KENALOG-40 Reviews (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (505 Ratings)

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KENALOG-40  (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE):  This medication is used in a variety of conditions such as allergic disorders, arthritis, blood diseases, breathing problems, certain cancers, eye diseases, intestinal disorders, collagen and skin diseases. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of triamcinolone, especially if it is to be injected near your spine (epidural). Rare but serious side effects may occur with epidural use. Triamcinolone acetonide is known as a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It works by decreasing your body's immune response to these diseases and reduces symptoms such as swelling.   FDA Approval Date: 2019-04-12 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR KENALOG-40COMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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 day
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
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 1  back injections Facial hair growth Do not take it at all !!!!! F 2 days
80
2/13/2014
 1  Plantar fasciitis DO NOT TAKE THIS MED... I had 1 shot(40mg) for pain in my heal... Side effects continue after 8 weeks.. Namely, heart palpitations, night sweats, anxiety, depression, leg cramps etc. visited the ER at 4 weeks post shot for severe palpitations. I would NEVER EVER recommend this poison to anyone!. F 42 1 days
40mg
2/9/2014
 1  Treating Discoid Cutaneous Lupus Dents at the injection sites, achiness throughout my body on the day of the shot. Menstruation cycles have been out of control..I've been bleeding non stop for three months now with no end in sight. Doctor refuses to acknowledge that this drug is the cause. I will NEVER use this drug again and have warned others against ever using it. F 35 2 years
80
1/31/2014
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 5  scar tissue none i felt the exact same before and after the injection. there was noticeable improvement in my scar tissue after each injection F 31 1 days
no idea 1X M
1/27/2014
 1  Allergies Thin skin, would get little 'blood blisters' if I even bumped my arms, my dog could lay open my skin with a gentle swipe of her paw/claws. Constant bruises. Huge pits in both hips. I had one injection that hurt so bad that I still have pain (it was over a year ago). The pits are so deep and hurt. I've gotten even thinner hair, and have lost about 25 pounds since I stopped getting the shots. Fast forming/degenerating cataracts. I took these shots years ago for allergies and noticed that they also helped relieve the inflammation in all my joints, and with my degenerative disc disease, I'd feel a relief of the pain that I have everyday. I started taking the shots again when my allergies were really bad. This time around, I started seeing the really thin skin, but my doctor kept saying it couldn't be the shots. When I stopped the shots, my skin (mostly on my arms) don't bleed like they did over every little bump, but I still get the 'blood dots'. I'm going in for cataracts that formed quickly (in less than 7 months). I'd really like to see if there is some way to fix these pits in my hips. They hurt, and I've literally got no butt left. I've lost about 25 lbs in the last 4-6 months since I stopped getting the shots. F 56 2 years
1X O
1/23/2014
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 5  rheumatoid arthritis Its a wonder drug...within hours I was totally painfree! 1week after the injection and all is well! F 29 1 days
1/14/2014
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