Depo-Medrol for Osteoarthritis User Reviews

• Jol...
• July 17, 2013

"I get an injection (40) in my hip and knee every three months. Has been a great relief for over 5 years. I am almost 68 years old. Have told other seniors of this great injection to avoid or delay knee and hip replacement and pain relief."

• 111...
• January 22, 2013

"Had injections in both knees today. Aching a little, but severe pain easing. I have been advised by a specialist, as long as the shots work, to avoid having knee replacements, as that is a long time to recoup. I hate reading all the side effects of Depo-Medrol, too. The dosage is very minimal, I've been told. Today's injection was my first since July!"

• mis...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 9, 2020

"Years ago, when I had bronchitis, my family doc gave me an injection of Depo-Medrol, and it not only fixed my lungs, it fixed the pains everywhere in my back and hip. Fast forward years later, my family doc retired, and I had a hard time finding someone to give the injection. Finally, a pain clinic will give it, but I need it more than every 3 months. It's an intramuscular injection. I have severe osteoarthritis now and take calcium and magnesium supplements. I am in severe pain 30 days after the injection and am bedridden until I can get the injection again. I get low-dose opiates, they do not touch the pain, and the doc won't up the mg dose, and I am afraid to take Meloxicam and Diclofenac, the RX NSAIDs."

• K J...
• February 2, 2018

"I ended up with arachnoiditis after an epidural spinal injection (ESI). This is NOT FDA-approved for the back, but your PM doc won’t tell you this. It ruined my life!"