 | 1 days 4mg 1X D | 3/8/2012 | 1 | Brain Tumor | I was on it for 3 weeks when I started to snap. I decided to stop and now I can not walk. My muscles hurt, i cant taste my food, im eating like im starving, my face is swollen and i cant seem to get it out my system. | F | 29 | 4 weeks 4 mg | 3/3/2012 | 1 | brain lesion | shakes,weak, hungry all time, joint pain to the point can,t walk,trouble breathing, chest pain,angry all the time. Bad stuff be sure of side effects before taking. | I told Doctors I couldn't take they insisted I had to have it.I'm coming off it don't know how long before it gets out off system maybe never.Two days before I was put on this drug I walked six blocks at a fast pace after 20 days on it the only way I can get around is on a walker not very well at that.This is a bad drug needs to be off market. | F | 71 | 30 days 8mg 1X D | 2/27/2012 | 1 | brain lesion | shakes,weak, hungry all time, joint pain to the point can,t walk,trouble breathing, chest pain,angry all the time. Bad stuff be sure of side effects before taking. | I told Doctors I couldn't take they insisted I had to have it.I'm coming off it don't know how long before it gets out off system maybe never.Two days before I was put on this drug I walked six blocks at a fast pace after 20 days on it the only way I can get around is on a walker not very well at that.This is a bad drug needs to be off market. | F | 71 | 30 days 8mg 1X D | 2/27/2012 | 1 | Croup | December 24, 2011.. My 2 year old was given for croup. He had extreme rage, tantrums, hallucinations, and psychosis. It's been almost a months since he had it and he still has episodes. | As a parent, I wish I was given the side effect info and was told how powerful this drug is. My child still hasn't recovered from this drug! He will go in spurts, hitting, biting, yelling, tantrums. This is NOT my child..... He changed completely after this drug. Went back to his dr and he suggested he might be autistic and this drug activated something that was underlying... going to a behavior specialist. Come to find out, this drug's effects can last up to 90 days in your system... we were told up to 5 days, which is NOT TRUE! PLEASE, PLEASE, NEVER give this drug to your children! This drug should be taken off the market! | F | 2 | 1 days 8 mg 1X D | 1/11/2012 | 5 | Pneumonia | Increase in energy, slight moodiness, slight insomnia, made me feel much better, was extremely tired r/t pneumonia, helped with congestion. | F | 40 | 1 days 20 mg | 1/9/2012 | 1 | strep throat | EXTREME ANGER/RAGE!! Within an hour of getting this injection at local clinic, my pet dog barked near me, and it set me off. I shoved her roughly and injured her. I've never acted like that before. I scared myself and my husband with my behavior. The only explanation was the decadron injection--which kept me angry and hostile for 24 hours. | This drug may be okay for others. But I definitely had some type of reaction to it that I will never take it again. I do have allergies to penicillin and sulfa drugs. | F | 56 | 1 days injection 1X D | 12/27/2011 | 5 | low back surgery (fusion) | Absolutely None! I had no feeling in my legs, and could not move them. After 2 days on Decadron, it all came back. No side effects at all | M | 43 | 3 days 160 mg / d 2X D | 12/25/2011 |