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epidural steroid injection

My question, already posted in part, is:  is there any downside to steroidal injections which I am told may be up to 4 times a year.  I have stopped, cold turkey, taking dilaudid which I have been on for over 4 years. (Resection in 2006 and ACD&F's (2) in 2008 (C5,6 and C6,7), Problem is, not ony am I concerned about the down side (everyone talks about rebound effect from Cortisone) but I am ideating about ending it all, I am so tired of being in pain.
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Thanks for your input. I'll take more injections with more caution. Interesting though that the anti-inflammatory arthrotec and 25 mg nortriptyline seemed to do the job before the injections!
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My PM doc wants me to go in for these. I'm reluctant because I've done them before and they didn't really help much. I am also reluctant due to cost.

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Here it is simply, I have had 5 and after the 1st I thought I was fixed, after that the other 4 helped very little-Pain Management Dr.said  its good as long as you are good to it!!!!  
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I had a lot of side effects from the steroids. I had anxiety, acne, weight gain and night sweats and a general crazy feeling. The injections also only lasted me a month. I would not get them again because of the side effects. Also four times a year is way too much. The steroids can cause weakening of the tendons and joints if done too many times in the same spot as well as bone loss.
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