I had a cortisone shot yesterday & today I feel really sickly, is this normal?

I went to see doctor about some pain I was having in my knee at night. The x Ray technician wasn’t there so he offered a cortisone shot . I wasn’t nervous because I know lots of people get them. When I got home my knee kinda felt sore but I was okay. But as the day progressed I got the sweats bad. I am on day three and I am miserable I either have the sweats or what appears to be a fever but a wave of warmth so much that I can see my face get red. And just a lingering headache . A miserable lingering headache that no amount of advil is helping. I can hardly sleep . I am upset with the doctor because he never mentioned any side effects . Scared because I don’t know how long this is going to last . And on top of it all my knee feels the same . Never will do it again . I just pray this ends soon

I am so glad I found this thread! I thought I was loosing my mind! I had a injection in my right hip for a FAI last Friday and have felt horrible ever since. No appetite , high blood pressure, face flushing, dry mouth, nauseous, loose stool, hands and fingers feel tingly. I thought I was coming down with something. Any idea how long this lasts?

I had my third shot one week ago for bursitis in my shoulder. The last shot was last October. Because I had swelling in my face, my dr gave me half the dose. This time my face swelled but it went away in one hour; however , this time I have a headache, some loss of appetite, decreased sleep and feeling lightheaded. I did not have these symptoms last October. Do you think they are using a different synthetic med? They do not list these side effects when you do a search. Wondering how long this will last?

Hello. I am just writing here because I am going through this as well including the extremely random and strange side effects for almost 3 weeks. I feel that this needs to stop and people cannot go through what we have gone through. Is there any update on how long side effects lasted for?? including vomiting, no appetite, nausea, rapid weight gain in waist/chest and neck, etc? Blurred vision probably one of the worst. Thank you in advance

Ok so from all the post where are the updates? Was it just the body reaction to a foreign substance? Have you guys recovered. That answer will provide relief to many because the anxiety of these symptoms can take over your life

Hi, I had a fluoroscopic guided cortisone injection into my hip joint on Monday for osteoarthritis pain... the procedure was fine. I started to suffer severe flushing from the Tuesday morning & went on to develop a headache like I’ve never experienced before!!

I as well had a combo of cortisone and SynvicOne shot 2 days ago and have had weird reactions, about 6 hours after the shot. Sweating, pounding heart. Next day still pounding heart and face on fire, by evening I had a sore throat and my whole body felt hot but not sweating, my face was bright red and hot. today I am cooler feeling, almost chilled and sore throat, brain fog. How long will these symptoms last? any thoughts?

That happens to me every time I get an injection in my back. You have to realize that there are going to be some side affects the doctor is putting a foreign substance into your nervous system. It lasts from a few days to a week. I get bouts of getting flushed and nauseous and I feel tired every single time I have it done but the benefits outweigh the slight discomfort I have for a short while afterwards.

I had a cortisone shot Monday in my thumb joint and two days later I have been very light headed ever since. I didn't know what was wrong but just realized it might be from the shot.

In Googling side effects of a Cortisone shot, everything I’m feeling was not mentioned on ANY sites I visited until I got to this one. I got a shot on Wednesday of last week. Day 1, I had a headache & loose stools. Day 2 & 3, migraines & loose stools. Day 4 headache & loose stool. Day 5, so far, just loose stools!!! I’m so sick of it! I’ve eaten so many Pepto tabs I should buy stock. I would say it’s all worth it, but dang it, I still have pain in my elbow! This is the first time I’ve gotten one, so, I’m not sure I will get another. On the bright side, maybe all of this pooping will help me lose weight! Ha!
Ugh! Guess I’ll call my doctor too.

Hi I am not a physician however I have had several Cortisone knee injections over the last two years , only the last year I have noticed I also have been really ill, nauseous, nasty Taste in my mouth, tired , head ache , fever when I told my doctor about this it’s always a look of shock, I don’t understand or maybe it’s that your getting sick , I’m like no this is from the cortisone injections it happens every time , I am 3 days in and still sick , hopefully in the near future this medication will be researched to determine why now is it causing so many horrible side effects
Hang in there .

I had 2 steroid shots yesterday in right hip for bursitis. Last night when I tried to go to sleep I could hear the sound of my heart beat in my ears. Couldn’t sleep because of the sound. Today I’m super dizzy, especially when getting up from seated position, my hands are tingling and I get winded when I walk. I’ve had many injections but never had 2 at a time. Never had this response

I had my first shot in January and felt lousy for a week and a half, if not longer. When it finally subsided and the pain diminished, I wasn’t sure if it was because of the steroid working or a decrease in another medication. I had the initial face flushing. Then it was a general unwell feeling, nausea, diarrhea, headache. I just had my second injection a week ago. Face flushing, headache, nausea, discomfort in my neck, diarrhea - I feel miserable. I’m desperate for this misery to end.