Recieved symptoms and conditions

I am 14 and received one shot in November 2007. I was very, very ill with throwing up and severe abdominal pain, kidney issues, high blood pressure, a strange rash, headaches, low grade fever and a few other symptoms. i was in and out of the hospital for about 3 or 4 months until i saw a nutritionist in California named M. F. Him and his wife (a chiropractor) have helped me get pretty much back to normal. If need any advice or help you can email me at ****** or my mom at ******. Please contact me with any questions. This shot has been horrible on my health and overall life but i might be able to help.

After 1 day of taking this medication, my body instantly didn't agree with it. I experienced dizziness, nausea, dry mouth, no appetite and the worst diarrhea that i ever experienced. I also kept vomiting and recieved a yeast infection in the process. Finally after 3 days I stopped it under my own discretion. My doctor couldn't believe it was doing of this in 3 days. Every medication isn't for everyone

hey picapeach, you first off need to grow up, 17 years old and you think you have all the answers. I think you should be spending your time in a book learning how to spell than to be making nasty remarks to people. First off I am 31 that is not old, and what is your issue with fat people. Some poeple are just not meant to be a size 4 sweety. I am not fat but I dealt with an eating disorder for years. If it makes you happy to put others down than you need more help than you could ever imagine, spend your energy in a book and get an education your are ignorent.

I just read the entire list of side effects on the Bristol Myers Squibb site, and now i realize that Kenalog is to blame for some of my other problems.
I've been suffering from insomnia since the shot i recieved 2 weeks ago, also acne, increased appetite, along with the menstual irregularities. I havn't noticed the indentation on the injection site yet, but that's not to say i wont have that problem as well.

I had my first Kenalog shot on August 31st for seasonal allergies. The doctor didn't explain any side effects they just gave me the shot and sent me on my way...since then i started spotting 2 weeks before my period was due. My husband and i have been trying to concieve for awhile with no luck and at first i was thinking it was implantaion bleeding or an early miscarriage...but after reading this site i think it's safe to say that the Kenalog is to blame for my problems as well...allthough it did clear up my allergies five days after the shot...i will NEVER get this shot again! The least they could have done was warn us about the side effects. Other then this "spotting" i havn't experience any other side effects but it has only been a little over 2 weeks since i recieved the shot.

I went to the clinic with a severe urinary tract infection. I was prescribed 500 mg Levaquin for 5 days and started taking it immediately (if you've ever had a UTI, you will understand!) I woke up on the 3rd day and could not move my fingers - my entire hand ached and was so stiff. It began to progress down to my elbows. I recieved a call later that day from the clinic saying they had prescribed me the wrong drug...a culture proved a different bacteria to be the culprit. Apparently the Levaquin was fighting nothing in my body besides my hand! I thought the pain was from the UTI going untreated for so long, but now I can see it was obviously the Levaquin. I still feel stiffness in my hands every morning, but it goes away and I am able to function. But I find it incredible that taking a prescribed medicine can affect me daily...and this was around 3 months ago that I took it!

I recieved this shot on July 2, 2007 for a frozen right shoulder and on July 9th a period began that lasted a total of 4 weeks, if was the most unusual period I have ever experienced. It would be heavy for 4 days taper off and then begin heavy again, it was like I was having several periods within a 4 week period. I ended up in the Dr's office because it was such a scary experience, I have never had a period for more than 5 days. I had several tests and ended up in the emergency room 2 days before the period ended because I was passing huge clots. I now have to make a decision on whether to have a D&C. I worry each day that I will begin bleeding again and not stop. I also experienced an extreme depressed feeling the next day after the shot and was unable to sleep soundly for about 2 weeks, I have also had headaches charley horse pains in my right calf, and pain in my left jaw. I am also having at least two to three heart palpitations each day. Of course today I cannot prove that the shot has caused all of these symptome and my OBGYN seems to know nothing about the effects of steroid shots, I have not spoken to my ortho dr. about this but they never mentioned any side effects with this drug, I was only asked whether I had diabetes or not before the shot was given. I would strongly recommend that if anyone is contemplating on having this shot to please do your research. After reading all of the comments here and hearing that alot of the symptoms that everyone has had mimic mine, I am convinced that the shot has probably created these adverse efffects which has lead to alot of worry and expensive tests to rule out cancer and other diseases that could have been prevented had I not taken this drug. Whether or not this drug created these effects will lead me without hesitation to never take this drug again and pray that the side effects that I am having are only temporary.

