Had to go to the podiatrist today after crippling pain in my arch.

Turns out I have a sever case of tendinitis.

So the Dr gave me a cortisone shot. The first one I've ever gotten.

Didn't mention any side effects, and since I am friends with the Dr's son and kinda know him, I assumed he would mention some to me if there were any noticeable ones, so I didn't ask.


Well, I'm kind of a night own anyway, so I usually go to bed around 3am or so. Well at 7am after tossing in my bed for the better part of 3 hours, I figure something is afoot.

So I type in "cortisone shot insomnia" and sure enough, fucking pages of results from medical sites, and sites of people talking about it. So it's obviously an issue.

I love to sleep, I do it as much as I can, and as often as I can.


My main question is how long did it last if you had it? I've seen some people talking about a day or 2, and one guy saying 2 WEEKS later he is still having some issues.

Am I going to live?

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4/7/2012 7:54:42 AM

steroids of any kind can cause folks to be really jittery and sometimes compulsively motivated.

insomnia can coincide with the jitters and general irritability.

as the steroids wear off in a few days you will feel better.

If it is really bad maybe you can call the doc and get a script for a mild anti anxiety med.

For the most part you just have to roll with it, it will get better.

4/7/2012 9:05:47 AM

My Davis Drug Guide for Nurses says possible side/adverse effects of cortisone (especially long term, high doses):

CNS: depression, euphoria, headache, personality changes, psychoses, restlessness
EENT: cataracts, increase in intraocular pressure
CV: hypertension
GI: peptic ulceration, anorexia, nausea, vomiting
Derm: acne, decreased wound healing, bruising
Endocrine: adrenal suppression, hyperglycemia
Fluid/Electrolyte: fluid retention, low K+
Hemat: thromboembolism
Metabolic: weight gain
Musculoskeletal: muscle wasting, osteoporosis, necrosis of joints, muscle pain

4/7/2012 1:49:18 PM

It got a little better last night, but still wasn't able to fall asleep for hours.

Hopefully tonight will be better.

4/8/2012 6:17:17 PM

I took prednisone orally for an allergic reaction and needed no sleep for a few days and didn't feel tired at all.

4/8/2012 6:27:23 PM

I'm ok with it now.

I mean I kinda know what to expect and can sorta prepare for it.

I just can't believe the fucking Dr. wouldn't even mention insomnia as a possible side effect when its painfully obvious that its a pretty damn common one.

4/8/2012 7:50:21 PM

They never mentioned that to me when I had a couple in my forearm, and I never had a problem with it. :shrug:

4/8/2012 8:26:10 PM

I had one in my shoulder joint, doctor didn't tell me about ANY side effects, needless to say I was freaking out when I was doubled over in pain after the numbing agent wore off.

4/8/2012 10:03:30 PM

I've had a cortisone shot in my shoulder before. Wasn't informed of any side effects and didn't have any side effects.

4/9/2012 8:39:11 AM