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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Slow my MS progress	236	38
Other	200	32
Stiffness/Spasticity	55	9
Pain	42	7
relapse	34	9
Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)	28	6
Fatigue	27	10
Sensation	25	6
Vision	24	12
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	21	4
disease-related symptoms	20	2
Mobility	18	5
Slow my Devic's progress	18	2
General health	16	4
Support another treatment	11	1
Balance problems	9	2
Exacerbation (relapse) MS	9	3
Numbness	6	0
Weakness in legs	6	1
Inflammation, joints	6	0
Don't know	6	2
Bladder problems	5	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	1
Inflammation	4	0
Heavy sensation in legs	3	0
Double vision (diplopia)	3	0
Gait	3	0
Numbness in face	2	1
Fibromyalgia flare	2	0
Sensory dysfunction, extreme	2	1
tingling	2	1
Brain fog	2	0
Help with symptoms	2	2
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	2	0
Walking difficulty without aid	2	1
relpse	1	0
Staggered walk	1	0
Pins and needles sensation Right Leg	1	0
Speech problems	1	0
Borderline Systemic Lupus	1	1
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) due to MS	1	0
vision disturbance (R eye)	1	0
Numbness, right foot	1	0
Flair Up	1	0
help stop an exacerbation	1	1
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	0
Back pain	1	0
Vision problems	1	0
Lesson symptoms	1	0
improve walking ability & fatigue	1	1
Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands	1	0
Treat an exacerbation	1	0
taper after IV	1	0
recurring migraines	1	0
Headaches	1	0
heel spur	1	0
reduce symptom severity	1	0
speach	1	0
Keeping symptoms at bay.	1	1
flare-ups	1	1
Speech ataxia-problems coordinating speech	1	1
Treat Optic Neuritis	1	1
Shingles (herpes zoster)	1	0
Pain, severe itching and weakness in right hand	1	0
Drenching sweats during flares.	1	0
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1	0
difficulty focusing	1	1
old symptoms	1	1
reduce leg pain and stiffness	1	0
Swelling	1	0
Lung Congestion	1	0
Eliminate double vision.	1	0
Chronic Myofascial Pain	1	0
Numbness in legs	1	0
imbalance, fatigue	1	1
Pins and needle in feet & legs	1	0
acute relapse- mobility	1	0
Difficulty with concentration	1	1
Rash/skin problems	1	0
Migraine	1	0
acute ms attack	1	1
Cognition	1	0
autoimune reduction	1	1
left leg pain	1	1
Leg pain (both)	1	0
Swallowing	1	1
starting a relapse	1	0
Extreme fatigue	1	0
stiffness in legs	1	0
eczema flare	1	0
Blurry vision	1	1
reduce inflamation	1	0
Sinus and fluid in ears	1	0
cluster/migraine headache	1	0
Stumbling/difficulty walking	1	0
relapse of optic neuritis	1	0
IV steriods not powder 1,000 mg over 2 days	1	0
A 5 day course to treat a relapse	1	0
Paresthesia	1	1
Loss of use of right side	1	0
plantar fasciitis (painful foot)	1	0
I walk much better when I receive these infusions once a month	1	0
possible relaspe	1	0
right arm numbness	1	1
supplements	1	0
Dizziness	1	0
Numbness in right hand	1	1
Vision loss	1	0
Difficulty walking	1	0
couldn't feel or use left foot or arm, crawling sensations on left side of neck and head	1	0
slow my MS progress, spasticity of my hand, fatigue, overcome my sight problem, weakness of my lower limbs especially my right leg and incontinensia uri	1	0
helps symptoms	1	0
makes me stronger	1	0
Eye floaters	1	0
Lesions	1	0
Asthma	1	1
Stiffness	1	0
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	0
Hives	1	1
Relapse/Maintainence	1	1
doctor ordered (no symptoms at time of treatment)	1	0

See all 121 reasons taken ▼

See all 328 patients currently taking Methylprednisolone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	24	16%
Moderate	55	37%
Mild	41	28%
None	27	18%

