Drug Ratings for KENALOG-40Average Rating: 2.4 (411 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KENALOG-40 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Severe allergies/inflammation | No side effects whatsoever | Quality of life greatly improved with injections. Greatly reduced inflammation, joint pain, nasal congestion, cough, eczema, eye-irritation and greatly improved day-to-day function overall. | F | 53 | 1 years 40mg 2X O | 10/11/2015 | 2 | brittle ashma | Very sore mouth taste like metal can't taste food pain in the chest | I have been given kenalog for my brittle ashma every 5 weeks since using it I have had a very sore mouth unable to taste food with a metal sensation also hard to swallow also lot of swelling im my arms | F | 42 | 1 months 40mg | 10/11/2015 | 1 | Left Should pain | I had one shot of 80 Mg into left shoulder and it destroyed my life. I suffered every adverse reaction in the endocrine system, could not breath and nearly went to the ER the day after and then spiraled down from there. It is has been one year since the injection and I am still feeling ill. Every doctor I saw in an effort to understand what was happening to me said, "Oh it could not possibly be the Kenalog" even though I presented them with the adverse reaction report which makes false claims, along with the false claims on Bristol Meyers web site, that the potential for adrenal suppression can happen but only for 30 days. The FDA then made them change that language to a few months which they did not do on their web site. It turned out I was suffering from a total shut down of my adrenals or HPA access meaning I had "temporary adrenal insufficiency" for over 6 months technically but I can tell you that I still feel sick. I felt like I had the flu, was unable to men | Bristol Meyers and the FDA have underplayed the risks of this medication and I agree there should be a class action lawsuit here. It is used too freely without patients understanding the real health risks. I lost a year of my life from one shot and still crawling back with symptoms that no one can solve. | F | 53 | 80 mg 1X O | 10/11/2015 | 3 | Sinus Infection | F | 38 | 40mg? 1X D | 10/7/2015 History | 1 | Knee injury | All of the adverse and bad side effects bleeding from hell anxtiety depression suicidal tinnitus torn colon | This is poison | F | 64 | 2 days 40 | 9/26/2015 | 1 | injection for wasp sting | Large discolored dent at injection site (butt) | If administered improperly, Kenalog causes fat atrophy, which is what I am experiencing. | F | 23 | 1 days 1X D | 9/19/2015 | 1 | Lumbar disc protrusion | Heavy menstrual bleeding with clotting that has been ongoing x 2 weeks. Sweating even when it's cold. Feeling flush. Weight gain in abdominal area (10 pounds in 2 weeks). Overall feeling of depression and sadness. | I regret ever having the epidural injections. The side effects are unbearable. Please make people aware of what can occur because the doctors clearly are not! | F | 26 | 1 months 40 mg | 9/18/2015 | 2 | midfoot arthritis | Pain disappeared day after injection into midfoot but within 2 days, a stabbing pain started in midfoot adjacent to injection site. At night foot just throbs and does not respond to icing or pain meds. A PA at radiology at hospital administered the injection. She seemed very unsure of the procedure ..wonder if it was properly administered. Foot feels on fire....much more painful now than before. Would never use kenalog 40 again. I have not slept nights since the injection. Reporting this to my orthopedic doctor who recommended this injection. Bad choice for me. | F | 69 | 1 days 40mg | 9/14/2015 | 1 | I had pleurisy | I had extreme menstrual irregularity for weeks and then I suddenly had a softball size dent appear in the top of my right cheek. It's warm to the touch and very weird looking. It's very disfiguring. I am thin already so it's very obvious. | I am a medical assistant and the doctor that I work for ordered this shot, and had another nurse give me the injection. No one ever mentioned either side effect. | F | 37 | 1 days 40mg | 9/3/2015 | 1 | Allergies | My life changed after receiving a Kenalog 40 injection in my arm. I can't believe there hasn't been a class action lawsuit over this drug. I, like others, had breathing problems, high blood pressure, severe sickness, panic attacks,..and I now have full blown CUSHINGS! I went to several doctors, was sent to a large University Hospital on the west coast, and I have a good Endocrinologist.