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Patients

Taking Methylprednisolone
201 Patients currently take Methylprednisolone
225 Patients stopped taking Methylprednisolone
memia Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile memia Solu-Medrol infusion, 1g one time since Mar 20, 1995
pc4069 Sensation: Severe Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile pc4069 Solu-Medrol infusion, 1g monthly since May 28, 2008
clumzychef Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile clumzychef Medrol DosePak, 8mg daily since Sep 23, 2008

Brand Names: Medrol, Medrol DosePak, Solu-Medrol, Solu-Medrol infusion
See also: Methylprednisolone (Infusion)

What is Methylprednisolone? Methylprednisolone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug used primarily as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent in the treatment of a variety of diseases including those of hematologic, allergic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and autoimmune origin. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

426 patients in the community are taking or have taken Methylprednisolone.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	153	35%
Slow my MS progress	130	30%
Stiffness/spasticity	31	7%
Pain	25	5%
disease-related symptoms	19	4%
Fatigue	13	3%
General health	10	2%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	5	1%
Balance issues	5	1%
Sensation	5	1%
Mobility	4	<1%
Don't know	4	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Vision	3	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	3	<1%
Bladder problems	3	<1%
Slow my Devic's progress	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Double vision (diplopia)	2	<1%
Heavy sensation in legs	2	<1%
Blurry vision	2	<1%
Support another treatment	2	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	1	<1%
Loss of use of right side	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Rash/skin problems	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Difficulty walking	1	<1%
Pins and needle in feet & legs	1	<1%
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1	<1%
Numbness	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Optic Neuritis, off and on again	1	<1%
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) due to MS	1	<1%
Numbness, right foot	1	<1%
Speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%
Weakness in legs	1	<1%
Numbness, face	1	<1%
Gait	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Methylprednisolone.

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0 g day	0 mg day	0 g month	0 mg month	0 month	0 g none	0 hr none	0 mg none	0 none	1 g month	0 g none	1 g day	1 mg day	1 day	1 g none	4 mg day	7.5 day	8 mg day	1000 mg month	12 mg day	360.043204320432 mg month	16 mg day	24 mg day	1000 mg month	40 mg day	50 mg day	500 mg week	80 mg day	96 mg day	3000 mg month	100 mg day	1000 mg week	250 mg day	10000 mg month	500 mg day	1000 g day	1000 mg day	30003.00030003 mg month	2000 mg day
1	22	2	4	7	8	1	15	12	8	1	10	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	14	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	27	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Methylprednisolone or how long patients were taking Methylprednisolone before stopping.

Currently taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
10	13	15	31	14	52

Stopped taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
133	18	8	12	16	40

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	188	84%
Did not seem to work	16	7%
Side effects too severe	16	7%
Doctor's advice	14	6%
Not indicated	12	5%
Other	11	5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 25 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	30%	3
Moderate	20%	2
Slight	10%	1
None	10%	1
Can't tell	30%	3

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	24%	6
Moderate	32%	8
Mild	24%	6
None	20%	5

Top reported side-effects include: Insomnia, Sleeplessness, Weight gain

Summary results are based on 25 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 25)

Flowers

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by Flowers
Aug 21, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsSevere

Slow my MS progress

Advice/Tips: I know alot of people aren't into this treatment, but it's done wonders for me in the past and I will continue with it if I need to.

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Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild

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by change
Aug 21, 2008