Kenalog side effects

52 yr old healthy active female - Oct. I went to dr for sinus infection. He suggested allergies as cause for sinus problems and said a allergy shot would help. I asked side effects - he said none.
A few days later the heaadaches started, fatigue, also hot flashes so bad I could not sleep. I also have a sore or tightning in my throat. After a month I went to the dr and he said it was menopalse and started me on estrogen. This did help some. I did notice when working out my laft arm was not as strong and ached alot.
About a week ago I my arm was tender more than usual and I found the indention. After a few days I remembered the "allergy shot".
FInally I started searching online and found more information.
Today I went to the dr. I asked the nurse what the injection was that I recieved in Oct. - yes kenalog. The dr came in I told him my symptons and that I thought it was due to the Kenalog - he said he had never heard if that happening. Basically I was wrong.
I mentioned the internet - you can''t bbelieve everything on the internet. I really don't think he believed me. but he did offer me something for my headaches with a seditive so I can sleep? Later he offered to send me to a dermtotolgist.
I delined the seditive and decided to try getting advise for this posting. Also will go to FDA and report the adverse effects.
Can anyone let me know what to expect now - shsould I go to dertomolgist?

Thank goodness I found this website because I was beginning to think I was crazy trying to link the dent in my hip/butt cheek to the injection that I had about 5 months ago. I got the shot to try to clear up a sinus infection and after I had the shot I noticed that the bruise seemed to last a long time. But just in the last few weeks I started to notice the huge dent. This is so strange and I hope it doesn't continue to get bigger. I hadn't noticed any other side effects but now am wondering if my constant itching and skin irritation is linked to the injection as well. This is just confirmation that when it comes to medications these day - less is more!

I had a kenalog injection for severe nerve pain from a double lumbar fusion surgery done several years ago. At that time was told the surgeon used morphogenic protien to help fuse the vertebrae together. Now I have very severe nerve pain and spasms and sought help from my general practise doctor. I was given a huge 3cc or more..injection of kenalog in my left hip buttock area. I had pain relief after a week or so. However, that was followed by severe bruising and now a huge four finger across as well as deep divet has continued to grow in the injection site. The pain is radiating into my left leg and foot. I wonder what the hell these pharmasudical companies are doing to us. After the kenalog my autoimmune disease went nuts. And I now have been diagnosed with a severe case of Lichen Planus inside my mouth. Watch out for these doctors. They are in no way trying to help us.

I received 2 Kenalog injections during October and November in my hip for poison sumac. I now have a huge hole in one spot and large indention in my hip/butt and hurts non stop. I cant sleep, stand, sit, or walk without feeling discomfort. I just saw a doctor to find out what I might be able to do for this. He said that the injection wasnt given to me deep enough in my muscle, so its just eating away at my tissue and messing up my muscle.....He didnt have any idea on how to stop it or make it better. Just gave me a patch to put over it for the pain. Does anyone have any clues on how to stop this??? HELP!

I'm at my wit's end w/ this Kenalog CRAP! I'm a 50 year old life time asthmatic who has years of experience with having to take Prednisone for severe asthmatic episodes. As many know, they start you on a high dose and then 'step down' to nothing which usually takes about 2 weeks. The last time I allowed this treatment was approx 4 years ago. I still occasionally take small doses at the beginning of a cold or flu, which have always been the culprits in causing flare-ups of the lung tissue. It works and my Doc makes sure I always have some Prednisone on hand for this purpose. This low dose, taken only for 2-3 days prevents a number of VERY, VERY nasty side effects. A lot of people are talking about the dramatic physical changes - the weight gain, headaches, 'dents' and even (how ironic!) permanent 'new' pain issues. My experience with this class of drug is limited to oral use so my experience has been much more about the psychological/emotional sife effects. In short, 2 weeks on Prednisone makes me truly psychotic - angry all the time, anxiety that no pill relieves, tremendous impatience, rage and paranoia. Note: I'm already an officially diagnosed a Major Depressive w/ Anxiety and PTSD. You can imagine how much fun I was on steriods!!!

What's happening now is that my 87 year old mother is getting these Kenalog epidural shots for her arthritis. Because of my disability, I live with her and am watching the exact same thing happen to her as happens to me on the same class of drug. This past episode, we were getting along great right up to the day she got her last shot. I had talked with her about my experiences and suggested that we both watch for signs of emotional disturbance and change in the days before and after her last shot. Before the shot, she was very reasonable and open to this discussion. Day after the shot, she started raging at me, wouldn't and probably couldn't listen or speak reasonably as now she was under the influence. It's been horrible, as it was after her previous shot. She is so paranoid right now that she thinks I'm trying to gaslight her (make her think she's crazy) because she has no memory of at least one major event of which she was a part. As for the Pain Clinic, after being called to discuss these negative effects, we were both lied to outright, though I remained steadfast in my opinion and experience and concern for my mother's happiness and health long enough for the nurse to FINALLY admit that, yes, some people get these reactions but only 'very rarely'.(Insert profanity here!!!!)

