Dexamethasone for Rheumatoid Arthritis User Reviews
Brand names: Dexamethasone Intensol, Dxevo, Hemady, Zcort TaperDex HiDex De-Sone LA ZoDex Dexabliss
Dexamethasone has an average rating of 4.3 out of 10 from a total of 3 reviews for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 67% reported a negative experience.
- Anon
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 12, 2022
Decadron (dexamethasone) "Was prescribed to use 3x per day for 4 days to help alleviate inflammation from my jaw arthritis. While it helped a bit with the jaw pain, AVOID. I had the most vicious, debilitating, and devastating panic attacks of my entire life, including uncontrollable shaking. Had to stop after 2.5 days due to those side effects. Absolutely horrible."
- Quando
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 28, 2021
"“Doctor said in 20 years she never saw Plaque Psoriasis as bad as mine, I looked like a breakout of the measles or something. So after 8 mg first day, in 30 minutes started feeling better, 3 days later clear skin.... haven't taken for a week and no flare returned. Picking up my script today taking 2mg 2 times a week and a week off to be mild on the body.”"
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"I hated being on this drug. But my rheumatologist insisted. I was compliant for almost three months. During that time I became very irritable and depressed. My appetite surged, and I gained almost 20 lbs during that time. I completely lost interest in sex. I was often weak and tired. And I did not notice much change in my RA symptoms. Simply put, I was no longer myself. I returned to the doctor with my concerns. She actually wanted to increase the dosage! She is no longer my doctor. I am off Dexamethasone for about six weeks now. I am feeling much better emotionally. I am off most of my RA meds since I contracted kidney disease because of them. I see a new doctor in August. But for now I am trying a more holistic approach. So far so good."