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Solu-Medrol Infusion (methylprednisolone) Treatment Report

Generic Name: Methylprednisolone

See also: Solu-Medrol

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What is Solu-Medrol Infusion?

Solu-Medrol® is a brand name for methylprednisolone sodium succinate for IV or IM admininstration. It is used as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent for diseases of hematologic, allergic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and autoimmune origin; also for graft-versus-host disease.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Slow my MS progress	110	17
Other	77	13
Stiffness/Spasticity	23	4
Pain	21	4
Sensation	19	3
Vision	19	9
Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)	12	3
disease-related symptoms	10	2
Fatigue	9	2
Mobility	8	2
General health	8	0
Balance problems	8	1
relapse	8	1
Exacerbation (relapse) MS	7	3
Bladder problems	4	1
Numbness	3	0
Support another treatment	3	1
Don't know	3	1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	3	0
Weakness in legs	2	1
Numbness in face	2	1
Lesions	1	0
Flair Up	1	0
Staggered walk	1	0
Pins and needles sensation Right Leg	1	0
Speech problems	1	0
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) due to MS	1	0
vision disturbance (R eye)	1	0
relpse	1	0
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	0
Vision problems	1	0
Treat an exacerbation	1	0
improve walking ability & fatigue	1	1
help stop an exacerbation	1	1
reduce symptom severity	1	0
speach	1	0
flare-ups	1	1
Speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech	1	1
Pain, severe itching and weakness in right hand	1	0
reduce leg pain and stiffness	1	0
Drenching sweats during flares.	1	0
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1	0
old symptoms	1	1
acute relapse- mobility	1	0
Numbness in legs	1	0
Pins and needle in feet & legs	1	0
Migraine	1	0
Double vision (diplopia)	1	0
Cognition	1	0
acute ms attack	1	1
Heavy sensation in legs	1	0
Extreme fatigue	1	0
stiffness in legs	1	0
starting a relapse	1	0
Blurry vision	1	1
reduce inflamation	1	0
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	1	0
Stumbling/difficulty walking	1	0
cluster/migraine headache	1	0
relapse of optic neuritis	1	0
Walking difficulty without aid	1	0
right arm numbness	1	1
possible relaspe	1	0
Dizziness	1	0
Vision loss	1	0
Difficulty walking	1	0
couldn't feel or use left foot or arm, crawling sensations on left side of neck and head	1	0
helps symptoms	1	0
makes me stronger	1	0
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	0
Relapse/Maintainence	1	1
doctor ordered (no symptoms at time of treatment)	1	0

See all 72 reasons taken ▼

See all 132 patients currently taking Solu-Medrol Infusion

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	13	21%
Moderate	27	44%
Mild	18	29%
None	4	6%

Most commonly reported side effects

Taste changed	33	53%
Sleeplessness	28	45%
Metallic taste in mouth	24	39%
Weight gain	21	34%
jumpy feeling	19	31%
flushed face	16	26%
affected eyes	11	18%
Nausea	9	15%
roid affect	6	10%
Hair loss (alopecia)	6	10%
Headaches	2	3%
manic feelings	2	3%
Sleepiness	2	3%
light sensitivity	1	2%
Vivid dreams	1	2%
hard to focus	1	2%
Heart racing (tachycardia)	1	2%
Numbness	1	2%
Increased appetite	1	2%
High blood pressure (Hypertension)	1	2%
Heartburn (reflux)	1	2%
Always Hungry	1	2%
joint pain	1	2%
thirst	1	2%
Swelling in hands	1	2%
Shortness of breath	1	2%
racing heart beat	1	2%
Loss of appetite	1	2%
blood pressure high	1	2%
Lightheadedness	1	2%
kidney damage	1	2%
teeth	1	2%
Swollen feet	1	2%
Increased Hunger	1	2%
Raised Blood Sugar Levels	1	2%
Chest pain	1	2%
Dizziness	1	2%
emotional instability	1	2%
headache	1	2%
symptoms get worse whem I'm on IVSM	1	2%
hand and face swelling	1	2%
MS hug in chest	1	2%
no energy	1	2%
Fatigue	1	2%
Stomach pain	1	2%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 45 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Solu-Medrol Infusion. See all 46 dosages ►

1000 as needed	1000mg as needed	1 g as needed	1g as needed	1g monthly	250mg as needed	2g as needed	3g as needed	500mg as needed	8 500mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	monthly	3 g yearly	1 g monthly	1 g every other week	1 mg every other week	3 g monthly	1 g weekly	1 daily	1 g daily	1 g one time	1 hr one time	40 mg monthly	60 mg monthly	3 g daily	3 g one time	4 g daily	125 mg monthly	5 g one time	5 other daily	10 g daily	16 mg daily	500 mg monthly	1000 mg monthly	1500 mg monthly	1000 mg every other week	500 mg weekly	1000 mg weekly	250 mg daily	250 mg one time	500 mg daily	1000 g daily	1000 mg daily	2000 mg daily
3	6	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	5	1	13	1	1	1	1	1	12	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	13	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Solu-Medrol Infusion (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	202	85%
Doctor's advice	19	8%
Did not seem to work	16	7%
Side effects too severe	12	5%
Other	12	5%
Not indicated	11	5%

See all 237 patients who’ve stopped taking Solu-Medrol Infusion

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Solu-Medrol Infusion

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
5	3	8	17	14	18

Stopped Taking Solu-Medrol Infusion

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
149	13	9	13	13	40

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	57	92%
Usually	3	5%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	2	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	6	10%
Somewhat	13	21%
A little	23	37%
Not at all	20	32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	3	5%
$100-199	2	3%
$50-99	4	6%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	19	31%

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Patient Evaluations

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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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Farmer in WI

500 mg daily

since Aug 17, 2009
Efficacy Can't tell for help stop an exacerbation
Side Effects Severe
Advice/Tips Give it a chance. It affects each of us differently and helps each situation differently. See full evaluation

azoyizes

Sex: F

Flare-up: Severe

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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azoyizes

1 g daily

since Dec 17, 2008
Efficacy Major for Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips This is the first time I've been treated for ON with IV Solumedrol. By yesterday evening, my eye pain was gone and my vision had cleared, and so far today th... See full evaluation

Flowers

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Flowers

since Aug 21, 2008
Efficacy Major for Slow my MS progress
Side Effects Severe
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. See full evaluation

See all 62 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 21, 2009.

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