(who couldn't believe how high my cortisol level was!). The doctors have NO IDEA what it does to your cortisol levels! I have researched and talked with the university lab techs that deal with cortisols levels. We need to get the word out! Please do not get this shot! Especially if your a woman! | M | 65 | 2 years 40 mg 1X AN | 8/29/2015 | 1 | One shot one time congestion | Oh my god the worst side effects it has stopped my life now on cymbalta for depression anxiety and the only way I can sleep is xanax it has been over 3 weeks now I'm hypothyroid this should of not been given to me ,been in er 5 times now will this get any better doc has done nothing but lie to me | F | 52 | 1 days 40 | 8/19/2015 | 3 | Boneonbone knees with extreme pain | No side effects. Get it yearly in both knees via injection. | Does not last as long as it used to. Maybe only a month now, but better than nothing. | F | 64 | 4 years | 8/1/2015 | 1 | Sciatic nerve pain | Atrophy 4x3x1/2 inch deep in my buttock where I was injected. I was not told what type of injection or ANY side effects. I have had severe pain in my buttock for approximatly 7 months. I have seen several doctors and still searching for help because they don't know or don't want involved as I was told by some friends who are nurses. I did have a plastic surgeon tell me the fat and tissue were ate away and I am sitting on bone! He could not help me with this terrible pain. They know it's malpractice for the damage this horrible drug caused me. I have information I researched from as far back as 2009 and why is this still being injected into our bodies?? I would have NEVER got this injection if I was warned of the side effects. This has taken over my life as I can't sit due to the worse pain ever in my buttock. | This injection should not be given to NO ONE!!!! | F | 50 | 1 days | 7/30/2015 | 5 | Sinus infections, nasal polyps, all | Stuffiness, trouble breathing, pretty miserable during allergy season | Life saver. Cannot believe how much better and how fast I feel better from just one shot. I get 2 shots a year , fall and spring. | F | 48 | 14 years 40 2X O | 7/26/2015 | 1 | Eczema | I'm so glad that I found this forum. This is a horrible drug. I took one shot at the dermatologist office because of a bad outbreak of eczema. The shot was given on May 9 and on May 13, I started what I thought was a normal menstrual period. Well....this period lasted for 35 days. I started my period when I was 11 years old and something this bizarre has never happened. I had heavy bleeding, clots that terrorized me and cramps that sent me to the emergency room by rescue. The dermatologist denied ever hearing of any side effects of this drug....yeah right!!! I told her she would never give me any more of this junk. Something needs to be done about the drug before it totally destroys someone's life. | F | 46 | 1 days 1X AN | 7/25/2015 | 1 | Knee pain | On 6/25/15 I went to the doctor because of knee pain and swelling and was diagnosed with meniscal tearFluid was aspirated from NY knee and I was then injected into the knee with 40mg Kenalog and a few days after I started spotting and then what seemed to be my period started. This bleeding was different as the blood was clotted and heavy and almost black in color. It has been 13 days and still going. I was never told of this side effect and spoke with my doctor today and she denies that this could be the cause. I can tell you that I am 100% sure that this is the result of kenalog. My period has always been regular and only last for 4 to 5 days. Very dangerous medication. | F | 47 | 1 days 40 mg | 7/23/2015 | 1 | Epidurial back problem | No sleep hyper alert body weakness legs like card board heart pounding body filled with fluid anxious depressed could stand noise or light nerve pain tendon damage muscle damage sympathic nervous system switched on constantly | I had the kenalog four and a half years ago . Where I am now my life was destroyed in eight months iatrogenicly after having it. I have been left with many chronic long term health problems sleeping digestive bowels endocrine nervous system switched on to sympathic hard to rest or relax . I am house bound now . The kenalog destroyed my whole body systems my life is ruined . It was the worst drug for me it made my body go none stop and my body could heal or repair to recover the kenalog also was causing me body to break down muscles . It was like running away from danger 24/7 my body was under constant stress due to the advese effects and not being able to recover. | F | 52 | 1 days 40 | 7/22/2015 | 1 | allergy | Menstrual irregularities (75 