KENALOG-40 Reviews (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KENALOG-40 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KENALOG-40 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Lichen Plantus - skin disorder/itch | Oh my where to start - screwed up my period all most instantly - severe anxiety, did not stop the itch! My OBGYN now wants to NovaSure my vagina! - which is radiation for those of you that didnt know! Im 29 - which will make me unable to have more children. The atrophy of my right butt muscle is horrible. I have spent thousands of dollars in mri's and EEG's and physical theropy, not to mention the $30.00 copay each visit to the doctor - weather it be the neuro, or whoever. My knee is turning in - so bad they thought i had scoliosis. Pain, and more pain. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! IT WILL SCREW UP YOUR LIFE! IT WILL COST YOU THOUSANDS IN MEDICAL BILLS! IT WILL MAKE YOUR ASS LOOK LIKE THE MOON! PLEASE LADIES - LISTEN TO ME!! IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE MY INJECTION, AND I AM STILL DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF ONE SHOT! | F | 29 | 1 times 1X O | 11/1/2010 | 2 | Herniated Buldging Disk Lower Back | It is October, 2010 and I've been bleeding since February, 2010 complete with camps, bloating, and excessive appetite. | I had 2 injections in January, 2010, 2 weeks apart. Kenalog worked for back pain through end of Sept., 2010. I had no period at all in January. In February I began bleeding and haven't stopped. In April I had a NovaSure Ablasion, In July & Sept. Depo shots and Nothing has worked! 8 months !! How much longer? My GYN spoke of a Lupron shot, but I refuse anymore injections (I looked up the side effects for Lupron - not for me). Skin irritation problems persist from wearing pads everyday/all day. This has been an expensive experience that I think the makers of Kenalog should pay for (NovaSure, Depo, cost of pads, affects on my husband & my personal life, etc.)! | F | 47 | 2 times 2X M | 10/22/2010 | 5 | muscle pain | Really no side effects for me. My wife has had some agitation from 2 injections of Kenalog. | Some of the side effects reported here are fairly predictable and others I question the causal relationship. The drug typically doesn't last more than several months to six months at the most. Fat atrophy is very common when the injection is given in the subcutaneous area. The drug needs to be injected intramuscularly - not in the fat in your buttocks. This is a big problem for women who carry more fat there than men and therefore women can have more problems with this side effect. The other thing to consider is diluting the medication with marcaine or other injectable anesthetics - at a lower concentration you may be at less risk for fat atrophy. For me, the medication has been a miracle drug. I have had a number of trigger points injected and it has cured me of terrible pain. | M | 50 | 10 times 10 to 40mg 1X AN | 10/21/2010 | 1 | Pain from pinched nerve in neck | Lengthy and heavy periods. Uterine fibroids increasing in size. Flushing and anxiety and depression. | I would never have taken these injections if I had been warned about the side effects. These were never discussed with me prior to administering injections. My estrogen levels are high and I am wondering if my body will ever return to normal. The side effects were much worse than the shot and chiropractor has fixed the source of the pinched nerve over a series of visits. I have learned to research before putting any drug into my body. Doctors are too quick to administer this as a quick fix and should be educating us about the side effects as we are often at their mercy while in their office without access to it. Ask for side effect information. | F | 52 | 1X day | 10/20/2010 | 1 | bursitis (shoulder impingement) | Immediately after first injection, heavy period and now am getting periods every two weeks. We were ttc so now that is on hold. Doctor said he was unaware about these side effects. | Two shots for shoulder impingement (bursitis of the biceps tendon) | M | 35 | 1X AN | 10/8/2010 | 4 | Lumbar back, Numbness in leg | Had epidural injection of Kenalog about 1 week ago, gave some relief of leg pain. Scheduled to have second injection in 4 weeks. Side effects so far have been mild, face flush for couple a days as well as frequent urination. One additional positive is that my sinuses are very clear, haven't had this much sinus relief in years, go figure. I'm not ready to sing it's praise yet.... but so far so good. | M | 50 | 1 days ? 