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Taking Methylprednisolone
206 Patients currently take Methylprednisolone
304 Patients stopped taking Methylprednisolone
galderson Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile galderson 100mg daily since Oct 15, 2008
capt bubba Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile capt bubba Solu-Medrol, since Oct 06, 2008
tiredand sick Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile tiredand sick since Nov 30, 2008

Brand Names: Medrol, Medrol DosePak, Methylprednisolone Dose Pack, 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.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	169	33%
Slow my MS progress	153	30%
Stiffness/spasticity	35	6%
Pain	27	5%
disease-related symptoms	18	3%
Fatigue	14	2%
General health	11	2%
Sensation	8	1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	7	1%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	6	1%
Vision	6	1%
Mobility	6	1%
Balance problems	5	<1%
Don't know	5	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Support another treatment	4	<1%
Bladder problems	3	<1%
Numbness, face	2	<1%
Optic Neuritis	2	<1%
Double vision (diplopia)	2	<1%
Heavy sensation in legs	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Pins and needle in feet & legs	1	<1%
Numbness, right foot	1	<1%
spastisity	1	<1%
parasthesia	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Blurry vision	1	<1%
right arm numbness	1	<1%
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	1	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Difficulty walking	1	<1%
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1	<1%
Weakness in legs	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%
Weakness in leg	1	<1%
Speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%
Gait	1	<1%
Loss of use of right side	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Methylprednisolone.

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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
6	15	19	17	24	35

Stopped taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
189	21	10	21	19	48

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	260	85%
Doctor's advice	23	8%
Did not seem to work	21	7%
Side effects too severe	17	6%
Other	13	4%
Not indicated	13	4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 40 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	38%	6
Moderate	13%	2
Slight	19%	3
None	6%	1
Can't tell	25%	4

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	23%	9
Moderate	43%	17
Mild	23%	9
None	13%	5

Top reported side-effects include: taste change, Sleeplessness, Weight gain

Summary results are based on 40 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 40)

Flowers

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

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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Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by change
Aug 21, 2008