I am still trying to figure out all this yasmin stuff. I am the one whose 13 yr old daughter was given yasmin as sorta a favor because she was having long periods. It seem to me that yes, yasmin or yaz whatever the difference is works well for lots of people. Thats great i'm glad to hear that. What about the handful of women/girls that it does not work well for even potentially dangerous. I am starting to thinkl that the ones that have had bad reactions to this are the ones that didn't have good followup with thier obgyn. It seems to me that there is sometimes no association made with bcp and some of these adverse reactions. I mean when my daughter started to get sick and stuff I took her to the pediat. not the ob/soccer mom. I just happened to stumble upon this site in my own desperation to figure out why my daughter has been and is so chronically tired all the time. I do wish when I recieved these sample packs of strong hormones that i would have been told of things to look for. Honestly ,I don't think this doctor knew of these side effects. I will say they stopped the bleeding she hasn't been on yasmin since the end of march and still hasn't had a period. I was told this should be out of her system by now. I don't believe that though.

I started Topamax over 2 years ago. First 25mg then 50 mg, now 100mg. I was put on Topamax for migraine headaches. I never recieved any information about the side effect hair lose in any of my paperwork. I would have never started taking it if I had, I am a Pentecostal woman and my hair is very important to me. I just found out about this side effect recently in a medical dictionary on my own.I have lost so much hair, it comes out by the handfulls.The doctor said if I dont stop this med I will go bald. I also stay very weak in my legs and arms, and cant even hold my grandchildren much anymore without having pains.I have double vision and recently had to get glasses.I hav'nt had a good glass of pepsi in over a year. I stay sad alot like no one cares feeling very depressed. I never use to feel this way before getting on Topamax.I have so much trouble with my memory I even forget how to get home sometimes. I am only 43 years old I feel like I am losing my mind sometimes.I have lost alot of weight I only weigh 95 pounds and cant seem to gain any back. My family and friends have even noticed the changes. This is a very bad drug and needs to be takin off the market. I cant even stop taking it yet because the doctor said I will start having seziers. I hav'nt had migraines, but look at what else I have gained instead. Just give my a Tylonol and let me keep my hair and mind.

I received a Kenalog injection in December '06 to provide relief from an allergic reaction. My doctor did NOT inform me of any possible side effects other than drowsiness. Two months later a small dipple formed where the shot was given. I had no idea what it was and just assumed it was a part of getting older (I'm 30). When it began to get deeper, I became extremely worried. It has now been 6 months and the dimple has turned into a very large indentation. I still did not put two and two together and did not think it could have been caused by the steroid injuection. I visited my doctor, the same one who administered the shot in December, to find out what this could possibly be. He said he had no idea!! And even suggested it could be cancer!!!! I came home upset, obviously, thinking I was very sick, possibly even dying!! My sister did some research and found this site, and I am so relieved. But now I am angry at my doctor for not warning me of this possible side effect at the time of the shot AND then diagnosing it as a possible cancer!!! So now I am left with this deformity on my butt and a profound feeling of helplessness. Someone please tell me actions you have taken that have worked, both legally and physically. Will this go away?!?

I am 19 year old and I recieved a series of three epidurals of kenalog for a herniated disk. So far it has relieved pretty much all of my pain, but periods are completely unpredictable. Before I started the series, my periods were regular. I had just finished my period the day of my first injection, one week later I started my period again. Needless to say, I was a little shocked ...not to mention that it went on for nearly three weeks. I have been off of it for about two weeks now, but I am five days late (and not pregnant). I never know when to expect it now. I am a little upset that my doctor never mentioned this side effect to me!

