I take pradaxa. will a steroid shot to relieve back pain interact? the pradaxa is for an irregular heart beat. the lower back pain was caused when i lifted something too heavy.

No, : No, that's the nice thing about pradaxa, it doesn't have a lot of drug interactions. However with any shot, there is a danger of bleeding so be sure the doctor administering the shot knows you are taking it. Be sure you try some easier things like heat, massage, back exercises first before you go looking for an injection.

Caution: Any blood thinner and what i assume is an epidural steroid injection you are referring to is a serious matter. Pradaxa is a relatively new drug and not everybody knows about it like Coumadin (warfarin) or heparin. The timing of stopping and restarting this medication with respect to a spinal injection is very important. Bleeding into the spinal space could cause permanent injury if done wrong.