Reviewer: Tanya23, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I took this medication for a severe sore throat. It worked great for the inflamation but after taking it for only 36 hours I ended up in the ER with a rapid heart rate and chest pain. I was told that ppl with panic or anxitiy disorders should not take this because it can cause their panic disorders to be worse.

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I took this medication for a severe sore throat. It worked great for the inflamation but after taking it for only 36 hours I ended up in the ER with a rapid heart rate and chest pain. I was told that ppl with panic or anxitiy disorders should not take this because it can cause their panic disorders to be worse.
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Reviewer: SharKe, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I take decadron to treat inflammation caused by radiation and chemotherapy for a malignant brain tumor. The drug is a blessing and a curse. The brain swelling causes a host of neurological problems, such as grand mal seizures, right-sided weakness, memory and cognitive impairment, and severe headaches, which have severely affected my quality of life. Although decadron has reduced these symptoms, ... Show Full Comment

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I take decadron to treat inflammation caused by radiation and chemotherapy for a malignant brain tumor. The drug is a blessing and a curse. The brain swelling causes a host of neurological problems, such as grand mal seizures, right-sided weakness, memory and cognitive impairment, and severe headaches, which have severely affected my quality of life. Although decadron has reduced these symptoms, even a dose of 12 mg/day combined with 3 anti-seizure medications has only given me a piece of my life back. For the first 6 weeks on decadron I did not sleep more than an hour or two or night (sleep meds were worthless) and I was hyper-aggitated and extremely irritable, but eventually my body adjusted and those symptoms improved. Although trivial in the grand scheme of things, decadron resurrected my adolescent acne problems. I'm 41 and going through puberty again. Ugh. I get tremors in my hands, tingling and/or pins and needles in my legs and feet, and my legs get weak walking up stairs. I take Nexium to avoid the GI upset/ulcers expected from decadron, but I still get a lot of acid reflux. I also have a ravenous appetite so I keep an eye on my weight. The bottom line is with long term use decadron can cause serious side effects as it shuts down your adrenal glands. Some patients develop a bloated appearance and moon face. Unfortunately it is hard to get the adrenal glands to kick back in to gear, so the weaning process is slow and painful. My doctors worked with me for 6 weeks to wean down my dose to 2 mg per day, only to have to return to 12/mg a day because the seizures returned. Ultimately the goal is to find the lowest effective dose. Good luck to those, like me, who have no alternative but to take this drug.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Been on Decadron for 3 weeks in lead up to treatment for brain tumor. On a much lower dosage than in the beginning and feel much more myself. Still experiencing insomnia, excessive sweating, nonstop hunger, muscle weakness, and weight gain, though.

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Been on Decadron for 3 weeks in lead up to treatment for brain tumor. On a much lower dosage than in the beginning and feel much more myself. Still experiencing insomnia, excessive sweating, nonstop hunger, muscle weakness, and weight gain, though.
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Reviewer: J B, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I use medication for intractable migranes when they are un responsive to my other medications. Use as last resort ,usually 4-5th day ongoing migrane really limit use or delay use because of side effects. Side effects: Insomnia, red faced, hyperness, agitated. Because it is so strong I do not take many of them and only need to use them over a 24 hour maybe 48 hour period. My MD chose these becau ... Show Full Comment

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I use medication for intractable migranes when they are un responsive to my other medications. Use as last resort ,usually 4-5th day ongoing migrane really limit use or delay use because of side effects. Side effects: Insomnia, red faced, hyperness, agitated. Because it is so strong I do not take many of them and only need to use them over a 24 hour maybe 48 hour period. My MD chose these because longer doses of prednisone made me emotionally over the top - irritability, anger, irrationally upset, tough to live with etc.
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Reviewer: jl, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was put on a 3 day course of Decadron due to an infection after a root canal. It did help with the swelling after the 1st day however, made me feel very anxious on last day.

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I was put on a 3 day course of Decadron due to an infection after a root canal. It did help with the swelling after the 1st day however, made me feel very anxious on last day.
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