My 17 year old college bound 5'11 volleyball playing daughter recieved an intravertebral injection of kenalog 40, 3 1/2 weeks ago. That night she began intense headaches . Within 1 week her menstral cycle was off, spotting. Vomitting started 1 week following also. She now suffrs with intense migrane headaches(light sensitive), followed by vomitting on a daily basis. Her life has been turned upside down.

I've been using the NR for about a week or two now. I wasn't given a pamplet or even directions. Instead I recieved a sample from my GYN with little to no side effect information. I should have asked, but I was already asking a lot of questions about possibly losing it or having it fall out.
Well, I was dealing with heavy stress, constant crying over little things or nothing at all, total bi-polar syndrom or something! And when I cry, sometimes I cry hard enough to feel like I have asma or something. I can't breathe, and trying to do so makes me uncomfortably dizzy. I've been gaining weight, too! I was 115, now I'm 123. Though it's not much, looking at that extra weight in the mirror only causes more depression. Also, I've been feeling like I've had a yeast infection for a few days. But I KNEW it couldn't be. The symptoms were off. My discharge is as it should be, but the itching is intolerable. Then, the burning, painful sensation after sex was enough to drive any woman crazy! Now I'm too afraid to have sex, and I'm a very sexual person. My boyfriend is in complete disarray through it all and he has no idea what the hell is going on! I thought all this was simply results of moving out on my own for the first time, bills, not enough pay at my current job, hardly any food in the refridgerator, hardly seeing my family anymore. You know...the usual stress when you first leave the safety of your family and their money.
Then, I decided to check up online for the side effects or allergic reactions. I was sick and tired of not having the answers and waisting all the fluids I have on tears. I ran into this site, read most of the complaints and totally mirrored by all the same effects! Everything you all said sounded like I was reading something I had already felt and done. It's a real burden off my shoulders.
At this point, I can't handle more stress and hormonal inbalances. I already have too much on my plate. If side effects are truely supposed to stop in three months, I will continue on until I can't continue for that three month period. If nothing changes, I'm going to freaking rip this damn thing out of me and ask for another form of birth control! This is ridiculous! Thank you, all of you for finding the time to write out your symptoms. It's helped me out a lot!

I had the lupron shot 2 1/2 years ago for three months and I had a little hip pain but it was not that bad. I am currently back on the lupron shot and I'am in a lot of pain, I recieved my second shot this past week and my hips hurt like crazy. It hurts to walk around my lower back hurts to even touch it. The hot flashes are out of control and they come back to back. Why is there constant pain.I think that I'am gonna discontinue my treatment it's not worth it.

I have recieved 3 shots in my neck.I keep getting bad hot flashes, I get real bad muscle spasms in my neck you can actually see my muscle jumping in my neck. in a three week period I gained 18 pounds due to increased appetite

This shot has ruined my life! I started taking it April 1st 2006. I went through the whole 6 months treatment. The Hot flashes started first. I swear the only way I can discribe it is, it felt like hell escaping my body! The the headaches came. I was taking store bought migraine medication like it was candy. I gained 32 pounds and I am a small build woman. The weight gain is so uncomfortable. Then it hit like the devil I became depressed. I worry all the time about nothing at all, I cry like everyday all day, and I feel like crap all the time.
I recieved my last shot September 1st 2006 and had a Lap. the 13th of September. They said everything looked beautiful and that I was going to stop the hot flashes, the headaches would go away, lose the weight and I would be back to my old self in no time.
Well they were wrong. That medication (Lupron) has screwed me up totally!!! I have heard it worked miracles for some and that is great to each there own. But my oppinion it is the Devils works.
Good luck to those who take it, but I strongly suggest you talk to your doctor about everything that is possible and how and when it can be helped if you experience any side effects!!

