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What is Corticosteroids? Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte levels, and behavior. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

6 patients in the community are taking or have taken Corticosteroids.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my MS progress 3 50%
Other 2 33%
Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis 1 16%

Duration

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

Stopped taking Corticosteroids

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Corticosteroids (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 6 100% Course of treatment ended: 100%
Doctor's advice 1 17% Doctor's advice: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Slight 100% 2

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 33% 1
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 33% 1
None 33% 1

Top reported side-effects include: overly emotional, pain in lower back and legs

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 3)

  • Dymond
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • Dymond
  • by Dymond
    Jul 19, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsSevere
  • Slow my MS progress

  • ODO
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • ODO
  • by ODO
    Apr 29, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Slow my MS progress
Advice/Tips
Please stick to diet and exercise!And you must take calcium-D!

See all evaluation results for Corticosteroids



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