DECADRON Reviews (DEXAMETHASONE)Average Rating: 2.2 (197 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DECADRON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DECADRON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | allergies, asthma, bronchitis | None really, I feel better within minutes, maybe tend to urinate more for a day after | This drug has helped me immensely throughout my life. My GP gives me one whenever I have a sinus infection or bad allergies, which happens about 2-3 times a year. | F | 31 | 30 years 32 mg 1X day | 9/20/2010 | 5 | Wheezing due to asthma | The only downside I have experienced with the decadron is joint pain for a few days after the shot. The pain is tolerable though. Without this medication I would probably be dead by now. | I have severe asthma with chronic bronchitis. I use an albuterol inhaler and a 6 times a day albuterol breathing treatment. When the bronchitis starts to worsen the medications start to lose effect. The decadron kicks in within hours and lasts for a month or so. Very effective. I even sometimes put some in my breathing treatment, because breathing it in is better, it goes directly to the source. | F | 23 | 15 years 2 mg 1X AN | 9/12/2010 | 5 | canker sores | Decadron along with Kenalog has been a wonder "drug" for the relief of canker sores. (inside my mouth)I have at times had 15 to 20 lesions and with the shot of 30mgs of kenalog and1/2 to a full cc of decadron the pain and lesions begin to dissapear within a couple of days. | M | 73 | 10 years | 3/27/2009 | 1 | chronic incapacitating migraines | CUSHING'S DISEASE | PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE! My neurologist prescribed it because nothing else could break my migraines. However I developed exogenous Cushing's and now I am very, very sick. Cushing's is a life threatening disorder and you do NOT want to get it. | F | 52 | 10 years | 11/29/2006 | 2 | surgeries-VHL Brain Lesions | From Decadron: Moonface-Moonstomach. High-energy Insomnia. Compulsiveness. Mood Swings and Mind Racing. Taste Change. Loss of some Teeth. Skin breakdown due to Staph Overrun. Legs & Feet Edema at times. Hunger for Sweets. Hallucinations. Odd Itches. Cataracts. Suffocating Feeling. Muscle Wasting led to Inabilty to Walk. Repeat Pseudomonas Pneumonias. Hiccups. Bone Pain. Some Tremors. Some Blurry Vision. Weight Gain. Dizziness. To make it worse, Prednisolone bag was hung in post-ops. Most recent--Multiple Spine Fractures led to tube feeds. My broher takes Decadron 6mg. daily to decrease the likelihood of bloodvessels leaking fluid into his brain and to control inflammation. Now, he's alive & lucid, but the only function he can perform without medical assistance is using a tv remote. Prescribed Steroids continue to cause most of his complications and post-op disabilities. | Unfortunately, this potent steroid interferes with immune system and essential body bilogy and can greatly impact quality of life. Not a good long-term solution. I think it should only be taken for brain & organ-saving events and then the smallest dose that will do the job. | M | 47 | 4.5 years | 10/28/2007 | 5 | severe allergies and asthma | The only side effects are higher levels of energy which causes me to actually lose weight! Not a bad thing for me! | I have nothing bad to say as of yet and I get around 4 shots of 10 mg a year. I also take maintenance doses when needed. After reading all comments it appears it helps allergy needs and henders chemo patients makes me wonder if its the decedron or the chemo? | F | 39 | 4 years | 1/7/2010 | 4 | reduce brain swelling | steroid myopathy of large muscles | M | 60 | 2.5 years | 9/15/2006 | 5 | arthritis/inflammation hip and back | Insomnia but worth it. My back and hip.pain is greatly reduced! | F | 45 | 2 years ? | 12/3/2011 | 4 | severe pain/osteoartritis/spinal | (see 2 earlier posts) OFF the Decadron for about 6 months per orders from spine surgeon prior to fusion of L4/L5--now tpaerd on from 2 mg./day (too little) down to .5 mg per day. Great help with neuropathy and joint pain. Not 100% as I take Lyrica and occasional Vicodin at night. Most serious