DEPO-MEDROL Reviews (METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE)Average Rating: 1.9 (144 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEPO-MEDROL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEPO-MEDROL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | stop the cramps and the periods | the side affects that I had were dizziness,mingranes,and enema.some bleeding within the time I was on the shot. | I thought it was ok yet it did not work for me the way i wanted to . so i wouldnt try it again. | F | 20 | | 4/27/2005 | 4 | BURSITIS | bEST RESULTS ABOUT 5 DAYS AFTER INJECTION | F | 56 | | 9/20/2005 | 1 | Poison Ivy | I had horrible itching within the hour and was beside myself within 3 hours. It is 4 days later and I have since that day had horrible hives and itching for which I have to take another med to counter the itching and my poison ivy is no better, actually it is spreading and the hives cover me like nothing I have ever seen. They are spreading too. | I cannot find enough information about this medication which I guess should not be too surprising as the FDA does not like us to know too much. The next doc I saw, mine was on vacation during the 2 visits and is still out for tomorrow's, yes, I have to go back AGAIN, cannot believe I could POSSIBLY be allergic to this fabulous medication. I guess I should be thankful I did not go into anaphylaxis or my heart just stopped beating as in other side effects listed if you look around. | F | 38 | 1 days | 8/14/2006 | 1 | Severe burning due to buldged discs | First, my blood pressure shot through the roof, that lasted about a week. And on top of that i had terrible headaches and sleeplessness. In a week i slept at the most 8 hours. Now i am constipated and my pain and burning still persists. | I would not recommend this drug. I don't know how it works in pill form since it was injected in my epidural space. | F | 59 | | 2/27/2007 | 5 | SEVERE Seasonal Allergies | RELIEF!!! | My entire life, my seasonal allergies have been so severe, that every May I end up in the hospital. Weekly Immuno-shots didn't do anything. The drops under the tongue, nothing. Pills like Benadryl, Allegra, Claritin, etc. are like candy to me. Sprays are just as helpful as squirting water up my nose, and my inhaler just gives me anxiety. I could take them all day with no relief. My allergist decided to give me one Depo-Medrol shot once per year and my allergies are gone - boom - relief - within 3 days. | F | 20 | 5 years | 5/14/2007 | 5 | poison ivy | maybe a tiny bit of soreness | I got poison ivy for the first time. It was itchy and it got worse after a few days, and with no help from creams and a prescription anti-histamine. Finally, I went to my regular doctor, and he gave me this shot. It's been two days, and the spots dried up. He said I could have had poison ivy outbreak again if I was touched by it in other areas, and that this shot would prevent it. My brother gets it badly, and he gets relief from this quickly. It also seemed to help my sinus pain, which I regularly have from frequent allergies and sinus problems. It feels like someone decreased the swelling. If my doctor would give me the option, I would have this shot more often, as it helps me not feel miserable from sinus headaches. | M | 27 | 1 days | 8/30/2007 | 1 | inflamation from knee injury | Three weeks after injection - rosacea. -- Four weeks after- mustache growth -- Five weeks after - thinning of the skin on my face (tiny blood vesssels visible all over my face) -- Weight gain - gained 15 pounds in three months - had never had this kind of weight gain ever in my life. | My Dr. said "coincidence" to all the side effects. But ... In researching all this on the internet, I found numerous incidence reports of similar occurances. Contraindications to depo-medrol seem to be thyroid conditions (I a take meds for hypothyroidd.) Kidney conditions (I have only one functional kidney) Hormone replacement therapy (I take estrogen.) -- Would I take this medication again? NEVER! | F | 67 | 1 days | 9/11/2007 | 1 | Post-surgical back pain, L-4-5 disc | 1st shot = no relief. 