Cortisone injection and possible side affect

[Sailing14]

I have recently had a cortisone injection by a doctor at the hospital for arthritis, and a week later I have started to get palpitations and tiredness. Could these be temporary? Does it affect TSH or T3 conversion?

The doctor said it shouldn’t affect the thyroid but there is a possibility of it going in to the bloodstream.

Thank you for your help.

[Batty1]

I say yes cortisone injections will mess with your thyroid…. Im not a fan of steroids.

[Sailing14 in reply to Batty1]

Thank you for your response. I’m not sure you may know, but would the affects wear off after a few weeks? Also, if they help the arthritis, would I be able to adjust the dose of thyroxine if tests show a difference?

[Batty1 in reply to Sailing14]

Did you have thyroid testing done prior to the cortisone injections? If so then do another set of thyroid testing and compare…. I inject monthly for Psoriatic Arthritis (PSA) with Biologic called Cosentyx and even this speeds up my heart rate and the exhaustion for a day or so after injection is massive I feel like I’m walking through peanut butter.

What type of Arthritis do you have and where?