When you take steroid injections you should be very careful and make sure that you know the side effects of the one that you are taking. There are some basic side effects with the steroid injections. If they don't work you might need to talk with your doctor and see what other treatments you can take for pain.

Most common side effects for steroid injections:

- Weight gain
- Anxiety
- pain might increase
- sleeplessness
- stomach ulcers
- high blood sugar
- fever
- cataracts
- arthritis with the hips
- Bleeding
- infection
- nerve damage
- Arachnoiditis

If you get steroid injections for a certain amount of time it could cause you to gain weight. Some people might gain 5 while others gain 20 pounds and some not gain any at all. When you start having side effects, even weight gain that is when you should talk with your doctor and don't put off talking with your doctor because some side effects might be serious.