It took me a long time to find this site. I really need help with both finding 'trustworthy' info to show her on the serious psychological effects in some people as well as some support for myself trying to live with this. Thanks for any help in advance.

I had 2 kenolog injections on my upper right back for neck pain. About one to two weeks later I noticed 2 red marks where my doctor and given me the injections. About two months after that which is now, there is severe dimpling and it is very embarrasing because I am young and it is very noticable. When anyone touches the spot it hurts. I also noticed stomach pain since the shot and I got on birth control because I had never had irregular periods but had since the shot.

I had a shot in my right buttocks 2 years ago. For the first time since I have been getting these shots I had a dent in my butt. A huge one that got worse. I just wanted to let all readers know that In the last month it has finally filled in almost 100%. I never thought it would. It really happened over night it seems. I am thrilled as before I was devastated at the distortion in my rear. You could see it in certain clothes. I do believe that in time they do fill in. I just wanted to give all persons hope.

I am a 54 year old and postmenopausal for approximately 2 years. 11 days ago I received an injection with 1CC of Kenalog in my knee. Yesterday I noticed spotting of vaginal blood. Upon a google search I learned that there is a correlation between vaginal bleeding and cortisone injections (as well as disruption in normal menses cycles). Anectodal reports repeated this occurence with one siting a nurse asking a patient reporting this problem "have you had a cortisone injection recently?"

46 female. I have had problems with keloids since I was 19 and had my ears pierced. My doc used them on my ears when I was 31 and no more keloids.I had a Thyroidectomy 4 years ago and my surgeon suggested Kenalog shots in the smiley scar I had on my neck. he injected me with what I am sure were small dose shots as I was 2 weeks out from surgery and had about 20 shots in my neck. Happy to say the scar healed properly and you can not even see but a small thin trace of a normal surgery scar. Then 2 weeks ago I had a lumpectomy for breast cancer. I suggested to my cancer surgeon the use of kenalog at the incision site (while I was still out) due to my bodies tendency to have keloids. Just 2 weeks out and my scars are almost completely gone. I have been 100% satisfied with the results I have had with the kenalog injections. Although I do suggest if your surgeon will do it to do them while you are knocked out. Can be painful to receive. I had already had a hysterectomy before I started having these shots so I have not had the issues with periods as I have seen several report. I am very happy with the results.

I have a dent about the size of an orange and growing! I am pissed and want to be involved in a class action... if there is one. If not I will start one myself! If I don't hear from anyone in 2 weeks. I will post info on my own lawsuit.

My email is shelli5683@comcast.net.

Thank you, and I will be checking into saline injections! Thanks to nurse from Utah!

Shelli

I started going to the dermatalogist when I was in my early teens for severe eczema because we heard about this shot that would clear it up, which it did my skin was beautiful afterwards, Just so happens I was looking online for a Dr. who would give the shot and came across this web site because I haven't had it in at least 10 years but now I am pissed because I had a partial hysterectomy when I was 17 because of severe bleeding my cycle was on for 3 mths and I had a 4 pound cyst on my ovaries. On top of that I also have a huge bump on my butt that looks like a bubble and I have to wear a girdle with certain clothes so that it isn't that noticeable. So where is the lawsuit?

I got these ideas from my Prescription for Nutritional Healing book, these are suppose to help with detoxing and allergy/asthma reactions:

I'm trying all sorts of things to try to get this crap out of my system. I just started last night ... I have a book about supplements and herbals, so I'm trying to take things that will help flush my system..

to detox:
Alfalfa liquid or tablets ... detoxifies the liver and alkalizes the body. Chelates toxic substances from the body.

other detox combos:
apple pectin, fiber, rutin, selenium
calcium with magnesium chelate with potassium
chromium, garlic, pectin, and potassium

garlic - Kyolic a good chelating agent and detoxifier

Quercitin (needs bromelain) ... it says it has a antihistaminic effect

I had a shot of Kenalog on Sunday (Jan 2010). I went to get a some prednisone pills but they talked me into a shot also. The reason I was at the clinic was I was having a weird itching all over, no rash (second time this year this has happened .. low dose of methylprednisolone pills worked to get rid of the all over itching the previous time.) The reaction I was having on Sunday may be because I started to take a medicine again after a 6 month hiatus, Thyroid Armour. The afternoon after the shot of Kenalog, my throat started to closed up, and I was wheezing to breathe and my chest felt heavy. I thought it was just the other reaction, so I took some benadryl. I ended up with terrible stomach cramps that night. Another strange symptom that has happened to me now 3 times since the summer. I kept taking quite a bit of benadryl because the kenalog and prednisone did not seem to be stopping the original itching. Actually, I got more itching and red blotches (my ears were hot and red). My stomach was a mess, so I could not eat anything but crackers or rice. Then Tuesday night, I took a 20 mg prednisone (they had me on 60 mg), without any benadryl at the same time, after 20 mins my breathing got tight again, then my lips and hands began to swell. I chugged some liquid benadryl and it stopped. But it happened again Wed night and Thurs morning. I have not taken any more prednisone since Tuesday night.

