I had been suffering, due to an allergy or reaction to the cold weather, mainly at night, from a serious nose and frontal sinuses congestion, degenerating, if untreated into chronic bronchitis with thick sputum and, in extreme situations, occasionally into asthma. After trying with no or scars success, several medications (from antihistamine, to antibiotics, decongestants, inhalators, ect)I had been prescribed by a doctor an injection of 2 x 40 mg of Kenalog. The result was incredible, after few days and for a month all symptoms were gone! After that I had been repeating the treatment monthly for a period of 5 years. The firsts visible side effects were skin edemas or profound superficial bleeding in case of a bruise or a scratch, but, much more serious, only much later realized or rather suspected, ... gradual loss of muscular mass (almost 10 Kg out of my 70 !), therefore, consequent loss of fitness, loss of sight, appearing of small warts,on different parts of the body! During all this time I took several medical tests, which they were showing pretty much normal results, but, among all the doctors that visited me, a part generally advising me that "the cortisone injections were not advisable", no one had been able to clearly warn me and explain to me the specific critical "side effects" above mentioned. I have now stopped that treatment since last February and replaced, with some efforts, with homeopathic treatments but, although I managed to control the symptoms, the unpleasant "side effects" in 8 months,... are not yet disappeared or, in a very minimal proportion. Read More Read Less