days of bleeding, 2 week break, 21 days of bleeding again), anxiety, depression, severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, acne, dermatitis, scalp burning, pain, itchiness, severe scalp hair loss, eyebrows and eyelashes partial loss, lost 10 lbs, vitamin D deficiency, limbs numbness. | Some symptoms improved after 5 months of injection but severe hair and eyebrows loss still persists. The scalp is really painful. | F | 32 | n/a 3X M | 7/9/2015 | 5 | severe allergies | I have been getting 2 keno log shots for over 6 years. I always get one in February and another in June. I am an epi pen carrier due to severe pollen allergies. Use to be on 6 different meds a day to combat allergy season. While on the shot I rarely have to take anything. I have switch sides each time for injection . I have had indentation from the shot but over time they have filled back in. | F | 40 | 3 years 80 | 6/15/2015 | 1 | piriformis pain | muscle atrophy,fat atrophy,extreme pain,anxiety,depression,suicidal,elictric shocks,horrible eye pain,couldnt handle light,extreme weakness in legs and throughout body,peed myself,fell down,horrible nerve pain like fire ants eating my whole body,couldnt feel my legs and this went on for over a year! | this drug should be taken off the market or at least very closely monitered. In the wrong hands it is destroying lives. I am 3 years out I still go to physical therapy. some changes but still in pretty bad shape. Disfiguredbuttocks,atrophied leg muscles and continued severe nerve pain! and my D.O. come to find out had a long history of criminal charges against him. Why are these people practicing? I almost died due to this drug and now have more physical problems that I will have to live with forever. This is not right! other countries have band this drug! whats wrong with us! | F | 55 | 40 mgs 1X D | 6/9/2015 | 1 | Neck and Back Pain | Had a series of 5 shots in 5 weeks, 6 in the lower back and 5 in the neck. Doctor said there are no side effects and the drug is very safe. Pain subsided but the side effects absolutely not worth it. Horrible leg cramps in the middle of the night waking you out of a dead sleep. Night sweats, menstrual cycle of over a month and a half straight. Started with bad taste in mouth as if I were chewing on aluminum foil, faced swelled for over 4 months, joint pain, weight gain, now (7 months later), my hair is falling out on a daily basis. Easily weep (and I am usually the opposite). | Do not take this drug it's toxic. The amount of money I spent on doctors bills is bankrupting me. All test come out normal yet all the symptoms started at the same time of these shots. Spoke to an endocrinologist and she said it could take up to a year for the symptoms to subside. I have been absolutely miserable. | F | 50 | 5 weeks 40 1X W | 6/9/2015 | 1 | Injection into shoulder for swellin | I have not had my period , just spotting and I was to start Clomid 50MG when AF showed in the day after the shot and AF never did show!!!! Now I'm reading all over Dr.Google that Kenalog messes up fertility and menstrual cycles!! I am ticked! We want a baby and now it's going to be VERY impossible!! | Do NOT take if trying to conceive! Doctors do not tell you this when asked.. They think it's fine but I have read all over the net from multiple women what it's done to their cycles and I KNOW what it has done to mine!! | F | 45 | 1 days 40 MG | 5/8/2015 | 5 | Short term Tx for seasonal allergies | Drowsiness | Despite conflicting evidence and opinions regarding the effectiveness of steroid injections for allergic rhinitis, I've found a single injection of kenalog early in the season has been extremely helpful, and have used it as described (1 injection of 1 cc/40mg Kenalog-40) for almost a decade now with excellent results. This has eliminated the need for regular use of nasal corticosteroid Tx with minimal - actually no - side effects to speak of. | M | 33 | 1 days 1cc (40mg) | 5/5/2015 | 1 | pinched nerves in neck | Ive had shortness of breath it feels as if my throat is closing shut. Hives. Heart palpitations high blood pressure which ive never had. Headaches. Ive missed two weeks of work thus far and still feel no better. I do not recommended this drug for anyone | F | 45 | 1 days 40mg | 5/3/2015 | 1 | Carpel tunnel | Anxiety, fatigue, muscle weakness, blurry vision, burning and numbness in both feet, severe stomach pain. Depressed for 5 days after shot. Symptoms began two days after injection. | The shot did help with CTS but the side effects not worth Any benefit, especially burning