I have had shots of cortisone over the past 12 years of my life (probably once a year, or every other year), usually to stop serious sinus infections. I have been left with dents in my buttocks (not with every shot) and also had piriformis muscle pain, which I now know is because of the cortisone. Drs never told me about that risk. Once one of the dents, became swollen 6 months after it started, and I went to a dr about it, and he treated me like I was crazy and gave me no answer.

When I got the shot on Sunday, I told the nurse to be sure not to put it in my piriformis muscle. I was so stupid to get a shot. I didn't realize that dr gave me such a strong dose, along with pills, 60 mg a day, and then a lowering dose for 7 days. When my other dr gave me the methylprednisolone, it was only approx 14 mg a day and then tapering down.

I think my strange painful stomach cramps maybe be an ulcer caused by the methylprednisolone.

I went to see the dr that gave me the shot on Sunday yesterday, and he basically treated me like I was crazy. He said he would not have given me cortisone if he had known I was having stomach problems, but I didn't realize it may be connected until I started to read about the side effects of cortisone.

In February of 2009 I woke up with an outbreak all over my body. I itched my self till I bruised and bled. They were itty bitty clear bumps all over that itched like crazy if they broke. I went to the doctor and he said I have eczema. So I received a shot above my right butt cheek. No big deal....then almost 5 or 6 months later I literally woke up with a hole where the injection was. I BIG hole. If you push directly in the center, it hurts. It came out of no where....It seems to have gotten bigger since I discovered it. I am reading these posts and I am sick to my stomach. My back side looks gross. Its bad enough I had the dimples but now I have a crater too!! I'm seriously sick. So, what now. I don't remember my doctor saying to me, "Oh By the way, this shot may leave a huge hole in your A$$!!" I don't think I would have taken that shot. I'm scared but feel sooooooo much better reading these. I know it is "normal" so to speak. Any cures or suggestions??? I'm much happier knowing I am NOT cazy and something really did happen due to that shot. Thanks!!

I received my first Kenalog injection two days ago as a course of treatments after going into anaphylactic shock from immunotherapy injections. I was warned of a few possible side effects (moodiness, insomnia, extreme hunger, and weight gain), but was told it was completely safe. So far, I feel fantastic. I feel better than I have in a very long time. But I am starving! No matter how much I eat, my body doesn't seem to know that I am full. I am trying to watch myself but when your stomach is in knots and growling from hunger, you feed it. I am very leary of having some of these side effects arise. Is there a way to counteract them? Or prevent them?

This is a terrible drug. I had a wheezing sound in my lungs and the doctor said it would be fixed with a shot. Later I found out he gave me Kenalog. My period was not due for another week and not even one hour later of receiving the shot I got my period, which lasted 4 days longer that normal. The night after the shot I did not sleep the whole night, although luckily the insomnia did not last, but from being totally regular with my periods, in stead of having my periods when I am supposed to, I feel like I am ovulating. PLEASE IF IT IS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG!! And realize what kind of side effect this can give you. Ask your doctor what kind of other medications are there to treat your problem. I feel like this was like a "quick-fix" for my problem and I am sure this could have been treated with another kind of medication.

my girlfriend got the Kenalog shot a few months ago due to an eczema breakout. the dermatologist didn't tell her about the side effects, and the injection was given too shallow, and probably at too high of a concentration. she has a large indentation in her buttocks (called fat atrophy) where the shot was given. she has heavy and prolonged periods. she is depressed. she has suicidal thoughts (she never once did in her life before). she cries all the time. she cannot sleep well. she recently got hives for several days. basically, she is experiencing what all of you are who've had a kenalog shot. this is a severe health care concern. kenalog use must be stopped immediately. please reply if there is a lawsuit we can join or if anyone has found a way to counteract the affects of the kenalog. it is a synthetic corticosteroid, which mimics the affect of cortisol in your body, it suppresses your immune system, and clearly in all of these cases causes a dangerous imbalance in your body.

my daugther got a kenalog shot last december and has had multiple heavy periods for an entire year that a gyneclogist has not been able to control. her last blood work shows kidney issues which we are now looking into as well.

I got a Kenalog shot for hay fever in late summer. Today I noticed a painful dent in my left glut where the shot was administered. I'm a graduate student supporting a six year old and there's not much I can do to fix the problem. Is there still a law suit being filed for this?

