Ake symptoms and conditions

Don't think there is anywhere else to put this. Please someone else tell me you know what I am talking about and that I am not crazy! After two years of doctors treating me for muscle issues in my left neck/shoulder area someone finally realized I MRI images were not clear and ordered another. I have Mild Degenerative Disc Disease and three bulgin/herniated discs. C-6, C-7 and T1 (I believe). Anyway, prescribed Predisone and immediately had severe lower back pain. It was almost like back labor or the worst menstrual cycle ever. I stopped taking it for two days, lower back pain went away. I tried taking it again and the same thing happened si I stopped again. Theb I received a total of seven trigger point injections. All but one caused the same awful lower back pain, but went away after a day. I just had my second cervical epidural injection. The first one had the same painful side effects, but again went away after a day. The second one whick I had Monday, September 9, 2008 was the worst yet! Not only did I have excruciating lower back pain but it also moved around to my lower abdomen. Oh gosh labor all over again, but without being pregnant. I have three children so I know what it feels like. I have tried everything including: Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Acetametifen, heat, moist heat, ice packs, hot baths. Pain Specialist doesn't prescribe enough pain meds to make the pan tolerable. So I end up running out 2-3 days early so I can't ask for more. has anyone ever has this side effect form steroids? I so, do you have any other suggestions. Please help, one more injection to go and can't take the pain anymore. My kids need me!

i've been on ambein for5 yrs and i have no side affects it really helped me noe i can sleep and when i ake i feel very refreshed

Not a big deal. ~90% of ALL patients can tolerate niacin 1-2 gms/day,.. IF,.. the prescriber knows a few tricks. Dr. Wm. Castelli , he uses plain ole crystalline niacin AND Niaspan.
40 years ago, ALL they had was IR-Immediate Release aka plain ole crystalline niacin,.. 3-4 gms a day MONO therapy. The patients FORGET HE ASPIRIN which prevents the flush. If you forget to take an aspirin AT LEAST 30 min before dosing,.. FLUSH! aking with the dose is too late. SOLUTION 4o YEARS AGO?
Alka-Seltzer ; tha`s 325 mg of AQUEOUS aspirin, no need to ake sooner,.. wash dow he niacin with hat. AFTER,.. you eat 3 TBS applesausce while table dissoles. use ajus enough water to swallow pill, so you get all 325 mg. 90% get through the 'rough' 1st 2-4 weeks & stick with it after. IT IS HE ONLY DRUG WITH AN FDA INDICATION TO HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO REVERESE CAD, REGRESSION.
Take care,..
...be well...
Steve the Lipid Guy

i started taking fosamax the first week as perscribed the folowing day felt swomish the folowing week took the 2nd tablet and everthing cramped up my back ,my arms, my knees and my wrists.i was in bed for a week. and now months later my wrists are still ake.and only took 2 fosamax.

After dec27 to now ,iam gradually getting over muscels ake in back and shoulders,and general sick feeling ,iwarn every body i see, to be wary of this med. Iam takeing ultra glucosamine with chondroitin sulface&msm it has really help.