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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KENALOG-40 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | epidural injections for back pain | 7 months later and blurred vision, eyes hurt, rash, constant headache, cramping everywhere, can't sleep. Side effects immediately after injections. When will they go away?!!! | Nasty drug. This is miserable. Do your homework before getting injected with this. Manufacturer warns Kenalog not supposed to be used for epidural injections so why do doctors still do this? Check out: http://orthopedics.about.com/b/2008/10/11/side-effects-of-cortisone-shots.htm | M | 33 | 1 days 80 mg 2X day | 5/28/2013 | 1 | Severe allergies | Heavy menstrual flow, large clots, cramps. Ended my last period on 5/16 (for seven days), started again yesterday, 5/23. Started having cramps in my foot after shot, they usually last about 10 minutes, not something I had before. | My doctor told me the one side effect would be that it might bring my period down a day or two, that I could deal with. To go from a normal four day period with a normal flow to a seven day, heavy flow is not normal, to have it happen again a week later is not acceptable. For women, I'd think twice about taking this shot and ask your doctor is there is an alternative. | F | 41 | 1X day | 5/24/2013 | 1 | allergies | Too many side effects to list including blurred vision, extreme cramping all over, insomnia, weight gain, hair loss, rashes, menstrual issues - all lasted over a year. The most horrible medical experience. | Beware corticosteroids. Doctors pretend they are virtually risk free, but they can cause serious, frightening side effects. | F | 37 | 1 days 40 1X O | 5/23/2013 | 5 | eczema | No side effects, no indentation at injection site. | I get an injection once a year for eczema and it is amazing. I am usually itch free for about 7 months. An added bonus is that two years ago when I had the shot for my eczema I had severe pain from plantar fasciitis. A few days after the shot all the pain from the plantar fasciitis was gone. I have an appointment tomorrow. I will get my fourth annual shot for eczema because it is back. The plantar fasciitis has not returned. The kenalog injection has given me back my life. | F | 63 | 3 times 1X AN | 5/20/2013 | 4 | severe allergies | 30 day menstrual bleed. Some fatigue. Small dent but only twice out of 8 years. | F | 44 | 8 years 40 | 5/17/2013 | 5 | allerallergies | None | F | 24 | 2 times | 5/5/2013 | 1 | Elbow injection | Dizziness, headache, nausea, still continuing after 3wks from date of injection. Pain in elbow is back even more now. First day after injection was amazing, even felt euphoric, then horrible crash with dizziness, mood swings. No mood swings after the first week just left with dizziness and headache and more elbow pain. Can't drive. Was told there are no side effects from this. Had I known I would not have had this done. | F | 40 | 1 days 1 cc | 4/30/2013 | 3 | Seasonal allergies | I got the shot in my butt cheek. The area is still sore after 3 weeks. I am allergy free and tell myself that the sore butt bone is worth it, the doctors don't tell you the side effects so I don't know if i will be sore for 6 months or 2 days! I was told as long as the injection spot looks fine that I am ok | F | 35 | 3 weeks 1 shot | 4/3/2013 | 1 | lumbar, pain | Headache, dizziness, flushing, blurred vision, vomiting, sharp pain s in stomach nauseated, cramping on both feet up to shin. Started menstrual period, after months.. This drug is so dangerous.. How long do these last? | F | 49 | 2 days | 4/3/2013 | 1 | Knee osteoarthritis | Pains in stomach loose stools then constipated bleed after being dry for ten years just never helped me at all | F | 57 | 1 days 30 | 3/2/2013 | 1 | pulled muscle in neck | indentation of right hip, pain, focus problems, depression, and blurred vision | 2 days ago I noticed a large dent on my right buttock/hip from 1 injection I had 2 months ago for a pulled muscle in my neck. I have noticed increased focus problems and depression/anxiety but I just thought it was from stress from work and home. Now that the dent appeared along with pain at the injection site and after doing a lot of research, it is ALL related to the Kenalog. I am so frustrated and would have never had the medicine if I was notified of the risks first. | F | 34 | 1 days 40mg 1X day | 11/30/2012 | 1 | spine injection for back pain | Pain all over, insomnia, menstrual irregularities, hair loss, weight gain, dizziness - all persist 6 months after injection. | This is a very potent drug w/many potentially serious (even life threatening) side effects. A doctor recently told me that corticosteroids cause more side effects than any other medication. The 11.13.12 reviewer who seems to consider this a miracle drug and says "most of the comments I read are nonsense," is incredibly uninformed and sounds like a rep. for Bristol-Myers, Squibb, the manufacturer. Corticosteroids can successful reduce pain for many people, but many others suffer long-term, debilitating side effects. | F | 35 | 1 days 80 1X day | 11/14/2012 | 5 | knee pain bone on bone | absolutly no side effects | Most of the comments I read are nonsense. I have taken a kenelog shot in both knees every three months for six years. The medicine works wonders in eliminating the pain. I have bone on bone knees. It works for six to seven weeks. wished it would work a bit longer between shots. A wonder drug. Love it. | M | 80 | 6 years 1X day | 11/13/2012 | 1 | lower back pain | flushing, suicidal thoughts, despair, nausea, collapsed | It's only been a week and I'm horrified after reading other experiences of what may still come, but here's how it's been so far. First night I felt flushing (normal). Woke up next morning suicidal and hopeless and unable to control my crying. Felt fine later as day went on. Woke up 2 days later - everything fine. Then midday, within an hour I felt flush, nausea, burning like hot water feeling in chest (which I thought may be anxiety and I thought nausea was because I needed to eat. ) I went into a restaurant and felt strange but couldn't describe it and wrote it off then next thing I now I collapsed onto the floor. I wasn't dizzy, it was like my brain and body stopped