feet pain which I am hoping will clear up in a few days and not become a ongoing neuropathy. | M | 71 | 1 days 40 mg 1X D | 4/20/2015 | 3 | Psoriatic Arthritis/Psoriasis | Had swelling in left foot from psoriatic arthritis which went away after two days after shot. Eased finger joint swelling somewhat. Skin cleared somewhat after a few days. One week after shot noticed redness near right ankle. Never had problems with this foot/ankle before. After a few more days, severe swelling and pain right ankle. Two weeks after shot severe leg and foot cramps and muscle spasms both legs and feet and lower spine. Can hardly walk anymore. Never had muscle cramps like this before. In excruciating pain. Felt well for about a week but now slight nausea, diarrhea, nose bleeding. I think symptoms started as shot wore off. | Had one injection in hip muscle | F | 62 | 1X O | 4/15/2015 | 2 | Psoraisis | Only took this drug by injection on back of neck once and I now have on and off nausea, continuous mid to heavy menstrual cycles that stop for only a few days a month (currently on-going at 1.5 months) | I would not recommend this drug for women who are not taking birth control. The long-term side effects are not worth it if your condition is mild and not really affecting your quality of life. | F | 31 | 1 days 40 MG 1X AN | 3/19/2015 | 1 | back problems | legs pains fluid retation burning muscles rapid heart beat insomnia anxiety tendon damage | Found out that five months after I have the epidural of kenalog the label was changed to not for epidural use and it had never been approved to be used for epidurials just used off label by doctors. Also its a fluorinated drug so I had fluoride injected in my spine. Utter Poison. | F | 48 | 1 days 400 1X O | 3/19/2015 | 1 | Eye injection for Iritis | On 7/3/13, I let them put an injection of Kenalog in my eye for iritis, a decision that I'll forever regret! Since than I have had ongoing eye pressure issues and been diagnosed with glaucoma. Before this injection my eye pressures were never an issue, even with steroid drops. I was put on every coarse of anti-glaucoma drops and even got started on Diamox pills, which gave me major anxiety and depression. I eventually had a tube shunt surgery done on the affected eye, which ultimately failed after 8 months and had to have an additional surgery to take the tube out. Both of these surgeries and healing times have taken a major toll on me personally and financially. Last year alone I had 52 eye doctor appointments.....and I'm 31 years old. Now I'm left with an eye with high eye pressure, half a shunt tube device in my eye (because it was scarred in too much to remove the whole device), I'm back on eye drops, and oral pills. If this had been a natural process to my eye than I would have no problem coping and dealing with this the rest of my life. It's the fact that I put my eye in the hands of medical professionals and ever since that day they decided and I let them put a Kenalog injection in my eye, my eyes health and personal life has taken a downward spiral. | Should not be allowed to be injected into someone's eye for any reason because the side effects out way the benefits greatly. | M | 31 | 1 days | 3/18/2015 | 1 | Neck/,shoulder/ head pain injectio | Excruating after pain, made pain Worse for 6 weeks. Still have moderate pain. My brain was very affected. Mood swings, anger, hostile to anyone. Partner, sales clerks, in e-mails, on the phone with anyone.Was only told by Neuroligist... You may have a LITTLE discomfort for a few days. No verbal or written consent. | A terrible drug, which should be taken off the Market. It is dangerous | 59 | 1 days 20 | 3/17/2015 | 1 | Hip Dysplasia Pain | Had shot of Kenalog in my hip joint at the end of January. Spotting on and off ever since and now on an endless period! Don't know what to do and can't get an appt at my doctors for 2 weeks!! I did go a couple of weeks ago and was told by the doctor that it was very very unlikely that any of symptoms could be caused by Kenalog. This seems to be an all too familiar response from what I've seen on here. It is clear that the doctors are completely wrong. I am furious as I was not told about any of the side effects (or even the name of the drug I was being injected with) until after the injection had been done and they handed me a leaflet about Kenalog. I feel like I have been damaged in some way as I have had absolutely no pain relief whatsoever - in fact quite the opposite!! I've never felt so violated in all my life, what the hell have they done to my