PatientsLikeMe : Methylprednisolone (Infusion) Treatment Report

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Taking Methylprednisolone (Infusion)
25 Patients currently take Methylprednisolone (Infusion)
29 Patients stopped taking Methylprednisolone (Infusion)
tufoldbird Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile tufoldbird 1000mg daily since Sep 15, 1998
mark61 Sensation: Mild Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile mark61 50intl units one time since Jun 02, 2008
amslights Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: severe Walking: severe See profile amslights g as needed since Oct 14, 2007

What is Methylprednisolone (Infusion)? Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate Injection is a corticosteroid, to relieve inflammation (swelling, heat, redness, and pain). The drug will be added to an intravenous fluid that will drip through a needle or catheter placed in your vein for at least 1 hour per day. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

54 patients in the community are taking or have taken Methylprednisolone (Infusion).

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	17	31%
Slow my MS progress	14	25%
Slow my Devic's progress	8	14%
Pain	4	7%
disease-related symptoms	3	5%
Fatigue	2	3%
Eye floaters	1	1%
Heavy sensation in legs	1	1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	1%
General health	1	1%
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands	1	1%
Mobility	1	1%
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	1	1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Methylprednisolone (Infusion).

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0 mg day	0 g none	0 mg none	0 none	0.01644 g year	0.03333 g month	0.03333 month	0.16665 g month	20 mg day	33.33 mg month	50 intl units none	1000 mcg day	1000 mg day	1000 day
2	4	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Duration

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

Currently taking Methylprednisolone (Infusion)

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	1	2	3	5	5

Stopped taking Methylprednisolone (Infusion)

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
12	2	0	2	4	9

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (Infusion) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	21	72%
Other	4	14%
Doctor's advice	3	10%
Side effects too severe	2	7%
Not indicated	2	7%
Personal research	1	3%
Did not seem to work	1	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	50%	1
None	50%	1

Slow my Devic's progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	17%	1
Moderate	33%	2
Mild	33%	2
None	17%	1

Top reported side-effects include: metalic taste, excessive hunger & appetite, Weight gain

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 6)

mark61

Sensation: Mild

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by mark61
Sep 02, 2008