I had a kenalog injection about 15 years ago for relief from my allergies. I had previously lost my sense of smell and I have Samptor's Triad. I had a severe case of nasal polyps, loss of smell, asthma, and chronic ear infections. After the kenalog injection the nasal polyps shrank; I was able to breathe without wheezing; I regained my sense of smell and I had no problems with my ears. I was so pleased that when my symptoms recurred from allergies a few years later I went back and had another injection. Again I recieved major relief from my allerigic symptoms, although this time it did not last as long. Now, about 12 years later I am considering another injection. Last year I had nasal surgery to remove polyps and my doctor, without telling me the negatives, removed my inferior turbinate along with the polyps. Ever since, I have had recurring sinus and ear infections. I can't even tell when one infection is over and another begins. That is why I was considering another kenalog. I never experienced the symptoms others have written on this site, but now I am afraid to go through with it.

I have lupus and when I am having a Flare , I too have to get these injections.. They cause Headaches, Depression, Weight gain.. Sometimes Unexplainable Weight loss... In one experience with these shots, I went from a size 7 to a size 3 in a matter of a Month... Even though I was eating normally .....

I have a couple of the indents on my buttock area and the only thing that makes them go away is gaining weight .. when i loose , they reappear....

I am a 28 year old mother of three. In late August I was diagnosed with a rare eye disease and needed to be treated with prednisone pills...The side effects were horrible so after a month my doctor recommended these injections and implied there wouldn't be any side effects other than local ones like drooping in my eyelid which he also made it seem like that wouldn't be a long lasting side effect and I just read a girls blog that stated she has permanent drooping in her eyelid. For the past three months I have felt like shit everyday ....muscle aches, joint pain, extreme fatigue, weak, loss of memory, trouble thinking, hair loss, acne, hair growth on my face, extreme mood swings, suicidal thoughts, irregular periods... And neither my doctor or retina specialist have put two and two together with this instead I feel paranoid and think I have some fatal disease that they're not finding...so I stay up all night long researching my symptoms and have come up MS and Lupus and the most recent..Infected by mold spores which can cause all of these symptoms and those said diseases. I feel crazy, my boyfriend thinks I'm a drama queen, my kids are frustrated with me feeling this way everyday. So yesterday I asked the doctor "what exactly are you injecting into my eyes" and he told me kenalog and now I see that I am not alone with these horrible debilitating side effects. Good luck on your journey I was not given information on this drug or possible side effects either I was given a paper to sign after my eyes had been dialated and I couldn't read a word that was written on the paper anyway...I thought it said he couldn't be held liable if the needle itself had any damaging effects on my eyes...I'm gonna look for a second opinion, Crystal

I had the first Kenalog injection in Dec '07. The dermatologist looked at the keloids on my CHEST, produced a horse needle, and (felt like) stabbed me; but not before saying that he was giving me an anesthetic for pain. (Why give the anesthetic simultaneous to the treatment medication? When is the anesthetic given time to numb the tissue?) The pain was so bad I lost my breath and couldn't find the voice to scream; then the burning pain in my chest to my back made it almost impossible for me to drive home. He never said a word about what he had injected into me and when I asked he wrote down "kenalog" and told me to go research it for myself!

I was paralyzed emotionally for over a year after that traumatic experience, experiencing weird side effects including non-specific reoccurring bodily pain, excessive bleeding during periods and other stuff I just didn't connect.

Since, because the keloids had gotten bigger and more painful, a different dermatologist gave me injections 3 times in 5 months in '09. To her credit, she was assisted by a nurse and together they took their time using small needles to administer anesthetic before kenalog. NOW, A MONTH AFTER THE 3RD TREATMENT, I HAVE NUMBNESS IN MY LEFT THIGH, PAIN AND SWELLING IN BOTH LOWER LEGS AND FEET, A BIG BLOATED BELLY, SEVERE ACID/ULCER PAIN, WEAK HIPS AND LEG MUSCLES (WHEN I GET UP, I WALK LIKE A GERIATRIC PATIENT...A 35 YR. OLD ONE!), WILD DREAMS AND FEELINGS OF FEAR, FATIGUE, ANGRY AND/OR UPSET A LOT, NON-SPECIFIC BURNING PAIN IN MY RIGHT ARM, VIOLENT EYE TWITCHING THAT LASTED FOR 2 WEEKS AND STOPPED ONLY WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP....Dying seemed kind of worth looking into the other day. I'm thinking MS or messed up pituitary because of what I'm experiencing....and of the 4 dermatologists I'd consulted, everyone swears on their mama's grave that kenalog use is not connected to any such medical issues. All I keep wondering is whether the drive to maintain their fancy lifestyles and relationships with Rx companies is also sufficient to keep their consciences in the comatose state THEY MUST BE IN?!

