Before you have any skin tests, tell the medical doctor in charge that you are taking this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine. Do not stop using this medicine without checking first with your doctor. Your doctor may want you or your child to gradually reduce the amount you are using before stopping it completely.
This medicine may cause slow growth. If your child is using this medicine, the doctor will need to keep track of your child's height and weight to make sure that your child is growing properly. Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription over-the-counter [OTC] medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements. Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects.
Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine.
Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:. Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. All rights reserved. Information is for End User's use only and may not be sold, redistributed or otherwise used for commercial purposes. Any use of this site constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy linked below. Steroid side effects are more likely in the very young and very old.
Long-term use of steroids has the potential to slow growth in children, so if your child needs treatment with Kenalog for a long time your doctor will want to keep an eye on their height and weight. People with diabetes , or a family history of diabetes. Steroids can raise blood sugar levels and long-term use can sometimes cause diabetes or make diabetes more difficult to control. People with a stomach ulcer.
Steroids can sometimes cause or worsen peptic ulcers so you may need to take an extra medicine to help protect your gut. People with a personal or family history of psychiatric illness, including depression , bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. People with or at risk of osteoporosis , including women who have passed the menopause. Steroids can sometimes cause weakening or thinning of the bones. People with kidney or liver problems. People with heart failure or who have recently had a heart attack.
People with high blood pressure hypertension. Your doctor will want to monitor your blood pressure. People with cataracts , glaucoma , or a family history of glaucoma. Steroids can cause or worsen these eye conditions. People with an infection, particularly people with herpes simplex virus infection of the eye or who have had tuberculosis TB in the past. People with inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or diverticulitis.
People who have recently had a surgical procedure called intestinal anastomosis, which involves the joining together of ends of the intestine after a section has been removed. People with an underactive thyroid gland hypothyroidism. People who suffer from epilepsy. People who have previously experienced muscle disorders myopathy caused by steroids, or who have myasthenia gravis. People with inflammation of veins in the legs associated with blood clot formation thrombophlebitis.
Can I have Kenalog injections while pregnant or breastfeeding? Kenalog injection should only be used if the expected benefit to the mother is greater than any possible risk to the developing baby.
When administered for long periods or repeatedly during pregnancy, corticosteroids may slow growth in the developing baby. They may also cause the baby to make less of its own steroid hormones after birth, though this usually resolves on its own and rarely causes any problems.
Your doctor can give you more information. Triamcinolone may pass into breast milk. Kenalog injection should be used with caution in mothers who are breastfeeding and only if the benefits to the mother outweigh any risks to the nursing infant.
Ask your doctor for more information and advice. What are the possible side effects of Kenalog injections? The following are some of the possible side effects associated with Kenalog injections: Headache.
Raised blood sugar level. Talk to your doctor about monitoring your blood sugar if you have diabetes. Increased appetite and weight gain. Effects on the gut, such as indigestion or abdominal bloating, nausea, ulceration in the stomach or intestine, inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis.
Muscle weakness or wasting. I am in day 13 and still feel the side effects. I have been cramping in my stomach for 2 weeks. It is horrible as it messes up your hormones and causes too much cortisol which is your fight or flight response Do not take!
For fibromyalgia, I have had Kenalog injected into my hip muscle my doctor calls it a systemic injection. It usually takes 1 week or so to take full effect, but it gives me almost complete relief from symptoms for months. The doctor will not give it any closer together than 3 months. This is the only treatment or medication that has helped me.
I feel like I have my life back!!!!! Powerful With Drawbacks If like me, your CFS is accompanied by the feeling of not getting enough oxygen, then you might notice an energy bump after a shot of Kenalog or some other steriod this is just a theory on my part based on experience , but I don't think it is worth taking the drug for this. I first was given Kenalog shots because of a severe case of uticaria.
I thought I had found a miracle cure for the symptoms in case of an accidental exposure Then, once when I was recovering from a virus and having my usual hyper-reactive lung problem which follows a virus or flu-like bout and also feeling very very tired, I was exposed to paint at the doctor's office of all places and got the shot--that's when I noticed that I could breathe and I felt like I had a lot more energy. Because of the downsides to steriods, it's not a permanent fix it may not even be a temporary energy fix for someone who is terribly ill with CFS.
I decided because of the downsides and the possibility of long-term effects, which I had to educate myself about, as no doctor was taking on that task to never take any steroids again unless it were absolutely necessary.
For example, before making this decision, I was hit by a car and steriods were the only thing that calmed the inflamation enough so I could get up on crutches and get moving again. If I suffered another injury like that again and steriods were the only solution, I'd give it a try, but only after exhausting all other possibilities.
Don''t Bother My rheumatologist gave me a shot of Kenalog last year for the pain and it didn't do diddly-squat, except make me gain about 6 pounds It did NOT help at all.
Never again!!! Never let anyone tell you these epidural shots work. They don't. The side effects from the steroids are terrible, I have had a bloated, crampy stomach for weeks, insomnia, rapid pulse and heartbeat, delayed wound healing, and my wonderful physician did not tell me about the photosensitivity. Sunburned so bad, Drugs A-Z provides drug information from Everyday Health and our partners, as well as ratings from our members, all in one place.
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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by on this page is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Allergy shots are administered over a period of several years. Each shot contains a tiny amount of an allergen. This amount is gradually increased over the first three to six months and then maintained with shots at lesser frequency for three to five years.
Sometimes, it can take a year or longer before they provide relief from symptoms. Nasal corticosteroids are another common treatment for seasonal allergies. While these drugs contain steroids, they carry much less risk than steroid shots and pills because they target a specific area of the body. Nasal corticosteroids suppress the allergic response and relieve many allergy symptoms including nasal congestion and runny nose.
Antihistamines, decongestants, and combination drugs are also effective at treating symptoms of hay fever. Antihistamines block a protein called histamine, which is released when your immune system encounters an allergen.
Decongestants help to relieve nasal congestion. Some allergy medications include both an antihistamine and a decongestant. Mast cell stabilizers are a type of drugs used to prevent allergy symptoms such as itchy eyes and runny nose. Eye drops and nasal sprays containing mast cell stabilizers prevent the release of histamine where they are applied.
Long-lasting steroid shots can help relieve symptoms of seasonal allergies. However, they carry a serious risk of side effects, especially if you take them in the long term. The goal of allergy shots is to provide long-term relief from severe allergies.
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