I had a cortisone injection 3 months ago and again today in hips and shoulder. About 5 min afterward I could not walk straight, almost fell down and head felt very strange. I waited 45 min and had to have someone pick me up as I could not drive. I have had many of these shots over the yrs and never a reaction. Any ideas?
Hi I am Chat Doctor. .  In my opinion long administration of steroid as given in your history years of cortisone injections may show some side effects which may be short and may or may not reoccur like Localized increase in pain, Non-positional headaches resolving within 24 hours, Facial flushing, Anxiety, Sleeplessness, Fever the night of injection, High blood sugar Ann high blood pressure, transient decrease in immunity because of the suppressive effect of the steroid, Severe arthritis of the hips (avascular necrosis), Cataracts.  In your next visit I recommend mentioning it to your specialist for proper evaluation. Please click THANK YOU and consider a 5-star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Hope the above information helps you, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.