KENALOG-40 Reviews (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (508 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 | neck pain | weight gain, vertigo, headaches, eye pressure,depression,messed up menstrual cycles | I had my first shot in March 2010 and another one two weeks later. I gained 10 lbs in two weeks, my eyes and headaches were so bad that I couldn't watch a movie. I felt "sea sick", like I was about to fall off a cliff, almost like I was in a dream-like state. This continued for over six months. I went to my obgyn, I had cat scans and mri's of my head and everything came back normal. I had also had a Dysport (like botox)procedure around the same time and I thought that's what all the symptoms were from. I had another two shots over two week period in January 2011 and immediately gained back the ten pounds I had lost over the fall. I finally realized it must be the injections. I am back to feeling all the horrrible side effects again. I feel so ignorant for never asking what was actually being injected into my neck. I have always been in great shape and now I am embarressed to see people because I look so bloated, which just adds to the depression. I try to stay upbeat and work out but it is so difficult. My life has totally changed since having these injections. Had I known before hand how Kenelog would effect me I would have chosen to live in pain for the rest of my life. I just hope the side effects don't last forever. DON'T TAKE KENELOG, IT'S NOT WORTH IT!! | F | 47 | 80 2X O | 2/27/2011 | 5 | arthritic conditon due to long term | Hunger, slight anger issues, mensral iggregularties | Work very well for me, on my 2nd dose in 3mos. the benefits far outweigh the side effects. I feel results with in hours. | F | 32 | 3 months 80 1X O | 2/24/2011 | 5 | psoriasis and lung problem | none | I've had psoriasis since my early twenties. As of a year or so ago i developed a lung problem where it felt like my lungs were being squeezed and i couldn't get enough air. I went to my doctor and ask if the psoriasis could be related to my lung problem and he said "Yes". After receiving a Kenalog injection within 7 hours my lungs opened up, it's been a mircle. I can now take a deep breath with every breath and i haven't been able to do that in a long long time. It's been wonderful! | F | 54 | injection 1X day | 2/14/2011 Patient History | 5 | Allergies | The negative side effects are minimul compared to the outstanding positive effect of feeling like a new person. I take it once per year. | This shot works so well I am wondering what my body may be trying to tell me. Anyone have any ideas as to what my body may be telling me? | M | 59 | 30 years 1X O | 2/10/2011 | 5 | SEVERE allergies | None | Within hours after getting the Kenalog shot, my allergy symptoms went away and have not returned since. I avoid taking any sort of medicine but resorted to taking some over the counter meds for my allergies with little results. I was reluctant to get any sort of shot but was suffering so bad with nose bleeds, itchy eyes, sneezing, a raw throat and not being able to sleep that I finally caved and decided to go to the doctor. This has changed my life! My allergies have completely disappeared and I have my life back. I can sleep, exercise, socialize and do all of the things that those pesky allergies were preventing me from doing. This drug certainly does agree with me and I have had no negative side effects whatsoever. Maybe it’s because I don’t take any other medications, I don’t know. All I know is that I will be returning for my shot next year if/when my allergies kick in again. | F | 48 | 2 weeks 60mg 1X AN | 2/9/2011 | 4 | Severe allergies | No side affects - but after reading all the other respondents side affects - I did have some spotting this week, have had a Kenalog shot each year for at least 4 years and never had any severe side affects | Each year in January I have severe allergies - I already do allergy shots, and try to make it through Cedar season in Austin, but most years need to get a Kenalog shot. Has ALWAYS worked and never had any severe side affects. | F | 44 | 1 days 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 1 | knee arthritis | flushing, fever, soreness, EXTREME heartburn/GERD, other joint pain, exhaustion with insomnia, EXTREME appetite, EXTREME thirst, FREQUENT urination (like every 20 minutes all day and night!!), palpitations and on day 4 blurred vision. I called the doctor and he said it sounded like the flu, the shot has no side effects. WTF!?!?!?!?? If I had any idea what this could do, I would have gone into a wheelchair before taking it DO NOT TAKE THIS SHOT!!!!! | DO NOT LET THEM INJECT YOU WITH THIS POISON!!!! | M | 41 | 1 times 80 mg 1X O | 2/8/2011 | 1 | swelling | Do not take this drug unless you want it to permanently disable you. It's left a big indentation in my skin that I can't seem to get rid of. Massaging the area seems to give it some relief, however my skin is still fleshy from the shot and it's been just about a year. | M | 27 | 1 days 1X O | 1/31/2011 | 5 | allergies | none | It was like a miracle. My allergies were cured within hours. Throughout my childhood I suffered from severe allergies. Nothing worked. The allergies disappeared when I was a young teenager about the time I started smoking. I quit smoking in my mid-thirties and after about 6 months the allergies returned with a vengeance. One shot and I was cured. I went back to smoking and the allergies disappeared. I quit smoking again last year and around 7 months quit the severe allergies returned. I had a shot yesterday and am now cured again. BEST. DRUG. EVER. | F | 49 | 2X O | 1/23/2011 | 5 | Allergies | No side effects | I usually have a sinus infection EVERY DECEMBER. My sister told me about this shot and it has changed my life! I have terrible allergies and this year I am watching everyone else suffer. It is like I am cured from my allergies! I am going around like a born again Christian telling everyone about this shot! | F | 48 | 1X O | 1/13/2011 | 5 | Granuloma annulare (GA) | None. Injected in upper arm muscle with little or no pain and no side effects. | 1 - 3 times per year as needed to control granuloma annulare flare-ups. Flattens raised spots and stops spreading. Removes itching and redness. | F | 60 | 5 years 60MG 1X AN | 1/7/2011 | 3 | SEVERE