on nov. 10 2006 I had recieved anintra-articular kenalog with marcaine injection in both knees. I had a minimal allergic reaction to cortisone a few years ago which benadryl fixed the problem. I reminded my ortho doctor of my allergy he said kenalog is in the same family but should be ok. Stupid me took the shots beliving him and physicans assist. that it would be ok. that night i couldnt sleep and was swetting real bad. and i woke up with a headache. next night same thing until about 5am I turned deep red purple and felt very anxious. I again took benadryl. a little time passed my leg mussels were jumping vision blurred head really hurting and still red and purple skin from the chest up I called my ortho dr. he said well how do your knees feel? I was pissed. i went to the ER. my blood pressure was 184/101 heart was racing i felt like crap. They gave me intraveinous benadryl and pepcid watched me for a few hours then I went home. had bad stomach cramps that night and I still feel like crap. what is the number of the drug company ?? why didn't my doctor tell me the side effects?

I was also unaware of any side effects when I recieved an injection of "steroids" for some scar tissue on my forehead. Within a week the scar and surrounding tissue started to atrophy. The plastic surgeon (who is a true idiot, though surprisingly board certified) suggested Radiesse injections, which she overinjected and charged ME for. She did not admit that it was the Kenalog that cause the atrophy in the first place. Almost a year later, the Radiesse has worn off and now I'm left with a dent in my forehead, it's just skin and bone. I don't know what to do anymore. Some doctors are butchers, and we have to live with the results. And because it was considered a cosmetic procedure, I have no recourse.

I've been taking Lupron for a little over two weeks. I chose the back of my arms as the injection site. For the first thirty minutes or so afterwards I'll feel a slight numbing/tingling sensation in the arm that I recieved the shot in. I've also noticed increased muscle twitching in my legs and arms at night while lying in bed which makes it hard to sleep sometimes.

i recieved sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 for an infection. since the first day i havent been able to each much, the third night ( i have to take on in the morning and before bed) i was vomiting. i have terrible stomach aches and cannot sleep at all.

I receive Kenalog every year for my severe allergies. I have recieved the shot 5 years in a row and I cannot live without it. Allergy medications do not work for me. This shot is the only thing to cure my allergies. I have had no side effects from the shot (I get them in my tricep).

I recieved an injection of kenelog in my elbow on tuesday and by thursday i started losing huge clumps of hair. has anybody else experienced hair loss?

I am a healthy,active 25 year old woman. Here is brief discription of my experience with the drug.

About 2 weeks ago, i was seen in the Er for a kdney infection, they immediately startedm me on IV levaquin, as well as an oral dose and an NSAID (which can cause a severe reaction). I was not given much literature on the drug, and the pharmacy printout was BLANK. The only warning I recieved about this medication was drug interactions (which they gave me in the hospital) and typical allergy stuff. They mentioned nothing about joint pain, or any of the other horrible effects of this medication.

3 days later I naoticed a little pain in my knee, and my back hurt. I thought nothing of this because I have had a previous minor injusry to that knee, and just thought it was another flare up. The next day, the pain was in both my knees and my ankles. I didn't know what to thiink.

I then researched the symptoms, and was shocked that the medication was causing this.

Now my right arm is pretty much useless(too much pain in my fingers,elbow and shoulder) And I have suffered a TIA (which is a mini stroke) No ease in the pain os of yet, and I just hope that I live throught this.

I have been taking Omeprazole for only a coupe weeks, I just now figued out that it is causing me a lot of problems. My insurance also forced me to change. I was taking Previcid and doing well, but now they won't pay for it. I am suddenly having my fingers go numb, cramping excess gas and bloating, pain in my right side, most of my body is cover in a rash that itches, constant headaches, some dizziness. I went to the Dr. today and recieved a Predizone shot and prescription that was helping until I took another Omeprazole tonight. Thats how I know it is doing this to me. People need to be forwarned about this medicine.

On the first dose of this medicine, which I just recieved today, i experienced no side affects. I took this medicine along with Albuterol and Azithromycin Tablets 250 mg*. On the second dose, however, I took Histussin, Albuterol, and Prelone and ran straight to the bathroom and started vomiting.