Did you benefit from cortisone injection for fibromyalgia?

Question

Any side effects?

Answer 1

The injections did not help me and put me into osteoporosis. Steroids can leach calcium from your bones. I had osteopenia and after a year of cortisone, I had osteoporosis. I now take 200 mg. of Hdroxychloroquinine(generic), Quinine(brand), every night and it has helped with the general achiness and malaise that I was experiencing with fibromyalgia. This drug can cause problems with your vision so I see my eye Doc every 4 months to keep my eyes healthy but I will stay on this for as long as I can. It really has made a difference in my life.

Answer 2

If you have focal joint pain, your Dr. can give you an intra-articular shot. You might feel relief for a short time only, and only in that particular joint. If your pain is more diffuse across multiple sites in your body, an intramuscular shot might help you as well, but again, it would only be temporary.

Fibro patients do better with daily oral therapy, with medicines like Lyrica or Cymbalta . Much of the Fibro patient's pain is related to their mood. Sometimes, if you "fix" the mood, the pain can be relieved, and vice versa--if you're not in pain, you'll be in a better mindset.

Bottom line being, shots are only a short term fix, and they're not always effective. Discuss all these options with your Rheumatologist if you have one.

Sadly, some doctors still don't treat Fibro like a "real" disease, because the symptoms are subjective and there's no lab test to prove you have it.
Good luck to you.

Answer 3

A little but the best thing I have found is Noni Juice which can be found at Sprouts and Whole Foods also GNC and Hi-Health.

Cortisone works for me and I haven't had any side effects but I know that steroids of any kind over a long period of time can be dangerous and unless that's your last option I would try to limit my exposure to it.

Good luck and I hope you feel better.

Answer 4

cortisone is for inflammation which we do not have with fibromyalgia. It does benefit arthritic and muscular inflammation. See if you'd like to join me as a friend on my 360.