Methylprednisolone Infusion (methylprednisolone) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Methylprednisolone
What is Methylprednisolone Infusion?
Methylprednisolone as sodium succinate is used for IV infusion or IM admininstration. This corticosteroid 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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Slow my MS progress | 24 |
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| Other | 17 |
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| Pain | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Mobility | 4 |
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| Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve) | 4 |
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2 | |||
| Fatigue | 2 |
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See all 31 patients currently taking Methylprednisolone Infusion
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Methylprednisolone Infusion. See all 21 dosages ►
| 1000mg as needed | 1hours as needed | 4 80mg/mL as needed | 80 mg as needed | as needed | daily | g as needed | 0.5 g monthly | 1 g monthly | 1 monthly | 40 mg yearly | 1 g daily | 3 g daily | 3 hr one time | 125 mg monthly | 500 mg monthly | 20 mg one time | 1000 mg monthly | 50 intl units one time | 1000 daily | 1000 mg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Course of treatment ended
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31 | 76% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 7% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 7% |
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Other
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3 | 7% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 5% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 2% |
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Personal research
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1 | 2% |
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See all 40 patients who’ve stopped taking Methylprednisolone Infusion
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Patient Evaluations
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- mark61
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- mark61
- 50 intl units one time
- since Sep 02, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Fatigue
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips Don't be surprised to find yourself having an emotional breakdown the week you are taking this treatment. See full evaluation
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- Soggyfeet
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- Soggyfeet
- 2 hr daily
- since Aug 13, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
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- sugarz
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: severe
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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- sugarz
- 80mg/mL as needed
- since Feb 03, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Sensation
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips Drink lots of water or white grape juice, have some hard candy or gum for the metallic taste. Also, try to eat healthy foods before and infusion to starve ... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 23, 2009.