Venofer and Muscle Pain: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2021

For Iron Deficiency Anemia "My experience with Venofer has been a nightmare. I was scheduled for 4 infusions over a course of 2 weeks. At the time the drug was administered, I did not experience any side effects. But as it got in my system, I have had joint pain, muscle pain, back pain, overall body pain. I'm in my mid-30s and feel like I have severe arthritis. My doctor has since prescribed a steroid, which has even worse side effects, so I really wish I never had taken this drug. I did not experience this in the past with infusions (Infed). Apparently, these are common side effects and it's been 4 weeks now, and I still struggle with these joint pains. When will they go away????"

• Sha...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 30, 2022

For Iron Deficiency Anemia "Had infusion back in Feb 2022, no issues. Benadryl was administered before treatment. My doc ordered another round late Oct before I was planning on having surgery. During my infusion this time, it was more and a 2 1/2 hour session. Almost near the end, my ankles were on fire. I had to rush and take my socks and shoes off, I was so scared. I had developed hives on my ankles. The nurse said she would give me a saline flush, and I took the Benadryl on my own at home because they stopped giving it out for Venofer. Later that day and the next night, I had a bad headache and muscle pain. 2 days later, I woke up to my hands and arms on fire and I couldn’t close them. It was the worst pain I had ever experienced. It was like an extreme burning sensation and cramp all at once. I was so scared and had to keep opening and closing my hands to get the feeling back into them. I pray that doesn’t happen again. Anyone experienced this?"

• GUI...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2013

For Iron Deficiency Anemia "I have had 1 dose of 200 ml IV Venofer administered over a 2-hour period. I have noticed that this week I am very tired, have muscle aches, and a few episodes of intestinal pain. At the time of administration of my first dose, I got a headache about 15 minutes after the start of the transfusion and also about 5 minutes before the end of the session. Up to 15 minutes after, I felt sick to my stomach and like I was going to vomit. Sure hope this works, I have 4 more sessions to go."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 20, 2023

For Iron Deficiency Anemia "I was injected with Venofer in January this year, a day after I delivered my baby. I was told nothing of this drug, so I didn’t want it. They insisted that I get it, and since then, even now still, I have been experiencing terrible headaches, dizziness, muscle aches and joint pain, hives, edema, blurry vision, shortness of breath, excruciating pain around the injection site, and then some. I never experienced any of these symptoms before in my life, and now my body is screwed up. I don’t know for how long. Hope it goes away soon."