My symptoms are different than most. I had an injection last Feb to help me get over the Flu, I had it along with a dose of antibiotics. I became very jittery, had rapid weight loss about 15 lbs in a couple of weeks this on an already thin person. I seemed to shrivel Yet my appetite was out of control I never felt full and my belly was bloated and my sense of taste was way off. I also had hand, leg and feet cramping, My skin was thin, My vision got really bad and my hands and feet would sometimes get rashy and itchy. I also got a more rounded face. Its hard to sleep sometimes I can feel my heart beating. Needless to say we were pretty concerned and the DR really didn't know what was causing it. I didn't know it was the Kenalog.This lasted for Months! By the end of summer I was back to my old self and By Oct I was 187lbs and in the best shape of my life. Then I got the Flu beginning of Nov and went to the DR to make sure it wasn't the Swine Flu, He told me it wasn't but he would give me something to clear my chest and help me get over it,,,,He gave me a shot of Kenalog and now a couple of weeks later I have all the same symptoms and I'm 170lbs and can't seem to do anything but wait until its out of my system. Does anyone know anything that will help clear it from my system?

I also have the disfiguring indentation. I made the mistake of allowing a family practice doctor to inject 0.1 cc of Kenalog 40 into an acne cyst just below my right cheek bone. I have had injections before with no problem, when a dermatologist performed the injection with diluted kenalog. If you need the injection, make sure you see a licensed dermatologist who has performed this procedure before. I'm trying the saline injections for awhile until I can use Juvederm for filler. Of course, the saline is quickly absorbed, but after only 2 saline injections, it appears to help raise the edges of the dent, and hopefully eventually will release the center where the skin has adhesed to underlying tissue.

I had a kenalog shot a year and a half ago and over time my purple hole on my hip/but area was just getting bigger and bigger just last week my doctor cut it out it now is a nice straight line and all filled back in when she pulled the fat back together I am very happy with the results any primary care doctor should be able to do it and insurance should cover it because it is suspicious behavior of your skin. I am a medical assistant and this has really awakening and I make sure I use a appropriate needle every time and go nice and deep I would never want to scar one of my patients I think your nurse does not want to hurt you so she/he might use a shorter needle a lot of us do not know about the divet/hole kenalog can cause I learned the hard way but I would rather the shot hurt a little and have no scar/divet.

Kenalog destroyed my life! All corticosteroids are dangerous. Almost 4 years now of intolerable suffering. A doctor gave me trigger point injections w/Kenalog and it spread a "hidden" bacteria throughout my body and reactivated dormant viruses (that we ALL have). It shoots down immunity for MONTHS and gives opportunity to bacterias and viruses to disseminate throughout the body. The FDA should ban all corticosteroids. The pain and suffering from a bacteria I didn't even know I had, that was co-existing in my body fine until "set free" was Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is the most insane disease there is, trust me and it is NOT easy to get rid of, especially when your body has been slammed by these immunosuppressants. Also, I was on Ibuprofen for pain, but the doctor never asked if I was on any NSAIDs and the two combined are like a bomb. If this helps anyone ....thank God, because I go on trying to survive.

I am freaking out reading all of this. My dermatologist just injected my scalp about 20 times with Kenalog for female pattern balding to stimulate hair growth. She says that it is diluted. What makes me upset is that she just told me that this is our plan and we get good results with this and she just walked up to me with a syringe and needle. I stopped her long enough to ask how much it hurts and she just started injecting. After I was home I was angry at myself that I did not stop her and ask more questions but I really felt that she did not want to take any time with me. She did not inform me of any side affects or statistics. She did not even tell me the cost. I was not given the opportunity to make an informed decision. I did not even know what it was called until she was done. This does not seem ethical to me. I feel like a victim. Now I have to wait and worry what is going to happen to me in the next few months. Has anyone been given injections into their scalp? Please let me know.

Had the shot on Monday the 19the of October for allergies, went on brisk walk on Tues evening had tightening of chest numbing of face then extreme pains in abdomen area that ended up sending me to the ER. All tests came back negative followed up with both family practice and OB and no one can come up with reasons for pain and discomfort am beginning to think that it was all related to Kenalog shot.

Both my husband and my son have had Kenalog Injections for Hay Fever for quite a few years. I heard recently that long term use of this injection for hay fever can cause osteoporosis in the bones. My husband has spinal trouble and my 40 year old son has trouble with the joints in his elbow. Does anyone else have any similar problems

I had that Kenalog and it's been a total nightmare...My doctor Dermatologist injected into my two index fingers on each hand. The itching has been insurmountable and absolutely horrible....I haven't been able to sleep, wash dishes, do anything with my hands....I am telling you I am about to go out of my mind. I went back to her..and now she put me on Prednisone and Singular...now I am reading the side effects of Singular. She never told me what type of shot she was giving me for the pains in my hands that i was getting. I have had cortisone shots for joint pain before...for I figured that what it was that she was giving me...later to find out it was this damn Kenalog. I would have never agreed to such a thing until I had looked up the side effects. This has been a night mare completely...

