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109 patient evaluations for Methylprednisolone

Purpose: help stop an exacerbation (Started Aug 14, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 17, 2009 1 g Daily ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Nausea, Sleeplessness, Jumpy feeling, Taste changed, Metallic taste in mouth, Roid rage effects (steroids), Roid rage effects (steroids)
Date
Aug 17, 2009
Advice & Tips
Give it a chance. It affects each of us differently and helps each situation differently.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Dec 29, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 31, 2011 1 g Daily ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Dec 31, 2011
Advice & Tips
I had no idea of the withdrawal I would experience. 24 hours after my last dose I started having convulsions, vomiting, sweating and the body wide pain was unbearable.
Cost
$200+ monthly
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jul 12, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 16, 2012 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • TomR
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 25 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Apr 01, 1992)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 09, 2011 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Increased energy
Date
Jun 09, 2011
Advice & Tips
Besides the times of my exacerbations I have been getting a "theraputc" dose before I go on extended vacations. In 2010 I traveled to London and Ireland and this June I went to Rome, Venice and back to Ireland where I end up doing a lot of walking. The positive side effect of the emergy boost and reduction in inflamation helps with long days.
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Purposes: Pain, Fatigue, and Relapse MS (exacerbation) (Started Oct 20, 2009)
Date Dosage Pain Perceived effectiveness Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Relapse MS (exacerbation) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 23, 2009 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 ? MildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Insomnia, Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia), Increased appetite, Headaches
Date
Oct 23, 2009
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 thumb. Although I am 51 yrs old, I now live with my mother because it became impossible to take care of myself all the time. My mother, being a retired nurse, set's up the IV Infusion daily to my IV, times the drips to 5-8 drips/15 seconds. This dose of Solu-Medrol I am taking is for 5 days only at this time. The unexpected benefit I have received so far is the "false sense of well being." Yesterday was my 3rd dose and I felt like I could run a marathon. I had such a boost of energy. Today I was tired all day because I did not sleep good last night and I have been awake since 3:30am, Oct. 23, 2009. I have napped on and off all day but I have been tired because of being up for so long. I wouldn't want to take this every single day for the rest of my life. It is a pain in the butt. Also, back in 1998, I was in the hospital with Asthma and on Solu-Medrol and ended up with VERY bad side effects. I ended up with a vary bad abdomenal infection, ending in surgery, loosing 7 inches of my large colon.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Apr 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 24, 2011 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Apr 03, 2011 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Apr 01, 2011 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Metallic taste in mouth, Burning sensation in skin, Fatigue, Muscle and joint pain, Sunburn like skin pain
Date
Apr 01, 2011
Advice & Tips
Not pleasant while taking it but it definately helped with my MS flare up. Side effects were pain, metallic taste in mouth, fatigue, and after treatment I had skin pain for a few days.
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  • philiph
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 16 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: severe
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Other (Started Jan 02, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 11, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
No sleep and major PMS...yes PMS is real and men can get it from hormonal imbalance cause by the steroids
Date
Mar 11, 2010
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 world and you can easily do too much. Do a little then rest and recover. You will thank me after they ear off and you start to feel the soreness of the overdoing it.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Feb 07, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 11, 2011   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Oct 29, 2010   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Oct 15, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 19, 2012 1 g Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
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  • hank2555
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 21 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Feb 01, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 01, 2012 1 mg Monthly Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Mar 06, 2012 1 mg Monthly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Nov 01, 2012
Advice & Tips
This caused prednisone psychosis
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