User Reviews for dexamethasone oral

Simply awful drug. The side effects outweigh any good in it and I am still suffering from an infected mouth several weeks after stopping it. So grateful my swollen feet have improved.

Feeling weak & disoriented. Headache has lessoned quite a bit. Only on this for 5 days so far.

went to er for my complex migrains they gave me this steroid after the i was pretty much knocked out i woke up cant breath well right side of face swollen low grade fever cant see well and my sin burns like hell.

This is a horrible drug. It causes facial swelling, it changed my personality,made me moody and hungry all the time.I was on it for months and now I am suffering from withdrawels. There has to be a better drug

Good steriod

After Kemo Taking this drug once in morning & once in evening helps relieve nausea. I havnt had any problems and the relief from naussea is a God send. I take within an hour of getting up in the morn & around dinner 5 -6pm. Highly recommend!!!

I was given this drug for inflammation in my back. I have hard ware in my back causing compression fractures. Step-down medication. I only took for 1 1/2 days (6 pills 2 mg) Allergic reaction. Puffy face, red blotchy rash/itching on face. Also made me irritable/agitated. Bad drug. Would not recommend this drug to reduce swelling in back. It appears to be the wrong drug for my issue. PA at urgent care clinic probably should have prescribed a short-order of prednisone which I can take. I looked at other reviews. Side effects/allergic reactions are pretty severe. I would not recommend this drug. Read More Read Less

I was prescribed this medication and about a week after taking it I suffered from the following: low blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. I had to take insolent shots, increase cholesterol medication, and told to take salt to increase my blood pressure.

I learned yesterday, that my blood sugar reading has gone through the roof. I did not know that this was a side effect of the drug. Diabetes runs in my family and I have been fortunate not to have that monster to deal with on top of my multiple myeloma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and kidney problems. The dex is also causing me to retain so much water.

Caused heart to beat rapidly. Swelling of face ; sweating. Extreme tiredness.

I had a root canal and four days later was till having constant dull ache. My dentist put me on this for three days and the pain started going away the first day. No side effects at all, very happy with the results.

After suffering over a month with strep-throat and a sinus infection I had immediate relief with this med. However, it raised my blood glucose amount and I had some painful foot swelling. On a positive note, it did reduce my hunger cravings. I actually lost weight!

it helped me get thru the rough days now to get thru getting off of it

Was given these with another short 4 days dose of erlone tabs and this medicine. I have eczema at the side of nose all the way on the cheeks to the laughing lines. After 2 days of medication plus my essential face oil on the 3rd day it'll be looking good. It's my 4th course of medication within 6mths and i hope it''ll be the last set! It'll causes weight gain and "puffy cheeks", but overall it helped relieve the swelling and cracking of my eczema !

The reason I took the drug is not in the list above, I took it for swelling related to dental implants. Severe Headache & very severe eye pain. I stopped using after 5 pills as the pain continued to get worse. Pain was gone after drug wore off.

It has controlled my MM very well. But the side effects are terrible. I have gained 50 lbs on it, became very irritable, mood swings, taste of food is horrible and at times have metallic taste in mouth, swelling in feet and ankles, ended up with catatracts after only 8 months, had surgery on both eyes, constant respiratory infections, confusion can't do simple things I do every day,extreme sweating even in an air conditioned room at 68 to 70 degrees the sweat is running down my face and my co workers are freezing. Have had just about every side effect possible with this, but it controls my MM and I can't take anything else. They had given me Rev and Thal and had such bad reactions I had to be taken off of them. So as long as I can tolerate this I will stay on it. Have been on Decadron/Dexamethasone for since Dec. 2007.Read More Read Less

has this medication made anyone exremmly angry?

high dose, tapered over 4 days resulting in psychosis with suicidality

I am waiting to see a neurosurgeon as I have swelling in my brain and was prescribed this drug - I have had horrible side effects - bloating, dizziness, aggressiveness, insomnia, puffy face, swollen eyelids - horrible, horrible, horrible drug. I am hoping to take something else to reduce the swelling, but the side effects are horrible. I feel completely out of sorts and even if it's working, the physical agony doesn't even seem worth it. Add to that, it causes ulcers so I am taking a prescription pepcid pill which is causing severe constipation. I have never felt so horrible in my life - not even when I had surgery for breast cancer. There has to be a better way.Read More Read Less