body????? | F | 29 | 1 days Injection 1X D | 3/13/2015 | 5 | Extreme, severe, allergies | Took yearly for 5 years in my 40's. Quit because of worry about bone thinning. No change in 20 years. Allergies have become debilitating again. Last summer Asked for Kenelog shot, made apt with dr. Discussed side effects. Got shot. No problems ever of any kind. Allergies slow down with in first 20 min. Next day gone. If they return at all in the next few months they are livable.. There were a couple of times 20 years ago I had to take 2 a year to function. Just got a shot this week. Live in high dessert, dry winter dust, pollen already so bad couldn't function. Have adverse reaction to all oral medications and now most nasal sprays. 60+ years of allergy meds. I am happy that I can still get a kenelog shot when I need. | Took shots for 5 years, usually only 1 a year. At least twice had 2 in one year. Didn't use Kenelog for 15-20 years. Started using again in 2014, 1 shot. Just got a shot this past week March 2015. No problems. | F | 69 | 40 1X AN | 3/9/2015 | 1 | linchen planopilaris | Altered taste and smell. Headache insomnia stomach problems extreme mood swings. Horrible night sweats. Bothered by bright lights for 2 days after injection. Anxiety is through the roof. Depression tired muscle cramps pins & needles throughout in different areas. I'm exhausted. Some rappid heart beats. And again overall exhausted. I don't want to do anything or go anywhere. Oh one more thing this stuff has brought on a period from who knows where. Heavy bleeding bad cramps 8 days now. This is crazy cause I'm peri menopausal I would sometimes go 4 months without and very light for 3 days. Not fun at all | DO NOT TAKE UNTIL YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK! This stuff is dangerous. I have been on it for about 8 months getting injections about every 10 weeks in my scalp trying to save the rest of my hair. The last treatment on 2/25 has just changed my whole world. Had minor headaches and some tiredness with other treatments that went away. The treatment before the 25th I did feel under the weather docs said it was a virus. I don't know what to do to try to save my hair but I will not take this drug again to stop the rash from coming back. It's not noticeable to the eye yet cause I wear my hair in a ponytail. I didn't even have the same strength as most other users and I feel horrible. DON'T TRUST THIS DRUG IT'S NOT MEDICINE IT'S POISON. RESEARCH AND RESEARCH FIRST. | F | 47 | 1 years 10mg | 3/9/2015 | 1 | Off Label | The worst reaction to a drug I ever had in my life and showing no signs of getting better after 4 months. | Got this kenalog-40 injection for off label use by a urologist 4 months ago and still having terrible side effects. My L leg and foot is numb, foot has pins and needles, cold, and feels like it's sunburned. Heart palps, high blood pressure that I never had before, racing, banging heart, anxiety. He gave me the whole bottle of 200mg all at once. I hope it starts to wear off soon, it's been just horrible. Was not warned about any side effects. | M | 62 | 1 days 200mg 1X O | 3/5/2015 | 5 | allergies | No side effects. This is my third year taking the shot and it works wonders for me. It takes away close to 100% of my allergy signs and symptoms and I can enjoy all spring and summer with the family outdoors. | M | 39 | 3 years | 2/17/2015 | 1 | I was not aware that this was what I was being injected with until it was too late. One injection and I've got shortness of breath, pounding chest, irritablity and very severe depression. I would never receive another injection again. | M | 49 | 10 1X D | 1/20/2015 | 1 | hypertrophic scar | Cushing's,muscle atrophy on both legs.blurred vision.adrenal crisis.breathing difficulty.hypotyrodism.severe depression.severe anxiety.schizophrenia.hair loss.bruises.feell like all hope is lost.any were u find this drug please destroy it | The worst thing ever made by man | F | 25 | 1 weeks 4 40mg | 12/26/2014 | 1 | hip pain | edema shot in leg and pain still continues became dizzy and whole leg is painful walking sitting or lying down - 2 months later | i will never get anoher injection of this | F | 86 | 1 days 40 1X D | 12/26/2014 | 1 | Inflammation, pain | Intense pain @ injection site, extreme vertigo and dizziness to where I can't function, thrush, pain & burning in muscles & joints all over; insomnia, depression, anxiety, nausea, feel like I'm in a bubble. Unending flulike symptoms, fatigue, migraines, heart palpitations, BP gone crazy, wheezing. UPDATE: menstrual