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 |
| 2 | brain tumor/after surgery | hallucinations, insomnia, increased appetite, fear, heart palpitations, losing control, anxiety, sweating, rash, vision problems, | M | 16 | 16 days 4mg 4X day | 11/21/2010 | 3 | Pneumonia/ seasonal allergies | 1st day great. First time I could breath again in years. Notice arthritis went away to. Felt great UNTIL day 2 them OMG shakes, nervousness, depression crying and anger. Insane feeling,no sleep,shaking, leg cramps, major body aches, out of control feeling, bad itching all over. On day 6 and not getting better | I went in for pneumonia and they mentioned this shot cuz of my allergies as well so I figured why not. No side affects were mentioned. It did clear me up and I have never felt so good from joint pain and can breath great BUT will never take again as side effects are to bad. Lost a week of work, a trip to see family and more. The doctor should make this clear and clearly did not. Everything you read on this drug is that it is very strong. Crazy they would give at a clinic so casually. I hope this helps someone and wish I knew beforehand. I am an advocate now t at least beware of what can happen. It may be needed but should be well thought out first. | M | 42 | 1 days 8mg inj 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 1 | post brain surgery glioblastoma | severe swelling of face and neck, leg muscles weakened so much he could not walk, extreme restlessness up every minute to five minutes to 30 minutes throughout the night, incontinence, blood sugar became uncontrollable--- went so high it was out of range. This beloved man could not tell us what he was experiencing after major brain surgery but as care giver this is what I observed. I believe the drug just weakened his legs so severely that he could not walk. And that it just wore him out completeley, as well as those who were privileged to care for him. I would never recommend this drug, I believe it contributed greatly to killing him. The doctors say it is now in my blood also. Be sure to wear gloves if you have to handle the bed clothes and undergarments of a person taking this drug. I also feel very strongly that oral Temodar for chemotherapy is a cruel, painful, dangerous, ineffective way to treat brain cancer. They don't even know if it passes through the brain/blood barrier. | The doctors and hospice people tried to convince me this is a good drug, but from my experience with it 24/7 for 4 months I just can't believe it. I think it is very destructive and dangerous. I would not take it. Neither would I take Temodar. Thank you for the opportunity to express my views. It helps the heartache if I can help someone else. | F | 67 | 3 months 4mg 3X day | 9/23/2010 | 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 | 1 | Strep Throat | Within 5 minutes - confusion, sick to my stomach, shortness of breath, complete vision loss, near blackout, numbness traveled down both arms into hands, unable to feel arms for hours which turned into painful tingling in both arms and hands, weakness, insomnia, increased appetite. Day two - Confusion, dizziness, tingling in arms and hands continued, tingling developed in both legs and feet, insomnia increased, no appetite. Day three - confusion increased, dizziness increased, tingling in arms and hands continued, tingling in both legs and feet continued, irritability began, shaking began, no appetite. | I was not told I was being given a Decadron shot. The only thing I have ever been given for strep throat is an antibiotic. Had I been told this is what I was being given, I would have refused. I have a history of seizures and would never have agreed to receive this. This drug is horrible!! After reading these posts, it seems that this drug is given for very serious medical issues, which makes it even harder for me to understand why the doctor gave it to me for strep throat, which I get almost every year, and recover from just fine within a few days on oral antibiotics. It also sounds like it takes a long time for this mess to be completely out of your system. I want it out NOW!!!! | M | 43 | 1 times 1 shot 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 1 | Allergy Reaction (hitching) | Feeling like electrical shots in my entire body, the hitching got really worst, horrible heacaches, sore throat, allucinations, I thought I was loosing my mind, I did not go to work for days... | I thought I was going crazy, I did not say anything to my family. My mental health among other things got affected. Thank you very much for this website, It makes me feel better, metally. (it has been a month since the shot) I visited my doctor on Friday, and after questions and questions, she said thay maybe I was suffering side effects due to the shot. It is insane. I totaly agree with all of you. I was never told about the side effects. | F | 39 | 1 days 10 1X day | 8/2/2010 | 1 | Broken bone/ruptured tendons | 48 hours of intense pain as the medicine worked through my body. Every time it hit a joint, I felt it with intense clarity. It was probably the most painful thing I've ever experienced. This medication is not on my list of DO NOT TAKE drugs. | I was not told any side effects for this drug. My doctor simply gave me a shot because I had a broken foot/ruptured tendons that would not heal. Turns out- I'm allergic to decadron. For 2 days I was deathly ill and could not get out of bed. Every time the medicine hit a joint I thought I was going to die. | F | 24 | 1mg 1X O | 7/11/2010 | 1 | brain