3 days later I was in ER for morphine, toradol, and phenergan shot. 2nd shot = 5 days litte relief, no feeling in legs for about an hour. 3rd shot = no relief. During the shot I saw "stars" and my BP dropped dramatically. | It really hurts when they insert it in your lumbo-sacral or sciatica nerve. You will scream. I have been fighting weight gain, sleeplessness, sweating at night, nightmares, and irritability. Fatigue and no desire to do anything, probably made my depression worst. | F | 40 | 2 months | 9/15/2007 | 2 | Uncontrolable cough | It took away the caugh but I felt awful for about three days after, almost flulike w/ fatigue. I thought the dr had accidentally given me a flu shot. The injection site felt like I had been hit w/ a sledgehammer on my upper thigh. | Next time I'd rather try something not so strong. Unless you're really really dying, I wouldn't recommend it. | F | 33 | 1 days | 10/23/2007 | 1 | facet joints injected neck pain | I have experienced loss of appetite,nausea,boils, increased neck pain but worst of all severe depression and severe anxiety. Began three days after injection and continues 5 weeks later. Am now on antidepressant and anti anxiety medication. Also have had several nightmares and just felt very sick both emotionally and physically. | I would never let anyone give me this drug again. I am very sensitive to medication and hypothyroid which may have made it worse for me. Had 60 injected into facet joints 5 weeks ago | F | 48 | | 12/30/2007 | 4 | knee pain | I have notice an increase of broncitis. I do not know if this is the reason, but I have loss muscle mass in my legs. But, I continue to get the shots because it helps the pain in my knees plus the pain in my back and legs. I have been getting these shots for about 3 years now. | F | 64 | 3 years | 1/29/2008 | 1 | Epidural injection in lower back | 1 WEEK AFTER INJECTION AND ALL WITHIN 2 MONTHS: anxiety, depression, neuropathy in hands and feet, sensitive skin, dry eyes and mouth, irregual periods, 50% hair loss with thinning, follicutitis, inflammation of eye lids, chronic fatigue, muscle/tendon pain, numbness in hands and arms when sleeping (already had the carpal surgery prior to injection and was fine), burning in feet and hands, skin changes, insomnia | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE PERMANENT. I was completely healthy before this injection except for a bulging disc. 1 week later they symptoms started and were full blown within 2 months. | F | 46 | 1 days | 8/27/2008 | 1 | Had some left arm sorness | After 3 treatment shots and by September 2004 I had walking problems. I quit walking altogether by 2005. I began to have: vertigo, skin rashes, muscle wasting & a scooped out hole on back, daily diarrhea lasting 3 years, insomnia, now a celiac person, headaches, no bending, no stooping, no squating indian style, no sex, no pushing, no walking hardly & with a cane mostly when out and about, vision problems, holes on my skin and lasting 9 months, sores inside of anus and out, red lower legs everyday, tight skin and tight muscles, hard to move extremeties-neck, arms, hips, legs, canstant daily all over body pain, bilateral hip problems as I walk like a duck, a freezing gait, can fall, balance problem, bloating, stiff all over. | SUE THEM, SUE THEM, SUE THEM. | F | 54 | 3 years | 9/18/2008 | 4 | Lupus flare | I crave sweets and gain about 5 pounds every time I get this shot. That makes 25 pounds this year. | Joint and muscle pain is completely gone within 24 hours of the shot. | F | 35 | 3 years | 10/26/2008 | 1 | Allergies & Sinus pain | Muscle & tendon pain, 2 Seizures | I had this shot in Sept & had a seizure within a week