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 5 | Allergies | This injection helped my allergies. Works great. | M | 34 | 1X AN | 9/30/2010 | 1 | yes | Large round indents due to skin atrophy on the sides of my hips, (bursa). The shots helped relieve my pain significantly, but now I look deformed which was not worth it. Had I known previously (as no one warned me) I would have seeked other options such as physical theraphy. (I only had one shot on each side once). Now I am looking into fat transfer to fill the area, but it is not affordable. | DO NOT USE THIS DRUG. It should be BANNED by the FDA! Please File a consumer complaint with the FDA as I have done. This is the ony way to get it off the market | M | 53 | 1 times 1X day | 9/29/2010 | 5 | sciatica | no side effects at all! | it helped me a great deal! i would still be in constant pain if i didnt have the epidural injection. | F | 41 | 9 months 3X O | 9/27/2010 | 2 | torn meniscus n left knee | No discomfort during injection because marcaine was also given.Nothing was said to me about taking it easy so I went food shopping. 4 hours after injection when the anesthesia wore off my leg started to swell. I was in so much pain I could not walk AT ALL. I took 3 advil and called the doctors office (prompters etc.) and finally spoke to a nurse who told me to elevate my leg above my heart. The pain level was at a 10. It felt like I tore something. I could not move the leg at all and was crying , asking what happened. They called in pain meds (Vicodin ) which I refused to take because it was too strong. I had to wait for the advil to work a little so that I could use crutches to get to a bed. I was in excruciation pain all night. I took darvoct and advil, kept my leg elevated with ice on it. The next day the pain had subsided quite a bit and I was able to walk on it without crutches. Later that day my face started to turn red and on the third day my face and neck were beet red. | F | 58 | 3 days 40 mg 1X AN | 9/24/2010 | 1 | cortisone shot in shoulder for pain | sweating, light headed, passed out, slurred speech, horrible pins and needles in hands, incontenence while passed out, nauseous for over an hour after shot. | I felt better after a couple of hours of laying down. | M | 30 | 1 days 40 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 5 | severe ragweed allergy | NONE! Absolutely the best thing out there! | I took a kenalog shot in my arm once a year for about 7 years for seasonal allergies. I had ZERO side effects. I would recommend it to anyone until you can take the time to go and get allergy shots to rid yourself of allergies forever! (best thing I ever did!) | F | 42 | 7 years 1X O | 9/17/2010 | 1 | Severe Seasonal Allergies | Muscle atrophy the size of a golf ball at injection site. The dent appeared 1 month after receiving the shot in my upper right buttocks. Seems to be growing larger. Heavier menstrual flow as well. | While this did relieve my allergy symptoms, I would not have taken this had I known of the risks. The hole in my back looks gross and is not worth the relief. I would not take this drug! | F | 31 | 1X O | 9/11/2010 | 3 | Herniated Disc Lower Back | Heart Irregularities--heart skipping beats, fast pulse; flushing and hot flashes; increased sweating; more 'fuzz' than usual on cheeks | On 7/14/2010 I was given the first shots (in muscles on right side of lower back) by my pain doctor who said there would be really 'no side effects'--to be fair, I did not challenge this. The pain relief on right side was actually amazing. It took away my pain for first time in 3 years. However, I noticed that since right side had no pain, how much pain was still in left side. So went back for a second set of shots 8/11/2010 on BOTH sides of lower back. For first week was great, but as soon as activity started up again (tried other activities instead of running), the pain crept back in. I also thought I was having heart issues because I felt this 'flip-flop' in my chest multiple times a day. I kept checking my pulse and finally realized my heart was skipping a beat. Went to urgent care and they said EKG was fine. Didn't realize until doing more research online that heart irregularities could be a side effect. Also, I kept getting so hot! I was having hot flashes/flushing/sweating and wasn't sure what it was about considering I am only 35. Again, found out this could also be a side effect. Not sure if I am going to get any future Kenalog shots. The initial pain relief was fantastic, but the side effects and the short length of keeping pain away may not be worth it. I hope these side effects go away soon. Good luck to everyone. | F | 35 | 2 months Unk 1X M | 8/26/2010 | 4 | Allergies | I have never had any