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What Causes Anxiety Post Epidural Steroid Shot?

I had an epidural steroid shot on Sept 22 and again on October 6. The pain is gone, but now I m dealing with a lot of anxiety... jumpy, hyper vigilant, nervous wreck, mood swings and hot flashes. I am taking Xanax to deal with it, but I just stopped taking percale and now I m taking another med that could be habit forming. Trying to deal... I guess I d like to know how long this should last?
posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2014
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Hi.

I had gone through your query.

It may be due to co morbid with physical illness or may associated with procedure of epidural injection.

It is short lasting in most of cases.

Xanax in mild dose is very useful to deal with it.

Alternative options is etizolam which is very less habit forming potential. You can take it as and when require. If you have frequent mood changes then mild dose of SSRI is also advisable.
Exercise/ meditations/ sleep/ healthy diet etc can help.

Better to consult psychiatrist and get further assistance.

I hope i have answered your query.

Thank you.



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What Causes Anxiety Post Epidural Steroid Shot?

Hi. I had gone through your query. It may be due to co morbid with physical illness or may associated with procedure of epidural injection. It is short lasting in most of cases. Xanax in mild dose is very useful to deal with it. Alternative options is etizolam which is very less habit forming potential. You can take it as and when require. If you have frequent mood changes then mild dose of SSRI is also advisable. Exercise/ meditations/ sleep/ healthy diet etc can help. Better to consult psychiatrist and get further assistance. I hope i have answered your query. Thank you.