communicating and I couldn't sit up I was completely limp. I also had a hard time articulating words. Spent 4.5 hours in ER with tests all around heart issues. My heart was FINE. It was the Kenalog and when I told the doctor that he wrote me off. I called my own doctor who had given me the shot and spoke with his assistant who also wrote me off and said to see my PCP because collapsing was not caused by Kenalog. I beg to differ. I was fine BEFORE the shot! I still feel like gumby (weak) legs at times. Seems to be getting better but I have been a wreck. I will NEVER get this shot again. | F | 42 | 1 days 40 mg 1X day | 11/8/2012 | 1 | Treatment of Poison Ivy(2X in 2Yrs) | Extended period without apparent cause, in one case bleeding almost 90 days with varied heaviness one year ago 2011. Sleep difficulties include difficulty staying asleep, often impossible to get back to sleep and frequent mild nausea, which comes and goes. Second dose in April 2012 (was unaware of Kenalog conerns until now) and 5 months later (Sept) have dent in left buttocks, increasing in size and sesitivity. Sleep and nausea difficulties continue, as does some blurriness of sight that appears to have emerged out of nowhere, also lack of focus is area of extreme concern, a sharp contrast to my background and profession. Now have bruise like pain on dent as well as weakness/pain in depths under dent - likely hip/leg bone when bearing weight walking up stairs. Unsure how long effects will continue, or whether they will worse. Delayed reaction makes me wonder if/when things could deteriorate further.... | WOULD NOT RECOMMEND - WISH I HAD KNOWN IN TIME TO AVOID SECOND INJECTION. | F | 47 | 1 days 1X day | 10/23/2012 | 1 | Shoulder pain | Anxiety, depression, insomnia, racing heart, light-headiness, loss of appetite, weight loss, burning sensation on extremities, low tolerance for cold | Sent to ER after 6 hours of the shot with heart attack syndromes. Several other specialist visits and blood works didn't show any abnormalities but symptoms persists for 5 month now. My doctor didn't informed me about the possible horrible side-effects neither even disclosed what type of drug did he inject into my shoulder. Please be careful using this drug, the side-effects could be way more extreme that the original cause. Check out my blog if possible and allowable to post it here. http://kenalogneveragain.wordpress.com | M | 42 | 1 days 10 1X day | 9/11/2012 | 1 | misdiagnosis of spine impingement | Severe, debilitating pain in all extremities 7 months after injections. Pain began immediately following injections and was never experienced before injections. Consulted with many doctors who either flatly denied any connection to Kenalog or are clueless about the side effects of this potent medication. Other side effects, some of which have resolved: menstrual irregularity, insomnia, extreme fatigue, easy bruising, muscle loss, weight loss, hair loss. | Google article “Understanding Potential Complications Of Epidural Steroid Injections: Practitioners need to understand and educate their patients regarding the full scope of potential side effects that can occur when receiving epidural steroids” The article states in part: “Despite the indisputable rise in the number of pain interventions, little has been written about the potential side effects of administering steroids into the epidural space. In fact, many premier textbooks allocate only a couple of pages to exploring glucocorticoid mechanism of action and then only briefly mention potential side effects. This lack of understanding has led many practitioners to naïvely view steroids as benign drugs without fully comprehending the broad scope of potential side effects that can occur when steroids are injected into the epidural space . . . To understand the full scope of complications that can arise from epidural administration of glucocorticoids, it is necessary not only to understand the technical/mechanical complications that occur with needle placement, but also to grasp the role of pharmacokinetics, steroid particulate size, and, most importantly, how glucocorticoids affect every organ system. | F | 44 | 6 weeks 200 4X O | 8/7/2012 | 1 | bulging discs in neck and lumbar | Update from 2/18/12 and 4/27/12: side effects of apparent nerve irritation persist with pain in all extremities. Also, extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of muscle and weight loss. | Have been doing a lot of research since MDs are apparently clueless about the side effects of the drugs they most frequently prescribe and have no interest in problem solving. For those with an indentation from soft tissue injections, find medical article "Treatment of Local, Persistent Cutaneous Atrophy Following Corticosteroid Injection with Normal Saline Infiltration" by PETER R. SHUMAKER, MD, JAGGI RAO, MD, AND MITCHEL P. GOLDMAN, MD. Apparently, saline infiltration which is easy to do, works to fix the indentation (but good luck finding a doctor who has heard of this); you should be able to find the abstract for the article online and the paper at a medical school library. A good dermatologist should know about this technique or be willing to investigate it for you. For other issues such as muscle weakness, extreme fatigue, nerve issues, get your adrenal glands checked by a GOOD endocrinologist. Corticosteroids are known to interfere with adrenal gland function which can result in a host of uncomfortable to debilitating symptoms. | F | 44 | 6 weeks 200 mg 4X O | 7/17/2012 | 5 | Back pain | Great medication.No side effects. Feel great!!! | Pharmacodynamics/Kinetics Distribution: Vd: 99.5 L Protein binding: ~68% Half-life elimination: Biologic: 18-36 hours Time to peak: I.M.: 8-10 hours Excretion: Urine (~40%); feces (~60%) Use of UpToDate is subject to the Subscription and License Agreement. | F | 40 | 1 days 80 mg 1X day | 7/11/2012 | 4 | Allergies | None | I've had allergies all my life. This year was looking to be a bad one for hayfever as symptoms started in January instead of April. I've had many friends recommend Kenalog and decided to try it this year. It worked wonders but I'm now taking Allegra as I think the effectiveness is starting to wane. Hopefuuly so is the hayfever season. I will try this again next year if needed. | F | 62 | 60 days 1X O | 7/1/2012 |