The itching is so bad, that I have broken the skin, I have a rash completely on both fingers. It so sad...and she's charged me a fortune for it too, and the second time I had to come back for help. What the hell is wrong with people..?

DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG...UNLESS YOU DO CAREFUL CONSIDERATION..!!!PLEASE

Wow, reading this is very scary. I also had a steroid injection about 4 months ago. It is in my lower back/upper buttocks. Now I have an indentation the size of a quarter and pain when I sit down for any period of time. I was searching for what it could be and found this site. My heart just sank. I called my doctor to see what he injected and sure enough, Kenalog. I am so upset about this and feel too uncomfortable to even wear a swimsuit or go to the beach anymore. I am very thin so this huge hole in my butt is very noticeable and people notice it all the time. It looks terrible, and from what I am reading it can get worse! I would love to be part of a class action suit against them, if anyone has any information please contact me with it.

I am a 35 year old male in perfect health. last week i received two Kenalog injections in my trap muscles to to treat muscle spasms{trigger points) from a pinched nerve in my back. When I went home later that day as I layed down I begin having severe heart palpitations. I went to my doctor and my blood pressure was very high 169/94 with a heart rate of 127. For the last week I have been experiencing anxiety attacks, insomnia, hot flashes, sweating, nervousness jittery, very emotional. I had my heart checked out and had bloodwork drawn all normal. I was put on lopressor 50 mg 2times per day and xanax to help me sleep at night. I am crawling out of my skin! I can feel my heart beating all hours of the day and night! It is driving me crazy!! I regret getting the injection!!! The doctor told me it could take 2 months before the steroid leaves my body. I hope I will not have any lasting affects of the drug! I am very nervous these symptoms will not go away! I also am experiencing headaches and burning in my stomach. I am also always hungry and yet I am losing weight.Im thinking about seeing an endocrinologist. Im scared!!

I had a Kenalog injection in May. I was on vacation in Vegas and had bad allergies and ear pain due to my allergies. I went to an urgent care center and they injected the shot in my right butt cheek. I noticed an indention in that spot today and never would have linked it to the injection. I did online searches and put it together. I called the urgent care center and spoke with a nurse who told me that muscle atrophy at the injection site is a side affect and yes it can take several months to show up. In my case exactly 5 months to the day. The doctor called me back. I asked why he did not tell me about the side effects. His response was that only 1% of people get this kind of side effect. I highly doubt that this is accurate considering I can google it and find many people with the same reaction. I asked if it will go away and he said it may never go away. I am 27 and in shape. I am interested in pursuing this legally if it does not go away. It is pretty upsetting.

I received a kenalog injection in April of this year. Immediately I had bruising and an indention at injection site. I didn't pay much attention until last week when the indention became tender and painful. I was wondering about the long term effect. Does the dent and pain ever go away? No one ever mentioned the side effects.

My husband and I were going to try to have a baby and then I was rear ended in a car accident causing nerve pain in my lower back. I had the injection without being told of the irregular period side effect even after the doctor knew we were trying to have a baby. I am very upset. Has anyone had luck regulating their period after a Kenalog injection? I had the injection 4 weeks ago. I had very predictable periods prior to the injection. I missed my period 2 weeks after the injection and then a week later began spotting that hasn't stopped for 4 weeks. It gets light and then heavy with no indication prior to being heavy. There are clots. How long does it take for the cycle to return to normal? I think I am getting depressed worrying about if I will ever be able to have a normal period and have my baby.

I have received a Kenalog injection (40 milligrams) in my right hip. After a few weeks passed I noticed my hip starting to "cave" or "dent" in. It is dented in so much now you can feel the bone. I appreciate the other posts regarding this drug because I was starting to think there might be something terribly wrong with me. I would love to hear any more updates on the side effect of this drug and what is being done to remedy them. Will the pharmaceutical company be liable?

I had the shot for a bad outbreak of eczema. This was a last resort thing. I'm not usually for taking any form of medicine other than natural stuff. The doctor warned that the possible side effects would be muscle spams and high blood sugar. She never mention anything about irregular periods or weaken immune system. I just had my period 15 days before I had the shot and a couple days after the shot I got my period. I few days later I got the stomach flu. While still having my period. Then a week later I had a ear infection. I still have my period. I emailed the dermatologist explaining the symptoms I was having, she informed me that its a side effect of the shot. She failed to mention it before taking the shot. I don't want to take another drug like birth control pills to cure something a drug caused in the first place. I'm now on day 17. My period has never been irregular. I'm a healthy 30yr old. Does anyone know if this goes away on its on? What are things you can do to naturally cure this? I appreciate any advice.