of it. It didn't even help the allergies or sinuses! My blood pressure within 1 week was 150/129. I had another seizure last week, almost 3 months after the shot, & my blood pressure's up again. The doctor says I had a severe reaction to it. 1shot did all of this! It impaired my muscles & tendons in my legs. I still have muscle cramps @ night along w/no sleep most nights. I also have an ulcer now. I wouldn't recommend this shot to my worst enemy! I've suffered constantly since receiving it. I was a very healthy woman before this shot. Now I'm severely depressed. Worst of all, they tell me it could be a year before I get back to normal. | F | 23 | 1 days | 11/29/2008 | 5 | rhematoid arthritis | tired | Works great, I can walk up and down the stairs again. | F | 55 | 4 times | 1/25/2009 | 1 | Lower back pain | Anxiety, Panic attacks, suicidal, depression. Never had a problem before the shot was given to me. | I would rather die than get another shot of this poison. | M | 41 | 1 days | 2/12/2009 | 1 | ALLERGIES | HYPER AND SEVERE MUSCLE/JOINT PAIN ALL OVER BODY | I have no relief from allergies but ended up with severe pain | F | 28 | 1 times | 5/14/2009 | 4 | MUSCULAR INJURY | NO SIDE AFFECTS , I HAD 5 SHOTS OF 80MG DEPO MEDROL INJECTIONS IN THE LAST MONTHS. | WELL, I HAVE RECENTLY HAD 5 INJECTIONS OF 80MG DEPOMEDROL IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS ( FEB 2009- JULY 2009 ), THERE HASNT BEEEN ANY SIDE AFFECT AND THE INJECTION SEEMS TO BE A DECENT CHOICE AS IT WORKS GOOD WITH THE PAIN, BUT ALL THESE 5 INJECTIONS WERE GIVEN AT DIFFERENT SPOTS, THE INJECTION HAS NOT YET BEEN REPEATED TWICE AT THE SAME SPOT, I AM TAKING IT FOR THE REAR DELTOID AND SHOULDER INJURY DUE TO BODY BUILDING, BUT U MUST GIVE A GOOD REST OF A MONTH FOR A TOTAL RECOVERY, THATS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, BUT THE PAIN CAN EASE DOWN WITH IN 10 DAYS. I THINKS ITS A GOOD OPTION ,BUT AGAIN NOT EVERY DRUG IS SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE, LIKE I AM ALLERGIC TO CREATINE BUT MOSTLY 95% ARNT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. REMEMBER, NEVER HAVE REPEATED INJECTIONS WITH IN A WEAK, AS HAVING MORE THAN 1 INJECTION IN A WEEK CAN HAVE SIDE AFFECTS, 3 OF MY SHOTS WERE GIVEN WITH A GAP OF 15 DAYS, WHICH IS A DECENT GAP FOR ANOTHER SHOT OF DEPO MEDROL, REMEBER WHEN U START NOTICING THE SIDE AFFECTS SUCH AS BLURRED VISION, DEPRESSION, NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL, TROUBLE SLEEPING, ACIDITY, THESE SIGNS MEAN NO MORE INJECTIONS FOR ATLEAST 2 MONTHS, CUZ I DID EXPERIENCE THESE COMMON SIDE AFFECTS AFTER GETTING 3 SHOTS OF 80 MG IN A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS, AFTER MY 3RD INJECTION THE COMMON SIDE AFFECTS STARTED TO APPEAR AND I STOPPED THE INJECTIONS THERE AND THEN AGAIN HAD THE 4TH INJECTION AFTER A GAP OF 4 MONTHS, AND I WAS OK AND DIDNT SEE ANY SIDE AFFECTS AFTER THE 4TH SHOT WHICH I RECIEVED AFTER 2 MONTHS GAP. | M | 29 | 6 months | 7/17/2009 | 5 | M | | 8/3/2009 |
DEPO-MEDROL (METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE): Methylprednisolone is used to treat pain and swelling that occurs with arthritis and other joint disorders. This medication may also be used to treat various conditions such as blood disorders, severe allergic reactions, certain cancers, eye conditions, skin/intestinal/kidney/lung diseases, and immune system disorders. It decreases your immune system's response to these conditions and reduces symptoms such as swelling, pain, and allergic-type reactions. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of methylprednisolone, especially if it is to be injected near your spine (epidural). Rare but serious side effects may occur with epidural use. Methylprednisolone is a corticosteroid hormone. Methylprednisolone may also be used with other medications in hormone disorders. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)