effects are extereme thinning/bruising of skin. | Other early side efffects reported (somnolence/mood) are behind me. | M | 73 | 2 years | 3/12/2008 | 5 | allergies/head cold | insomnia of course- its a steroid. energy.enthusiasm. | great for head colds. I also give one 4 mg tab once a week for my dog with skin allergies.it clears my head up all day and I dont have the cold flu like symptoms until dark. thumbs up. it can be addictive because of its energy qualities. I have to back out at times. it also shuts down immunity so I just take it when I really really need it. | F | 36 | 1 years 4mg 1X day | 6/3/2011 | 4 | spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis | skin is very thin, subject to cuts and brusies. Most/all early side effects now gone (somnolence, mood changes, etc.) Side effects an acceptable trade-off for pain relief. | (see earlier post of 4/06) Have been on maintenance dose of .5 mg/day for almost 1 year. In 2 attempts to withdraw, pain came back with a vengeance about 2-3 days after cessation. | M | 72 | 1 years | 5/4/2007 | 4 | Costochondritis and asthma | Leg cramps, shoulder pain | I am one of the few that love this medication. I get a shot roughly once every 3 months. The first night after I receive the injection my legs cramp and my shoulder hurts (I get the injection in my arm) but almost instantly I feel my airway open up and I can breathe! I'll take the leg pain for one night over days of not being able to breathe and chest pain. | F | 28 | 1 years | 7/21/2009 | 3 | Chemotherapy--to prevent reactin | Severe insomnia, acne, increased appetite and weight gain, irritability. | Taking in IV 3 times a month to prevent allergic reaction to Taxol chemotherapy. I know decadron can prevents life-threatening allergic reactin, but side effects are getting to me. | F | 43 | 10 months | 1/9/2007 | 4 | terminal metastatic 'liver' cancer | Yes I have moon face, edema, stiff joints, etc. I even have added a diuretic to ease some side effects. This is a LONG Term treatment. | I've tried to come off the drug twice (I get tired of the side effects.) BUT, the benefits always inspire me to start again. It helps control my pain (|I wear an opiate patch otherwise) and it helps control the nausea. | F | 41 | 9 months | 12/21/2008 | 1 | For Chemotherapy/Nausa | Huge weight gain, swollen ankles, moon face, anxiety, hand foot syndrome. | I want to know how to remove this horrible drug from my body, I have been off it for 6 months and the side effects are still here. I am told it is stored in tissues and fat cells. There must be a way to detoxify it. Please help if you know of any way. | F | 48 | 9 months | 3/23/2007 | 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 | autoimmune + inability to swallow | bone pain in broad bones, i.e.shoulder blades | I was a long-term prednisone patient and experienced nearly all the side-effects listed here, but I literally have no other side effects from Decadron beyond the bone pain. I would suggest that others try different glucocorticosteroids because obviously this is the one that works for me, while a milder drug (prednisone) caused major damage. Decadron gave me my life back, I take it in pulses of 6 days on/2 weeks off. | F | 43 | 8 months | 11/14/2007 | 1 | This is not to be given even to your worse enemy | F | 60 | 7 months 1X day | 5/18/2015 | 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 day | 10/27/2012 | 1 | Non-hodgkins Lymphoma | Extreme agitation & psychotic episodes | Took Med for 3-5 days every 3rd week | F | 37 | 7 months | 9/5/2016 |
DECADRON (DEXAMETHASONE): Dexamethasone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood/hormone/immune system disorders, allergic reactions, certain skin and eye conditions, breathing problems, certain bowel disorders, and certain cancers. It is also used as a test for an adrenal gland disorder (Cushing's syndrome). This medication is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your body's natural defensive response and reduces symptoms such as swelling and allergic-type reactions. FDA Approval Date: 1982-07-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)