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What is Steroids?

Steroids include estrogen, cortisol, progesterone, and testosterone.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 29 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Improve mobility 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Inflammation 3 0
Relapse MS (exacerbation) 3 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Numbness 2 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 35 patients currently taking Steroids

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 4
Mild
 7
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Steroids

Weight gain 3
Mood swings 3
Hunger 2
Loose bowel movements 2
Migraine headaches 2
Insomnia 2
See all 22 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Steroids. See all 28 dosages ►

  1,000mg as needed 1 g daily 4 daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mcg daily 1,000 mg monthly 60 cap(s) daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Steroids (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 37   Course of treatment ended: 77%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 10%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 10%
Other 5   Other: 10%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 8%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 4%

See all 44 patients who’ve stopped taking Steroids

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Steroids

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Steroids

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Steroids

Always
 16 76%
Usually
 1 5%
Sometimes
 1 5%
Never
 3 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Steroids

Very
 3 14%
Somewhat
 3 14%
A little
 6 29%
Not at all
 9 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Steroids

$200+
 3 20%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 11 73%

Report created on May 22, 2012.