ALLERGY | I like the fact that Kenalog took my allergies away but I can do without the dent in my buttock, not to mention it hurts sometime. I did talk to the nurse and she said apply a hot rag as hot as you can take it or take hot baths and it will fill back in but it takes 3 months or so. I did find that the hot towels made it feel better so now I'm watching to see if it will grow back. She seemed to be confident and let me know that she had one as well. I read somewhere that what happens is the medicine will crystallize an start to burn the fat away. So it does make sense to try and dissolve them with the hot water (not a heating pad). The crystals need heat and steam that will penetrate under the skin. Hopefully this helps cause I'm also a victim. If this really helps I will take it again because it is a lot better than being in the office, out to eat or at church sneezing, itchy eyes and a snotty nose. | F | 23 | 4 months 1X M | 1/1/2011 | 4 | Hives | Day 2: No side effects as described on www.drugs.com/cdi/kenalog-40-suspension.html | Day 2: Hives are subsiding, no longer itching. Rating increased to a "4". | M | 38 | 40 mg/ml 1X O | 12/29/2010 Patient History | 5 | allergies | only that I was allergy free | I am a 56 year old female who has taken a kenelog shot yearly for about 25 years. It changed my life for the better. I was plagued by pollen allergies every year. It seemed I had them continually until my sinuses were infected and no meds really helped. After getting the shot yearly they've disappeared in fact I had almost forgotten about how bad allergies has been. My mom is 80 and she swears by this shot. She also suffered from horrible allergies until the kenelog. Now that our doctor has retired (He has been my physician all my life)my mother and I are hard pressed to find a doctor who will GIVE this shot!! | F | 56 | shot 1X O | 12/23/2010 | 1 | kenalog | 3 shots.... gained 15 pounds,starting weight 120... thrush, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, craby, period are heavier and erregular being on the pill. | F | 32 | n/a 1X day | 12/23/2010 | 1 | nerve pain in my neck | I got the kenolog shot for nerve pain in my neck on OCT 11 and the next day had seveve anxiety a rapid heart rate and horrible tummy irregular periods ect.I feel I have gotten past alot of that but an now so weak my legs feel like gumby.I get dizzy and exhausted easily and am not doing any of the things i would normally do.I am so so scared.It has been 60 days since the shot..I was hoping that you could tell me how you got through it?did it get better?how long did it take?is there anything that you did that helped? | this is the worst thing that has ever happened to me, i just want it to go away... it is ruining my life.. I have had so many tests... most came back fine.. my tsh is kina high but everything else is ok ish i guess... also had horrible bronchitis, i was coughing blood... this stuff really does a number on your immune system. | F | 33 | 40 mg 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 1 | wrist tendonitis with triggering | One depo injection in wrist and thumb..severe pain, locking of thumb, loss of sensation, severe atrophy in wrist, thumb, palm, skin peeling in thick layers and splitting,..unable to use hand for three months now. | am a wheelchair user and now cannot take care of myself at all..was told Kenalog does not usually cause such severe atrophy and that it is not usually used in a "depo" (long-acting) form. I am at a loss..I had some wrist pain before, which I had for 6 weeks prior to injection-but still exercised daily. Since then, I have become so debilitated due to loss of hand function and being a paraplegic. This was a big mistake-I have more pain and problems than I did before. | F | 50 | 1 days ? 1X O | 11/20/2010 | 5 | Allergies/Asthma | NONE | I had a Kenalog-40 injection in Oct. of 2009 for severe allergies and a bit of wheezing that were not responding to my inhaled steroids (Verimyst and Flovent). I was hesitant because I have anxiety/panic attacks but I can tolerate oral steroids fairly well and was desperate. The shot worked wonders and got me through cotton harvest season in the far east valley here in Phoenix. I just got another one 48 hours ago because I'd been trying to "ignore" my allergies this fall and ended up with a sinus infection and hoarseness from drainage issues related to my nasal allergies. Literally within 3 hours of the Kenalog shot my nose opened up and stopped running for the first time in over a month. The little bit of tightness/wheeziness in my chest (which had been triggering recurrent panic attacks for a month) and red/itchy/runny eyes stopped too. I know some people don't tolerate some drugs-I am one of the 3% of people who cannot tolerate Metformin. But on sites like this, people are more likely to leave a review when they have a negative experience and I'd hate to see someone discount Kenalog without talking to a doctor and weighing the pros and cons. For me, the risk of side effects was preferable to taking more oral or inhaled meds with worse side affects. I couldn't keep living the way I was with my allergies/asthma. | F | 37 | 40 1X AN | 11/19/2010 | 1 | Allergic reaction to contrast | I was told I was receiving Benedryl. Got the injection in July because of a reaction to contrast during a CT Scan. Heavy periods. Had one 12 days after another. Got shingles/a golf ball size dent in my rear/blood pressure all over the place/lost most of my eyelashes lost 6 pounds on top of the weight I had lost from gastritis. This shot has changed 5 months of my life that I will never get back. I Will Never Get A Steriod Shot Ever, Ever Again. I'm still living the nightmare! | Make sure you know what you are doing before getting this shot - weigh the pros and the cons.... I was way over medicated when I got this shot and should never have received. It has been a life changing experience I will never forget. I thought I was losing my mind until I found this site! | F | 46 | 1 days 40 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 2 | Arthritis in my knee | Migraine headache, severe nausea, uncontrollable vomiting and beet red face. I ended up in the emergency room. I was so sick. The shot did help my knee; however, the side affects were so severe I can't do it again. | F | 50 | 1 times Unknown 1X O | 11/15/2010 |