surgery/ subdural hemo | bloating (esp. in the face tongue, and neck), irritability, exhaustion, joint pain, constant thirst and hunger | F | 43 | 30 days 2 2X day | 7/11/2010 | 3 | severe asthma | shot- no sleep for wk/ pills 1 month-omg- no sleep 1 month-0 steroid psychosis-hear words/ then wk 2 hallucinations/ on-off yrs so severe osteoporosis, thin skin, mike tyson beat me every night/ weak muscles/hair loss- necessary evil, but wait tillast min before dying b/c sometimes i'd rather die. | bloating everywhere, eye bulging, hyper, angry/irritable 30 yrs of experience, someone create a better by now! just broke down today for shot after min breathing for week- used flovent/zopinex inhaler/zopinex breathing machine/ singulair thank God worst since 20 yrs, but break down for shot bout every 3-4 yrs when simple walk tires me and need to sleep 10-1 hrs a day for energy loss b4 decadron. | F | 53 | ? 1X day | 6/12/2010 | 1 | Swelling In Brain, Chronic Sinnitu | F | 60 | 5 months 2mg 2X day | 6/10/2010 Patient History | 1 | nausea caused by chemo | dad had a shot of this med 4 days ago. he has lung and spine cancer. since taking these meds, he has been saying incoherent things and is unable to remember things like what he ate 2 hours ago. | I don't know how long this drug will be in his system, but I am very concerned because my dad is a very intelligent, strong man. I can only hope the other symptoms that people described don't occur. THIS DRUG IS DANGEROUS TO OUR SANITY! | F | 35 | 1 days unknown 1X O | 5/8/2010 | 1 | allergic reaction to different drug | shortness of breath, vertigo/dizziness, paranoia, muscle pain, feeling as if I was going to "lose control", headaches, weakness, not knowing if I'm going to scream or cry, hot flashes, always thirsty, always urinating, confusion....super bummer | I went to the ER due to an allergic reaction to Cefixime. They gave me an 8mg dose of Decadron and 50mg of Benadryl to counteract the allergy. It has been 5 days, and the side effects are still in full force. I don't know how long this will last, but it's affecting my job performance and social life. I would have rather dealt with the side effects from the original allergic reaction. This drug is by far, the worst thing that has ever been in my body. I am a very upbeat, positive, social person...and this drug makes me want to crawl into a cave and cry or scream. I hope these symptoms dwindle soon..... | M | 35 | 1 days 8mg 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | Radiation for head and neck cancer | Psychosis, Paranoia, confusion, loss of appetite, mood swings, depression, | This drug killed my mother. It should be taken off the market immediately. Once my mother started taking it, it was obvious that she was having adverse reactions. We couldn't take her off of it right away due to the weening process. This drug turned my mother into someone we didn't know and created much pain in our lives. Because of the radiation her tumor shrank, but the drug killed her mentally, leaving her body to follow. | F | 26 | 30 days 30 mg 1X day | 2/10/2010 | 2 | Control allergic reactions to chemo | Increased appetite (especially sugar), moon face, bloating, hump back, terrible anger, insomnia, weight gain (10 pounds), acne, skin peeling on face. | I took this drug the day before chemo, the day of chemo, and in my chemo i.v. I was told not to take it the day of due to my hump back I developed. This was to control any allergic reactions to Taxol a breast cancer chemo drug. I have two small children and it was horrible because it felt like I was always yelling and angry. I would have rather broke out in hives. | F | 30 | 3 months not sure 2X W | 2/9/2010 | 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 | 2 | Pinched nerve in neck/shoulder | Severe anxiety, jittery, skin feels hot (like sunburn), flushed cheeks, occasional chills, stomach upset, insomnia, malaise, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate. | I was given one shot of Decadron (unknown dosage) at the emergency room to help with an extremely painful pinched nerve in my neck. My neck does feel better, but the side effects are awful. I have panic disorder, and this just made my anxiety at least double. This is the third day after the shot (max half-life), so I think it's slowly going out of my system now. | M | 36 | 1 times | 12/30/2009 | 1 | chronic pain from spine problems | Third day swelling of limbs, terrible muscle weakness and vertigo, crying and feeling very anxious. I am stopping this drug immediately | F | 66 | 4 days | 12/23/2009 | 3 | brain tumor, vomiting from swelling | manic - I couldn't stop doing stuff, I felt "10 feet tall and bullet-proof", angry at everyone especially if they didn't listen to me and do what I wanted, unreasonable, insomnia - slept for only 3 hours a night (after taking a sleeping pill.) | This drug really helped with the tumor swelling but the side effects are horrible - ask my fiancee - I was pretty mean and made her cry all the time. I was weaned off once but had to go back on it because of vomiting from tumor swelling | M | 59 | 5 months | 11/13/2009 | 1 | After brain tumor was removed | Everything, hot flashes mood swings, rages, beligerant remarks to caregivers, and the list goes on | I would be interested to know if anyone knows how the doctor's determine how long a patient should take this drug, and how they determine the dose? Also what dose someone was receiving after brain surgery? And what the side effects are if stopped suddenly? | M | 27 | 4 days | 11/3/2009 |