period now lasting 18 days, esophageal spasms. READ THE WARNINGS! All symptoms I have are in the package insert, but I wasn't warned and doctor denies them. | I had a round of Kenalog several weeks before this recent round, thought it helped. The repeat of the injections hit immediately and HARD. Bad vertigo & pain, inability to function, and burning in the muscles I had the shots in for the purpose of STOPPING any inflammation. Burning and muscle spasms all over, actually. Migraines & pressure in the eyes, it is HORRIBLE. The symptoms are actually increasing the further I get from the shot. Doctor says this is impossible, but my pharmacist found all my sx easily, and several ER docs & my GP said this is quite common with steroid overload & that I must just ride it out. I got these shots to feel better, not slip into complete disability, even for a month or two. UPDATE: Now having to have multiple tests for adrenals and all hormones; on day 18 of a very heavy menstrual period with heavy clotting, it just will not stop & no way still to stop the symptoms that continue, muscle and tendon pain, esophageal spasms (1-2 per day) and heavy bleeding. Had to take a med to try and counter these symptoms and NOT happy about that, or the THOUSANDS spent trying to help the pain, run tests, get treatment for symptoms I never before had. Depression unlike anything imaginable, panic & irrational fear, inability to concentrate, FACIAL hair growth (!!). Anything that can wreak this level of havoc on the body shouldn't even be on the market! Terrified tendons could have been weakened to the point of damage beyond the pain alr | F | 38 | 53 days 40 mg/mL 1X D | 12/13/2014 History | 1 | Arthritis on knee | Leg muscle/fat atrophy, vein atrophy, collapsed vein in leg on to peroneal nerve. Nerve pain. Extreme heart palps. Poison Burning stinging itching | After Ortho PA mis injected carelessly this poison escaped knee and traveled into vein causing chemical burn. Are soft tissue, collapsed vein. Vein now compressing leg nerve. Can't even walk up stairs. Losing thousands in pay wages. Leg went numb at work. Have limp. NO doctors know how to fix. No lawyer will take cause even though every doc says the shot caused and can't be fixed. Need a better lawyer. Need better doctors slso to fix. | 45 | 1 years 40mg | 12/10/2014 | 1 | injection | Horrible fat atrophy and hyperpigmentation along neck and jawline after kenalog 40 injections for what my Dr THOUGHT was scar tissue forming post face/necklift. Kenalog is extremly damaging and dangerous to healthy skin. My jawline looks like chunks of flesh have been cut out of it. Most Dr's do NOT warn of these side effects. This product should be taken OFF the market. I have read post after post of this happening to many people at the injection site of this product with no knowledge of, or warning from their doctors. It appears most Drs don't discuss this or know how to inject it. WHY is this product still on the market. It ruined my skin and messed up a 13,000 surgery. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT!!! | This product is POISON!!!!! Would like to file a lawsuit and take this off the market. | F | 52 | 4 mg 1X D | 10/20/2014 | 3 | knee pain/bursitis | Severe stomach pain period came on stayed on for six weeks, discoloration at injection site, headaches,urinating alot doctor said I had a uti.Back pain facial hair. | F | 51 | 1 days 40mg | 10/1/2014 | 1 | SI joint/back pain,hip pain | Severe leg cramps, swelling in thighs and ankles, muscle pain, pain in knees, shin pain, racing heart, weakness,anxiety, period started even though I am in menopause. Clots and spotting for days. | This is poison! I did research and found out this medicine causes a huge list of adverse reactions. Low potassium is only one. After weeks of excruciating leg muscle cramps I finally went to ER. Resting heart rate was 150. BP was 202 / 112 ! Blood test showed low potassium and sodium. ER doctor and nurse said they had seen many patients with this same reaction to corticosteriods- kenalog. Unfortunately they said Kenalog is long-acting and don't know how long it will take to leave my system . Gave prescription of potassium, Lasix for swelling, and Voltaren for inflammation. Feel much better after only one day of these meds. ER nurse said not to go back to PM doctor who gave the Kenalog injections because he will not admit the side effects were from this medicine. I pray there will be no permanent damage. Do not do have kenalog injections !!! You will regret it . It has cost me months of leave from work, a