[boatergrl]

First off, I would like to start off by saying that it feels good to know that there are other people like yourselves who understand what this horrible pain is. I am sorry that we are meeting under these circumstances.

Anyway, two months ago I started getting upedorals and nerve blocks in the L5 - S1 area. The doctor I went to was referred to me by another pain doctor that could not do these injections. Anyhow, over the course of three weeks I would visit the doctor once a week and get four injections in my back. They would only last for about two days and the pain was right back where we started. I started gaining weight like crazy. By my fouth week, I had gained 42lbs. and my face was round like a moon, my stomach was getting larger, my breasts had gone up two sizes and I had so much depression and fatigue. When I went back to my doctor on this fourth week he had the nerve to tell me to start exercising and losing weight. I explained this only started since the injections. I went to my family doctor and he told me he felt I was starting with Cushings Symptoms. I was to get to an Endocronologist right away. At this point I have developed Cushings and can't work, still gaining weight, my horomones are going crazy and to boot I had a full hysterectomy five years ago and the horomones I have to take to remain balanced from this are being blocked from the horomone in the steroid shots. I was told from the Endocronologist that I should have received no more than three shots per year all spread out. I would say that this doctor overdosed my body on steroids that are causing me hell. Has anyone here ever experienced this problem? They say it could take a year to get my body back on tract.

Thanks,
Lynn

[Julie]

Hi Boatergirl and welcome!

[Chemar]

Hi boatergirl and welcome to NeuroTalk

I am going to also suggest you copy your post over to our other forums here that may best suit your particular problem so that the members there can offer you the support and info you need.

so sorry you are having to endure such pain and I do hope you find alswers and an effective treatment

Cheri

[~KELLWANTSANSWERS~]

Welcome ot NT Lynn.
I hope you can figure out what's been going on with your weight soon.
Also if that doctor gave you too many shots.I would be investigating him!
Take care

[Stefanija]

New here
Hi my name is Stefanija, I just found this community today I suffer with borderline personality disorder, major depressive disorder, panic and anxiety disorder, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia as well as long term substance abuse issues. I came here searching for more mental health support. Currently I see a therapist weekly and am in a weekly Dbt class and have found adult coloring helpful. The only med I'm on is lexapro and I'm having difficulties now having my colonipin . Things are daily getting worse for me and it's very hard for me to socialize with any family members, emotions of sadness get too overwhelming for me I hide out away from family and have avoided socail engagements for many years. I cry till I throw up around upcoming social situations. I need help, things are getting very bad. I have never been to a
Mental hospital but I am on ssi for my problems.

[Littlepaw]

Hello Stefanija and Welcome to Neurotalk Support Groups,

I am sorry you are dealing with so much physical and emotional discomfort. That is a lot to carry day to day. You have found a supportive place though with many understanding people.

It is great that you are going to therapy and DBT. If you can reach out to your family and socialize just a little bit it will help as well. Remember to take baby steps, plan something simple, even if it is just an email or phone call instead of an outing. Any other low impact activities that get you out of the house and normal routine are good for helping switch gears. This can be as low key as getting out to watch a sunset. Don't feel bad for not doing big activities. Start low, congratulate yourself and build from there.

You might find the following areas of NT helpful.

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
General Mental Health and Emotional Support
Depression


Search and FAQ at the top of every page will help you look up specific topics and answer common forum usage questions.

Please make yourself at home and explore. There are several areas for general support in addition to those for anxiety and depression.

I hope you find relief and comfort soon.

[Darlene]

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. We have a great number and caring fellow members here, where you have find a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

[rose13437]

oh yeah! I did not have the shots but a little over one year ago (January 2015) I had a bad flare up from my spondylolethesis L4/5. I was put on a Medrol pack which is a steroid. I couldn't even finish the 6 day dose. I started to get very depressed, total lack of appetite, NO SLEEP and racing heart. Physical therapy wouldn't touch me because my BP and pulse was too high. My doctor put me on BP meds to bring it down. even after I was finished with the steroid, I kept having the horrible side effects that my doctor kept telling me was impossible because I am no longer taking the steroid. I did some research of others that have gone through this from the Medrol pack and they said it took months to clear out of their system. With that being said...my body slowly started to regain normalcy but it took a good 6 months. I still have some residual effects that will probably never go away. I now have heart palpations and had an irregular EMG which i had never had before taking this steroid. Yes...I thought that was very strange that they gave you 4 injections as it is usually 3/year but I've heard of them giving all at one time or spreading them out over a year. It does sound like you are suffering from a steroid overdose and like you...I also had a hysterectomy about 5 years ago. I feel your pain but know that it should get better with time. Drink plenty of water to help your body flush out the toxins and eat clean. if you're able to exercise, do it. I am an ex-fitness instructor and I am now restricted to the pool but must say I get some darn good workouts in it. I do deep water jogging, swim on my back and an aqua Pilates class that all seem to help. There are many natural anti-inflammatories you can take...Zyflamend by New Chapter is excellent and physicians at Mayo Clinic have advised a few of my friends to take this, as in me, they cannot stomach anti-inflammatories. There are also some prescription anti-inflammatories that are transdermal and much easier on the stomach and much less goes systemic in your system...Flector Patch and Voltaren Gel. My PM doctor was really ****** that my GP put me on the pack because of all the systemic side effects. I did the transdermal anti inflammatories for about a year but had to quit as they eventually got to my stomach. I am now on a low dose gabapentin (only take a night before bed) for nerve pain and several natural anti-inflammatories. I am looking at minimally invasive fusion in the near future as my spondy is mobile, not stable. Hang in there, things should get better. I hope this gave you some insight.