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Taking Methylprednisolone
205 Patients currently take Methylprednisolone
266 Patients stopped taking Methylprednisolone
heatheroh32 Flare-up: Severe Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: severe Vision: severe Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile heatheroh32 1g daily since Nov 08, 2008
Don3567 Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile Don3567 Solu-Medrol infusion, 1g daily since Jun 14, 2008
pc4069 Sensation: Severe Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile pc4069 Solu-Medrol infusion, 1g monthly since May 28, 2008

Brand Names: Medrol, Medrol DosePak, Solu-Medrol, Solu-Medrol infusion
See also: Methylprednisolone (Infusion)

What is Methylprednisolone? Methylprednisolone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug used primarily as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent in the treatment of a variety of diseases including those of hematologic, allergic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and autoimmune origin. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

471 patients in the community are taking or have taken Methylprednisolone.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	163	34%
Slow my MS progress	142	30%
Stiffness/spasticity	36	7%
Pain	26	5%
disease-related symptoms	19	4%
Fatigue	14	2%
General health	10	2%
Sensation	6	1%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	6	1%
Support another treatment	5	1%
Balance problems	5	1%
Mobility	5	1%
Don't know	4	<1%
Vision	4	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	4	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Bladder problems	3	<1%
Slow my Devic's progress	2	<1%
Double vision (diplopia)	2	<1%
Heavy sensation in legs	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Brain fog	2	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Weakness in legs	1	<1%
Loss of use of right side	1	<1%
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	1	<1%
Numbness, face	1	<1%
Rash/skin problems	1	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Difficulty walking	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Pins and needle in feet & legs	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Optic Neuritis, off and on again	1	<1%
Numbness, right foot	1	<1%
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) due to MS	1	<1%
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1	<1%
Gait	1	<1%
Speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%
Blurry vision	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Methylprednisolone.

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0 mg day	0 g month	0 mg month	0 month	0 g none	0 hr none	0 mg none	0 none	0.03333 g month	0.03333 mEq/L month	0.17536 mg year	1 g none	1 g day	1 day	1 g none	2 mg day	4 mg day	7.5 day	8 mg day	10 g day	11.11 mg month	12 mg day	12.00024 mg month	16 mg day	24 mg day	33.33 mg month	40 mg day	50 mg day	71.43 mg week	80 mg day	96 mg day	99.99 mg month	100 mg day	142.86 mg week	250 mg day	333.3 mg month	375 mg none	500 mg day	1000 g day	1000 mg day	2000 mg day
22	2	4	7	10	1	17	12	10	1	1	1	11	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	13	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	22	1

Duration

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

Currently taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
5	15	16	23	22	42

Stopped taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
165	19	9	16	17	44

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	229	85%
Doctor's advice	19	7%
Did not seem to work	18	7%
Side effects too severe	16	6%
Other	12	4%
Not indicated	12	4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 31 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	33%	4
Moderate	17%	2
Slight	17%	2
None	8%	1
Can't tell	25%	3

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	23%	7
Moderate	42%	13
Mild	19%	6
None	16%	5

Top reported side-effects include: Insomnia, Sleeplessness, restlessness

Summary results are based on 31 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 31)

Flowers

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by Flowers
Aug 21, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsSevere

Slow my MS progress

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.

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Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild

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by change
Aug 21, 2008