I'm so glad I found this website - thanks to all of you who have shared. I had a Kenalog injection in May 09 and about a couple of months ago noticed an indentation in the side of my leg. I had it given in my leg instead of buttocks due to other health issues currently going on. It is sore sometimes and hurts sometimes when I bend down or exercise. I also had abnormal periods for several months and didn't realize that it was related to the injection. I had a sinus infection/ear infection and had to get on a plane to go out of the country the next day, otherwise I would have never done this. No one mentioned (or I think knew) anything about the possible muscle/skin side effects. Does anyone know about a class action suit regarding this? I've already made a report with the FDA. I am working with a dr that is doing soft tissue work on it weekly, this does seem to be helping, the indentation decreases quite a bit, but it the indentation increases if I don't have the soft tissue work. I'm hoping I won't have to have plastic surgery to fix this, but looks like I will looking at all the other postings. Does anyone know of a class action law suit regarding this? I tried the person listed in Delaware's e-mail listed on the posting, but it wouldn't go thru.

I also have the dent. Doesn't hurt, and isn't getting bigger, about the size of a lighter slightly depressed into my skin. From reading these posts, I'm guessing it's going to take anywhere from 2 months to 2 years to come back. Just saw it last month, and I got the shot 9 months ago.

I am so glad that I am not the only one who has experienced this - not that I want others to experience it, but you know what I mean, it is nice to have some answers!!! I went in to get an allergy shot for my horrible allergies about eight months ago - I have had one done previously a couple years ago, with no problems, and this second one seemed fine too. My allergies are so much better, i can breathe and am not sneezing constantly, etc. However, about a month ago, I noticed this small indentation in my left buttock cheek - I wondered what on earth it could be (cellulite, weight gain/loss from going to the gym I started going to, who knew?) It got bigger and hasn't gone away over these past few weeks, instead getting larger and my skin becoming ever whiter than I already am and the area is sensitive. I had no idea what it was until I stumbled onto this site - I now realize that indentation is the same spot where I received my allergy shot eight months ago!!! I checked my online medical record and sure enough, Tricyclamide Kenalog injection! NOBODY told me that this indentation/muscle atrophy at the injection site was a possible side effect! They warned me about allergic reactions, drug interactions, buildup of steroids in the system, etc, but absolutely nothing about this awful indentation - it is sensitive and unattractive and I really, really hope it goes away or at least shrinks. Not that I am super vain, but it's not all that cute to have a big "hole" in your cheek, especially when that was one of my body areas I actually felt okay about. Just be forewarned allergy sufferers - just because you haven't had a reaction the first time you get the shot, it could happen the second or third or fortieth time. I wish someone had said something about this, so at least I would have been able to make a more educated decision and choose whether to suffer through a few months of allergies or a lifetime butt indentation!

I received an injection from my doctor of what I thought was depo-medrol.
He gave me this injection in my upper arm. I now have an indentation in my arm.(I can put my finger in it.). The next time I got a shot, his nurse gave it to me and, again, I thought it was depo-medrol. I showed her the area from my last shot. She said "oh, a shot can't do that". Then, she gave me the injection in the same arm. (different spot). It was so quick, I did not have time to say not in the arm. This time it felt like someone pouring acid on my arm. I have never felt anything like it! I told her that it hurt. It was getting more painful, by th time I reached check-out. I was feeling overwhelmingly sick, and lots of pain. I asked for the doctor. He showed me the bottle that was given (dexamethasone) He said it was the same medicine that he had given me last shot. I showed him the indentation. He thought I was just having a reaction of anxiety from getting a shot.
This indentation in my arm seems to be growing. Now it is in an "L" shape and skin is red. I thought I heard him tell the girl at the desk that he gave me a shot of Kenalog, but he showed me the other bottle? I don't believe that these are the same medicine, but it sounds like the same symptoms.
My previous doctor's nurse used to give me the steroid shots in my buttocks. I never had any problems with them. If someone knows how to deal with this issue. let me know. I just want the spot to stop growing, and it is painful.

I have a huge indention on my left hip, supposedly as the result of an injection I received 4 months ago. I got a steroid shot (not sure the name) for a rash and itching. No immediate side effects and then about 2 mos. later I notice a lump on my hip about the size of a marble that was brown discolored spot. Then I remembered about the shot and thought it was a result of that. Forgot about it until about 6 weeks later when I got out of the shower and noticed a huge indention about the size of a golf ball on my left hip. A week later, I started having pain at that site which would radiate across my entire lower back, down my leg and up my arm. Sometimes the pain was dull, sometimes like a bad burning sensation with tingling all over. I went to the dr. and he thinks the indention is from the injection but is sending me to an orthopedic dr. this week for more testing due to the pain I am having. Maybe related, or not, I found a lump in my left breast this week, had it checked and have to go to an imaging center next week for more testing. Could this be related?? Also I missed 2 periods after the injection and my last period wasn't normal. Please keep posting these comments from others. I'm going to call my dr. Monday to get the name of the injection.