tremendous amount of more pain and suffering than the original minor back pain ( 2 MRI' s and bone scan all fine) . Not to mention the host of doctor bills piling up . I am furious. | F | 49 | 2 months 80mg. 4X M | 9/28/2014 | 4 | Allergies and IBS-D | No side effects | M | 50 | 1 days 40 mg | 9/4/2014 | 1 | Chronic pain from fibromyalgia | Golf ball size indentation in my right buttock. I was told it would be permanent. I'm very unhappy. | F | 46 | 2 months 40 mg | 8/28/2014 | 1 | herniated disc and bulging disc | Blood clots and anxiety and blurred vision and I will be on blood thinners the rest of my life 9 milligrams of warfarin! I have never had health issues in my life! I took the epidural once a week for three weeks and than I was hospitalized with 7 blood clots 3 in my leg and 2 in each lung! | 44 | 3 weeks 30MG | 8/24/2014 | 1 | Allergy | Irregular Period, headaches, blurred vision | Doctor never informed of side effects | F | 36 | 2 months 40MG 2X O | 8/7/2014 | 1 | Allergies | I got the kenalog injection because I have severe allergies, I ended up noticing a golf ball size indentation in my right buttcheek I was on my period for 2 months straight and no one knew why. I have a pain where the indent is on my buttcheek it's embarrassing to even think about bathing suits. Going to doctors for a sports physical tomorrow. I'm going to bring this up I am not happy at all. | F | 14 | 1 times | 8/3/2014 | 1 | Injury to the piriformis muscle | SUPRACALVICAL FAT, HUMPBACK, FATTY DEPOSITS , MID SECTION OBESITY,....THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE BODY. THE DRUG MESSED UP MY ENDOCINE SYSTEM. ..Kenalog worked but it damaged my health. | I WOULD NOT RECOMMED THIS DRUG. | F | 6 weeks 20 MG 6X O | 7/7/2014 | 1 | Severe allergies | Primary care dr TAMARA LIEBERMAN IN PHOENIX AZ gave me this shot AFTER I told her I had recently had terrible side effects from newly tried nasacort and have been having. Allergic reactions to several drugs and foods etc the past year. Got shot then ten mins later got weird tickling coughing in back of throat for about 5 minutes. The next day felt great! And I could actually smell things again and eyes weren't puffy anymore. Then first couple nights had weird feeling upon laying down to sleep followed by ten or so days of shortness of breath insomnia debilitating depression palpitations etc that got so bad I had to roll fire to my house. Fire guys Terrified my 7 year old daughter tested me for everything but said all vitals were 100% but suggested I go to ER because something was definitely wrong with me they just didn't know what. They said it probably wasn't the kenalog because I didn't have a rash.....so spent 7 hours in severe distress in ER WHERE THEY RAN All possible tests plus brain MRI etc. Again all came back normal even my pulse and blood oxygen levels were great. ER doc said if it was kenalog I would have to wait the approx 8 weeks for it to run its course....returned to incompetent primary care doc for other reasons and brought with me the printed version of FDA website list of adverse reactions because I couldn't speak due to constant breathlessness and didn't have the energy to convince the idiot that the symptoms I've never experienced until after the injection | F | 43 | 1 days 40 | 6/28/2014 | 5 | Crohn's Disease, Joint Pain | Mild anxiety, bloating, headache, extremely tired day of injection, a little moody This has been a Miracle drug for myself as I have a horrible sensitivity to meds! Doctors kept giving me stuff that was making me super sick & tons off different daily pills! I then went to my family doctor and cried about what I'm going through and how sick i was! He at that time put me on Kenalog!!! I haven't looked back! I can say my Crohn's at this time is under control!!! Yay! I will deal with side effects to have my life back!!! | F | 36 | 2 years 40mg | 6/6/2014 | 5 | Asthma and severe allergies | Facial redness, tachycardia only the first night. | Thank gosh for Kenalog, my asthma is crazy in springtime AZ....I am so used to mouth breathing since my sinuses are so clogged, eyes reddened, another benefit is I have less IBS type symptoms and almost zero migraines. As a nurse, I hate taking meds, but this is a steroid, yes, but my reduction of symptoms and meds needed on a daily basis is AMAZING! Even less age related pain in my joints, back and feet... | F | 52 | 40 1X AN | 5/24/2014 | 1 | Bulging discs in lower back | I had one injection for lower back pain after suffering from 3 bulging discs i was told to expect a flare up of