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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)	449	150
Other	195	41
Relapse MS (exacerbation)	132	62
Stiffness/Spasticity	67	20
Pain	61	16
Prevent organ rejection	50	6

See all 240 reasons taken ▼

See all 486 patients currently taking Methylprednisolone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	81
Moderate	125
Mild	133
None	91

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Methylprednisolone

See all 210 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Insomnia	57	57
Metallic taste in mouth	55	55
Taste changed	44	44
Weight gain	44	44
Sleeplessness	42	42
Increased appetite	31	31
Jumpy feeling	27	27
Heartburn	25	25
Restlessness	23	23
Headaches	23	23
Anxious mood	21	21
Flushed	21	21
Nausea	16	16
Eye problems	13	13
Roid rage effects (steroids)	9	9
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia)	9	9
Hair loss (alopecia)	9	9
Racing heart feeling	9	9
Fatigue	8	8
come down	8	8
Thrush	8	8
Mood swings	7	7
Difficulty sleeping through night	7	7
Jittery feeling	6	6
Irritability	5	5
Sleepiness	5	5
Abdominal bloating	5	5
Elevated blood pressure	4	4
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	4	4
Stomach pain	4	4
Pain	4	4
Anger	4	4
Facial flushing	4	4
Acid reflux	4	4
Bad taste in mouth	4	4
Hospitalization	4	4
Increased insomnia	3	3
Depressed mood	3	3
Increased Hunger	3	3
Flu like symptoms	3	3
Increased energy	3	3
Sleep problems	3	3
Heart rate low	3	3
Inability to sleep	3	3
Visual hallucinations	2	2
MS hug (tight chest or torso)	2	2
Feeling of insides shaking	2	2
Bloating	2	2
Loss of appetite	2	2
Thirst	2	2
Migraine headaches	2	2
Burning sensation in feet	2	2
Dizziness	2	2
Joint pain	2	2
Stomach upset	2	2
Irritable and grouchy	2	2
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	2	2
Bruising	2	2
Swelling in ankles	2	2
Sweating excessive	2	2
Headaches all day	2	2
Mania	2	2
Pain in legs	2	2
Brain fog	2	2
Increased fatigue	2	2
Shingles rash	2	2
Antsy	2	2
Buzzing vibration sensation	2	2
Redness	2	2
Constant hunger	2	2
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)	2	2
Low potassium (hypokalemia)	2	2
Facial swelling	2	2
Body Aches	2	2
Back pain	2	2
Mood changes	2	2
Swelling in feet	2	2
Swelling in hands	2	2
Hyperactivity	1	1
Facial hair excessive	1	1
Bruise easily	1	1
Water retention	1	1
Emotional issues	1	1
pre occupation of thought	1	1
Generalized muscle weakness	1	1
facial roundness	1	1
symptoms get worse whem I'm on IVSM	1	1
Fluid retention weight gain	1	1
Loss of REM sleep	1	1
Dizziness upon moving	1	1
Emotional sensitivity	1	1
Blood in stool	1	1
Depression with suicidal thoughts	1	1
Pressure headaches	1	1
Waking up confused and disoriented	1	1
Frequent nausea	1	1
Cataracts from high dose prednisone	1	1
Avascular necrosis of hips	1	1
Vision problem due to fatigue heat and stress	1	1
The munchies	1	1
hard to focus	1	1
Bone Pain	1	1
Headache on right side of head	1	1
Emotional instability	1	1
Rapid weight loss	1	1
Purpura	1	1
Chest tightness	1	1
Cataracts both eyes	1	1
insomnia, agitation, & anxiety when stopping treatment	1	1
Back pain worsened	1	1
fluxuating energy, high & low	1	1
Insomnia agitation	1	1
Reactive hypoglycemia (postprandial)	1	1
Headaches with eye discomfort	1	1
Bitter taste	1	1
No sleep and major PMS...yes PMS is real and men can get it from hormonal imbalance cause by the steroids	1	1
Total Hip Replacement - Right	1	1
Fatigue post infusion for day and a half	1	1
Adrenal insufficiency	1	1
Thinning of skin	1	1
Acute stomach pain	1	1
Burning sensation on chest	1	1
Moon face	1	1
Head soreness with any pressure	1	1
Bone loss	1	1
Pain in veins during infusion	1	1
Skin ulcers	1	1
Head painful to touch	1	1
Osteoporosis	1	1
Stroke	1	1
Cataracts	1	1
Hospitalization	1	1
Pain throughout body	1	1
Emotional lability	1	1
Numbness	1	1
Swollen feet	1	1
Generalized weakness (asthenia)	1	1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)	1	1
Hearing problems	1	1
Hot flashes	1	1
Heavy sensation in legs	1	1
Diarrhea	1	1
Burning sensation in skin	1	1
Paranoia	1	1
Rash or skin problems	1	1
Night sweats	1	1
Tongue and Throat Tingling	1	1
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	1
Loss of sense of taste	1	1
Restless feeling in legs	1	1
Vivid dreams	1	1
Burning sensation in face	1	1
Pins and needles	1	1
Bruiselike feeling under skin	1	1
Muscle tension	1	1
Problems concentrating	1	1
Burning sensation in tongue	1	1
Euphoria	1	1
Sunburn like skin pain	1	1
Anxiety and frustration	1	1
Shaky hands	1	1
Muscle weakness	1	1
Agitation	1	1
Chest pain	1	1
Feeling that middle of body is being strangled	1	1
Uncontrollable crying	1	1
Rage	1	1
Lethargy	1	1
Binge eating episodes	1	1
Muscle pain	1	1
Hives (urticaria)	1	1
Heart palpitations	1	1
Pain in hips	1	1
Frequent chest infection	1	1
Difficulty falling asleep	1	1
Joint pain in legs	1	1
None	1	1
Confusion	1	1
Abdominal pain	1	1
Cachexia (Unintended Weight Loss)	1	1
Lightheadedness	1	1
Immune system weak	1	1
Tiredness	1	1
An overall crappy feeling all the time	1	1
Loss of energy	1	1
Heart rate increased	1	1
Gastritis	1	1
Shakiness	1	1
Agitation with restlessness	1	1
Kidney damage	1	1
Tooth problems	1	1
Nausea and vomiting	1	1
Skin rash	1	1
Head pain	1	1
Head pressure	1	1
Overeating	1	1
worsening of symptoms	1	1
Moodiness	1	1
Uneasy feeling	1	1
Pain in right leg	1	1
Fungal infection of nail	1	1
Dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Unable to sleep for more than 4 hours a night	1	1
Non hormonal hot flushes	1	1
jump out of skin	1	1
Muscle and joint pain	1	1
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles	1	1
Stomach (gastric) ulcer pain	1	1
Spinning dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Muscle aches	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Methylprednisolone. See all 149 dosages ►