Most commonly reported side effects

Taste changed	42	29%
Sleeplessness	36	24%
Weight gain	33	22%
Insomnia	28	19%
Increased appetite	27	18%
Metallic taste in mouth	24	16%
jumpy feeling	23	16%
Heartburn (reflux)	20	14%
Restlessness	19	13%
flushed face	17	12%
Anxiety	15	10%
affected eyes	11	7%
Headaches	11	7%
metalic taste	10	7%
Nausea	10	7%
roid affect	7	5%
Thrush	7	5%
Hair loss (alopecia)	6	4%
Elevated blood sugar (glucose)	6	4%
come down	6	4%
Racing Heart	4	3%
Unable to sleep	3	2%
Irritability	3	2%
low heart rate	3	2%
Sleepiness	2	1%
poor sleep	2	1%
thirst	2	1%
manic feelings	2	1%
Anger/Irritability	2	1%
low potassium	2	1%
High blood pressure (Hypertension)	2	1%
blood pressure high	2	1%
Hives	1	1%
heightened energy	1	1%
Lightheadedness	1	1%
flushing	1	1%
Vivid dreams	1	1%
Red face	1	1%
buzzy feeling	1	1%
Pain in the bones	1	1%
Swollen feet	1	1%
Swelling in hands	1	1%
joint pain in legs	1	1%
Moon Face	1	1%
Stomach pain	1	1%
symptoms get worse whem I'm on IVSM	1	1%
Loss of appetite	1	1%
Heart racing (tachycardia)	1	1%
upset stomach 1st day of regiment	1	1%
Dizziness	1	1%
Numbness	1	1%
kidney damage	1	1%
Visual Disturbanc; blurriness	1	1%
pain and weak body	1	1%
Always Hungry	1	1%
hand and face swelling	1	1%
racing heart beat	1	1%
Increased Hunger	1	1%
Shortness of breath	1	1%
Motion sickness	1	1%
headache	1	1%
hard to focus	1	1%
immune system weakened	1	1%
Brain fog	1	1%
anger/anxiety	1	1%
Raised Blood Sugar Levels	1	1%
emotional instability	1	1%
Fatigue	1	1%
no energy	1	1%
MS hug in chest	1	1%
Chest pain	1	1%
teeth	1	1%
Depression	1	1%
SEVERE SWEATING	1	1%
Muscle aches	1	1%
dizziness/ "spinning"	1	1%
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux)	1	1%
full body pain	1	1%
Eye sensitivity to bright light / sun	1	1%
light sensitivity	1	1%
joint pain	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 81 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Methylprednisolone. See all 97 dosages ►

1000 as needed	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1 g as needed	1g as needed	1g monthly	1hours as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	20mg as needed	2 1g as needed	24mg as needed	250mg as needed	2g as needed	2 mg as needed	32mg as needed	3g as needed	40mg as needed	4 80mg/mL as needed	4 mg all the time (24/7)	4mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 4mg as needed	6 2mg as needed	80 mg as needed	8 500mg as needed	as needed	daily	g as needed	mg as needed	monthly	3 g yearly	6 g yearly	0.5 g monthly	1 g monthly	1 mEq/L monthly	1 monthly	1 other monthly	2 hr monthly	1 g every other week	1 mg every other week	3 g monthly	40 mg yearly	4 mg monthly	1 g weekly	64 mg yearly	1 daily	1 g daily	1 g one time	1 hr one time	40 mg monthly	60 mg monthly	2 hr daily	2 mg daily	84 mg monthly	3 g daily	3 g one time	3 hr one time	100 mg monthly	4 g daily	4 mg daily	4 mg one time	125 mg monthly	5 g one time	5 other daily	7.5 daily	8 mg daily	10 g daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	16 mg daily	500 mg monthly	20 mg daily	20 mg one time	24 mg daily	1000 mg monthly	1024 mg monthly	40 mg daily	1500 mg monthly	50 intl units one time	50 mg daily	1000 mg every other week	500 mg weekly	80 mg daily	84 mg daily	96 mg daily	100 mg daily	1000 mg weekly	250 mg daily	250 mg one time	500 mg daily	1000 daily	1000 g daily	1000 mcg daily	1000 mg daily	2000 mg daily
3	1	13	2	21	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	11	18	1	3	7	1	1	1	28	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	25	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	13	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	13	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	7	1	3	1	26	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	453	82%
Doctor's advice	50	9%
Did not seem to work	37	7%
Side effects too severe	26	5%
Other	25	5%
Not indicated	19	3%
Personal research	4	1%

See all 540 patients who’ve stopped taking Methylprednisolone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
8	14	20	33	34	47

Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
352	34	24	35	33	81

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	132	90%
Usually	10	7%
Sometimes	2	1%
Never	3	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	11	7%
Somewhat	40	27%
A little	37	25%
Not at all	59	40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	8	5%
$100-199	7	5%
$50-99	5	3%
$25-49	1	1%
< $25	64	44%

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Patient Evaluations

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Farmer in WI

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Farmer in WI

500 mg 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

change

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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change

since Aug 21, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Slow my MS progress
Side Effects Mild
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Flowers

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Flowers

since Aug 21, 2008
Efficacy Major for Slow my MS progress
Side Effects Severe
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. See full evaluation

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Report created on November 21, 2009.

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3	1	13	2	21	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	11	18	1	3	7	1	1	1	28	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	25	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	13	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	13	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	7	1	3	1	26	1

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