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I had this injection for a slipped disk in my L5 lumbar spine. I ...

Posted at 8:50 PM on May 06, 2007 by gk, #21485
I had this injection for a slipped disk in my L5 lumbar spine. I am a healthy 31 year old female. I had hair growth and non stop periods. I had 4, 9 day periods in 2 months and I now have anemia and low sodium. After going to the gynecologist and running a bunch of tests on me, it has now been confirmed that only the Kenalog shot could have been responsible for this. They had to put me on birth control pills to stop this and now I have side effects from that too. From what I see others have had this side effect too and I believe this is much more than just a menstrual irregularity! I have also gained weight (15lbs) eventhough I was slender, eating very healthy, and exercising everyday.The doctors who gave me this shot said that it wouldn't affect me like other corticosteroids, but apparently they were very wrong. I am definitely letting the FDA know this.
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Reply over 2 years ago on Oct 11, 2007 by ljones3, #2342

I was just wondering if your symptoms have went away, and if your menstral cycle has returned to normal. I am 29 and have ALWAYS had regular periods, I got the Kenalog shot in my arm 4 1/2 weeks ago and I have had two periods since then. I am just wondering how long to expect to put up with this mess! Thanks for sharing your experience.

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