side effects from this drug. I went from using the lotion form for poison ivy when I was a child to yearly injections for severe allergy attacks. Not once have I ever had any of the side effects that others are listing. | F | 34 | 10 years 30 1X AN | 8/10/2010 | 1 | Herniated disk in neck | DO NOT USE THIS DRUG. I had my first injection and three days later had a very painful rash. Woke up two days after the rash with the most severe pain in all of my joints. I could not walk and laid in bed for days screaming and crying from the pain. Pain medicine did not work and the doctors including a visit to the ER could not explain what was happening. I was told I had a virus so I went ahead and had the second injection. I had an identical experience as the first time. It is now four months later and I am still in a lot of pain. I used to run 7 miles a day and now have to end my days sitting on the couch with a ton of ice packs just to get through. THIS DRUG IS NOT WORTH THE RISKS. I may have to deal with this the rest of my life. And now we are waiting to see if it completely shut down my endocrine system... | F | 30 | 80 mg 1X AN | 8/9/2010 | 1 | PAIN.. NUMBNESS GNAWING INSIDE BODY IN BUTTOCKS AND LEG HUGE INDENT IN BUTTOCKS AREA. SENSITIVE TINGLING. SEVERE 3 TO 5 HOUR ANXIETY ATTACKS. HORRIBLE RACING HEART THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. GOT SHOT 2007. TODAY IS 2010.. AND I STILL SUFFER.. LOSE OF WEIGHT.. LOSE OF HAIR. SKIN COLOR. TRAUMATIC CHANGES IN APPEARANCE.. LOSE OF MUSCLE OVER ENTIRE BODY BROWN SPOTS IN EYE A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE INJECTION.. THAT ALTER MY EYE SIGHT.... MOOD SWINGS. THIS IS ONLY A FEW OF THE EFFECTS.. DESCRIBED VERY BRIEF. DO NOT TAKE THE KENALOG SHOT.. THE NEXT SHOT MAY BE THE ONE THAT TRIGGERS THE EFFECTS. YOU JUST DO NOT KNOW.. PLEASE RESORT TO OTHER MEDICATION DO NOT TAKE A KENALOG SHOT.. | DO NOT TAKE THE SHOT.. DO NOT TAKE THE KENALOG INJECTION.. DOCTORS AND NURSES SHOULD BE UPDATED ON HOW TO GIVE THIS SHOT.. IMPROPER METHOD OF GIVING SHOT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.. FOR GOOD.. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT NO ONE TAKE THE SHOT.... | F | 0 | 1 days 80MG 1X day | 8/3/2010 | 5 | I was so ill I thought I wanted to die. I am not exaggerating. They gave me a Kenalog - 40 and a 10 day script for steroids. Within 3 days I went off the steroids. It has been 7 months and now I am beginning to get asthma again. I understand you shouldn't have Kenalogs no earlier than 9 months apart. I don't know how sick I will be by then. They saved my life. Skeyes Scottsdale, Arizona | F | 68 | 720 days 1X AN | 7/28/2010 | 1 | lumbar back pain/sciatica/ddd | extreme headache(required ER visit)-joints in toes/feet/ankle/knees/hips/ popping, clicking, and cracking-whole body aches and pain-joint pain in hips, shoulders, and back- Convulsions, depression, emotional instability(crying), insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, psychic disorders, Anxiety- loss of muscle mass, muscle weakness and cramping- fever, chills, sweating, and malaise. | i had a total of 8 epidural facet joint injections, i was schedualed for 16 total (8 facet joint and 8 nerve root block) but discontinued after 8 inj. I recieved 4 injections two times 3 weeks apart. i did have some pain relief after first set of 4 injections- 3 weeks later, after second set of injections all went bad-please check out "ALL" side "EFFECTS" from as many sources as possible-they vary quite a bit! steroids preperations can change/alter your immune system as well other processes in your body. not worth it- 4 months since last injections and in more pain now than before. now i have problems that i did not have before the kenalog injections- in my oppinion just stay away from kenalog- i was told it would reduce my pain and give me a little pep by my pain doc- pain doc did not tell me of the possible adverse reactons/side effects -please remember, side "effects" are still "EFFECTS"-dont let your doctors convince you otherwise. find out what drug you will be getting before the procedure and research it thouroughly- I did not, and now regret having these kenalog epidural injections-its not worth the havoc and side "effects" this drug can have on your body- my original pain is back++, and the temporary relief was not worth the side "EFFECTS" done by kenalog-stay away! | M | 40 | ? 8X M | 7/25/2010 | 2 | allergies | iregalar period. I went back to the doctor and he dinied the side effect. I have a period on anf off after injection and the last one i got I have to take birth control pill to stop bleeding. | F | 33 | 1X day | 7/9/2010 |