pain & then to be pain free for at least 6 months this wasn't the case i had no flare up after but i was only pain free for 3 weeks. What i wasn't told though was that my periods would be so badly messed up i bled from december 2 days after the injection until february i then missed march & have had light spotting all through april & may its a nightmare when you are trying to conceive aswell!! | F | 25 | 1 days | 5/22/2014 | 1 | Severe allergies | Severe anxiety, palpitations, menstrual cramping, headache, shortness of breath, depression. I had just finished taking 5 days worth of prednisone (60 mg) a day for a "asthma cough." My doctor already knew I hated steroids and the way they make me feel but I couldn't stop coughing and wanted it to stop. Then my allergist basically talked me into getting the kenalog shot saying it was nothing like prednisone. Although I was hesitant I ended up doing it and am so upset with myself that I did. Two days after the shot I ended up in the ER with a 159/118 blood pressure reading and 120 pulse. | F | 26 | 1 days 40 | 5/2/2014 | 1 | hip pain | Thrush anxiety flushing | F | 50 | 1 days 20mg | 3/28/2014 | 1 | Cervical Epidural in Neck C5-C6 | PLEASE READ...I was told the possibility of side effects from using Kenalog for a cervical epidural was zero. HUGE MISTAKE on my part to have this done. I have very horrible pain so I went through with it. I'm 30 and have always had a normal period. I started bleeding 2 days after the injection and bled for 3 solid months..yes, 3 months! I noticed various size clots as well. I have been extremely tired since the injection and hungry. I also have grown facial hair (so mad about this one).....I am so upset other this injection. It has caused permanent damange that can not be changed. PLEASE do not let Drs use this on you. | F | 30 | 1 days | 3/26/2014 | 1 | right knee pain | I don't even know where to begin. I've had cortisone injections in my knee years ago with no side effects. This was my first kenalog injection I have ever received. The doctor did not warn me about the possibility of any side effects. I asked him and he said as long as I was healthy I would be ok. I felt like a million bucks after receiving the injection. I felt like I could do anything. Then I got my period 1/20 and it lasted until 2/13. And I had clots of all sizes, then just spotting. I had severe anxiety that mimicked heart attack symptoms, feeling of despair and a level of depression that I didn't know was humanly possible. Aches and pains everywhere, horrible muscle spasms in my left foot, tremors, blurry and dimmed vision, adrenal rush, ear popping, eye pressure problems, head pressure problems, sensitivity to medications I have never had problems with previously, cysts on my right ovary, and I also discovered that I have a fatty liver which I never had before. Bleeding gums, strange and painful sensations in my head and ears, back pain, worsening of knee pain, new joint pain, GI issues and the list goes on. I have been to 3 different hospitals in 6 weeks apx 21 times. Most MDs refuse to admit that this is from 1 kenalog injection but luckily I have cone across a few older doctors who have the experience to tell me it is likely that my problems are from this shot and that I should list it as a medical allergy. I am having some improvement aside from still hav | F | 36 | 1 days 1x 80mg | 3/20/2014 | 1 | injection for shoulder pain | Within 5 days of the injection I experienced symptoms that I believed were a heart attack. BP was elevated an my heart was beating out of my chest. Contacted my dr and was told it was anxiety and was put on a beta blocker to. bring my heartrate down. It has been a month since the injection and I wish I had never done it, would rather deal with the pain. Would not recommend to anyone | F | 52 | 1 days | 3/15/2014 | 1 | shoulder pain | one shot in radiology by dr. was like poison to my body. everything much worse all over. stiffness and pain. and this is 7 weeks later. | 83 | 1 days 1X D | 2/27/2014 | 1 | Sacroiliac inflammation | Very heavy and painful menstrual bleeding for 24 out of the last 38 days. I have never, ever been irregular in the last 35 years. Also, increase of preventricular contractions which are stronger than prior to the shot and frequent cramps in both feet. | Called the doctor who said that heavy cycles like this aren't caused by this drug. Just irregular periods. Then why are so many women having this trouble? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23816843 | F | 46 | 1 days 40mg 1X AN | 2/20/2014 |