1g as needed	daily	1,000mg as needed	1 g monthly	1 g daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	8 mg daily	1,000 mg monthly	1,000 mg daily
26	15	13	34	49	40	17	11	12	28

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	749
Doctor's advice	112
Did not seem to work	66
Side effects too severe	53
Other	46
Not indicated	39
Personal research	6
Expense	2
Change in health plan coverage	2

See all 915 patients who’ve stopped taking Methylprednisolone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Methylprednisolone

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	4	5	13	37	115

Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
592	56	38	63	59	118

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Methylprednisolone

Always	378	88%
Usually	24	6%
Sometimes	14	3%
Never	14	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Methylprednisolone

Very	29	7%
Somewhat	107	25%
A little	114	27%
Not at all	180	42%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Methylprednisolone

$200+	26	11%
$100-199	17	7%
$50-99	17	7%
$25-49	13	5%
< $25	161	68%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 430 patient evaluations

ArleneDwithMS

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
ArleneDwithMS

1 g daily

since Oct 23, 2009
Efficacy ?Can't tell for Relapse MS (exacerbation)
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips My Solu-Medrol IV's are being taken at home. A critical nurse came in to my house, explained it all to me and put in the IV in my left hand on the side of my... See full evaluation

philiph

Sex: M

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
philiph

since Mar 11, 2010
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects Severe
Advice/Tips Have a sleep aid available to try and get some rest. The steroids jack me up I cant slep. Do not over do it. You might start to feel like the king of the wor... See full evaluation

Farmer in WI

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
Farmer in WI

1 g 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

See all 430 patient evaluations

Report created on February 12, 2012.

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