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Taking Methylprednisolone
299 Patients currently take Methylprednisolone
509 Patients stopped taking Methylprednisolone
LeonaMS2004 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile LeonaMS2004 Solu-Medrol, 1 g daily since Apr 25, 2005
Darlingniki469 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile Darlingniki469 Solu-Medrol Infusion, 1000 mg daily since Apr 13, 2009
Fairy Goth Mother Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Fairy Goth Mother Medrol DosePak, 4 mg all the time (24/7) since Aug 22, 2009

Methylprednisolone Treatment Report

Brand Names: Solu-Medrol Infusion, Solu-Medrol, Methylprednisolone Infusion, Medrol DosePak, Methylprednisolone Dose Pack, Medrol
Generic Name: Methylprednisolone

What is Methylprednisolone? Methylprednisolone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug used primarily as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent for diseases of hematologic, allergic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and autoimmune origin; also for graft-versus-host disease.

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Reasons taken

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Slow my MS progress	225	27%
Other	189	23%
Stiffness/Spasticity	43	5%
Pain	32	3%
relapse	31	3%
Vision	21	2%
Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)	21	2%
disease-related symptoms	20	2%
Sensation	18	2%
Fatigue	17	2%
General health	15	1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	12	1%
Mobility	11	1%
Support another treatment	9	1%
Exacerbation (relapse) MS	9	1%
Don't know	6	<1%
Numbness	5	<1%
Weakness in legs	5	<1%
Balance problems	5	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Double vision (diplopia)	3	<1%
Inflammation	3	<1%
Bladder problems	3	<1%
Heavy sensation in legs	3	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	2	<1%
Numbness, Face	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Gait	2	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	2	<1%
Treat an exacerbation	1	<1%
vision disturbance (R eye)	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Vision problems	1	<1%
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) due to MS	1	<1%
improve walking ability & fatigue	1	<1%
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands	1	<1%
Flair Up	1	<1%
help stop an exacerbation	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
relpse	1	<1%
speach	1	<1%
Keeping symptoms at bay.	1	<1%
flare-ups	1	<1%
Speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech	1	<1%
Numbness, right foot	1	<1%
Shingles (herpes zoster)	1	<1%
taper after IV	1	<1%
Drenching sweats during flares.	1	<1%
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1	<1%
old symptoms	1	<1%
recurring migraines	1	<1%
Numbness, legs	1	<1%
imbalance, fatigue	1	<1%
Pins and needle in feet & legs	1	<1%
reduce symptom severity	1	<1%
Migraine	1	<1%
Treat Optic Neuritis	1	<1%
Pain, severe itching and weakness in right hand	1	<1%
leg pain	1	<1%
reduce leg pain and stiffness	1	<1%
stiffness in legs	1	<1%
Eliminate double vision.	1	<1%
Blurry vision	1	<1%
acute relapse- mobility	1	<1%
tingling	1	<1%
acute ms attack	1	<1%
starting a relapse	1	<1%
IV steriods not powder 1,000 mg over 2 days	1	<1%
reduce inflamation	1	<1%
Paresthesia	1	<1%
Loss of use of right side	1	<1%
Sinus and fluid in ears	1	<1%
cluster/migraine headache	1	<1%
right arm numbness	1	<1%
relapse of optic neuritis	1	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Numbness in right hand	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Difficulty walking	1	<1%
A 5 day course to treat a relapse	1	<1%
I walk much better when I receive these infusions once a month	1	<1%
helps symptoms	1	<1%
Eye floaters	1	<1%
Lesions	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Hives	1	<1%
Relapse/Maintainence	1	<1%
doctor ordered (no symptoms at time of treatment)	1	<1%

Other treatments patients are taking for Slow my MS progress include Glatiramer acetate, Interferon beta-1a IM Injection, and Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Methylprednisolone.

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1000 as needed	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1 g as needed	1g as needed	1g monthly	1hours as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	20mg as needed	24mg as needed	250mg as needed	2g as needed	2 mg as needed	32mg as needed	3g as needed	40mg as needed	4 80mg/mL as needed	4 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	6 2mg as needed	80 mg as needed	8 500mg as needed	as needed	daily	g as needed	mg as needed	monthly	3 g yearly	0.5 g monthly	1 g monthly	1 mEq/L monthly	1 monthly	1 other monthly	2 hr monthly	1 g every other week	1 mg every other week	3 g monthly	40 mg yearly	4 mg monthly	1 g weekly	64 mg yearly	1 daily	1 g daily	1 g one time	1 hr one time	40 mg monthly	60 mg monthly	2 hr daily	84 mg monthly	3 g daily	3 g one time	3 hr one time	100 mg monthly	4 g daily	4 mg daily	125 mg monthly	5 g one time	7.5 daily	8 mg daily	10 g daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	16 mg daily	500 mg monthly	20 mg daily	20 mg one time	1000 mg monthly	1024 mg monthly	40 mg daily	1500 mg monthly	50 intl units one time	50 mg daily	1000 mg every other week	500 mg weekly	80 mg daily	84 mg daily	96 mg daily	100 mg daily	1000 mg weekly	250 mg daily	250 mg one time	500 mg daily	1000 daily	1000 g daily	1000 mg daily	2000 mg daily
3	1	12	2	18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	11	18	1	3	7	1	1	25	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	24	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	8	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	13	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	3	25	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
6	11	15	30	30	45

Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
333	30	23	33	33	77

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	438	84%
Doctor's advice	46	9%
Did not seem to work	34	7%
Side effects too severe	28	5%
Other	26	5%
Not indicated	19	4%
Personal research	3	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 127 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	28%	10
Moderate	14%	5
Slight	31%	11
None	6%	2
Can't tell	22%	8

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	19%	24
Moderate	39%	50
Mild	28%	35
None	14%	18

Top reported side-effects include: Taste changed, Weight gain, Sleeplessness

Summary results are based on 127 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 127)

Farmer in WI

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by Farmer in WI
Aug 17, 2009

EfficacyCan't tell
Side-effectsSevere

help stop an exacerbation

Advice/Tips: Give it a chance. It affects each of us differently and helps each situation differently.

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1 helpful mark

Flowers

Sex: F

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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0 helpful marks

See all evaluation results for Methylprednisolone

Report created on November 08, 2009.

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