I took my daughter about 5 months ago to the dermatologist. She got a Kenalog injection and now she has skin discoloration and a huge dent on her arm. It hurts and it pounds.

I have been given three procedures with kenalog injections. First was in May when I has an epidural for my work related back injury. Though I received little pain relief from the epidural, I began to have menstrual spotting only a week after my regular period ended. This spotting continued every day for about three weeks. I had a normal end of June, beginning of July period. I started my next period the Friday before my first SI joint injection with Kenalog which was Wed. Aug 5th. Well from there my period never ended. Since then I've spotted everyday and all day long. I am sore from having to wear pads all the time. I went next to my f/u appt where they gave me another SI joint injection. I did tell them about this bleeding, but they weren't concerned. So here I am still spotting until today. This morning I woke up feeling fine besides my usual spotting I've had. Got to work, was working for about an hour to so and began to cramp. Went to bathroom and passed a clot about the size of the palm of my hand. And then consisted to have heavy bleeding soaking a pad in about 1.5-2.0 hour time. During the whole spotting I've had, I took preg. tests, with most recent one a week ago and was neg. My other concern is I have an IUD-the copper Paragard. Called my OB-GYN and she wanted to see me right away. Left work and on my way there (45 min. drive) I began feeling lightheaded and weak. My mom ended up driving me the rest of the way. Anyway, everything checked out fine-IUD ok, neg preg test, no chance for tubal preg. Was told must be side effect of the Kenalog. I've been bleeding for like 6 weeks and am soooo sore from pads all the time. I am on light duty due to my work injury and I feel I should be covered for today and tomorrow because OB-GYN wants me on bed rest to stop this heavy bleeding. I feel I should be paid under Workers' Comp since these missed days are related to a complication from the treatment of my work related injury. Any suggestions or comments from anyone?

My daughter had a kenalog shot for itching on May 2009. The doctor never mentioned any side effects to her. Now she has a huge indentation in her left buttock. She is only 18 yrs old and she is scare and afflicted because the dent is getting larger and disfiguring that part of her body. I read enough complains. There must be an action lawsuit against the company distributing, selling and benefiting from this drug. Some doctors also should be liable for neglecting to release the accurate potential damage (as it is known) cause by this drug. It is causing mental pain and anguish due to the disfigurement that it leaves and also constant concern about the growing destruction of the muscle cells.Enough damage have been done. Who will pay to correct the damage? ******

I am a 52 year old post menopausal woman who received epidural Kenalog injections for arthritis in my neck (each one month apart). I didn't notice any symptoms with the first injection. About 2 weeks after the 2nd injection, I began spotting, and then bleeding for a few days. Prior to this, I had not menstruated for 18 months. I also noticed minor puffing in my face. The day of the 3rd injection, I had vaginal bleeding again, but it stopped. My blood pressure has increased, my skin appears to be thinning and I now have moon face. Does anyone know how long the facial puffiness lasts?

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Need a list of people that want to join Kenalog class action lawsuit A.S.A.P Please email me with name,state and all side effects. Include if you were treated for the side effects from a Doctor and/or hospitalized.
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THANK GOODNESS!!! I honestly thought I was losing my mind. I was in a automobile accident in 2007. We are in a lawsuit with the insurance company. Just today i am looking over all the medical records. I never knew what I was being injected with. They told me it would help and it was safe. So today i google Kenalog injections. I was given 120mg injections every 3 weeks for 4 months. I gained 38 pounds. I grew hair on my face. My emotions ran the spectrum and were subject to change any given moment. I became depressed. I have a menstrual every day for a year. Constant headaches and fatigue. The pain in my back decreased but I was constantly sick in some other way. Had I been told before hand about all of the possible side effects I would have refused treatment. Something should be done so that no one has to experience these things. I have not had an injection for almost 1.5 years and the dimpling has yet to resolve itself. If anyone know s anything that can be done please let me know. Also I think the drug company should be help accountable. If anyone figures out how to do that let me know.

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Hi All, we definitely need a lawsuit. I am finally my old self again after 2 years of hell. My nose shut down after moving into my new house 2 years ago. Went to a local clinic here. My Dr. gave me the Kenalog shot for "inflammation", she did not tell that it was a steroid. I am allergic to steroids. I was suicidal, depressed, had a breakdown, lost 10 lbs. in one week from not eating. Menstrual cycle went from 3 days for 35+# years to every other week for 7 days. OMG, I went thru 2 years of sheer hell. Finally had to have a partial hysterectomy this past May I AM SO ME AGAIN! WE NEED A LAWSUIT against Bristol Meyers. Thank God my husband was beside me, or we would have divorced. Poor Guy.