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Taking Methylprednisolone
183 Patients currently take Methylprednisolone
178 Patients stopped taking Methylprednisolone
Abella26
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: none
Speech: none
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: mild
Walking: severe
Abella26
Solumedrol, 1000 mg daily since Aug 04, 2008
mammananny
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
mammananny
Solumedrol infusion, since Jun 23, 1998
lbfightsms
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
lbfightsms
Solumedrol infusion, 1000 mg monthly since Jun 15, 2003

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Brand Names: Iv injection of 1000mg for three days, Medrol DosePak, Solumedrol, Solumedrol infusion
See also: Methylprednisolone (Infusion)

What is Methylprednisolone? Methylprednisolone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug used to treat relapses in MS. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Methylprednisolone

Other
Other: 100% 61
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 61
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 25% 15
Pain
Pain: 18% 11
Fatigue
Fatigue: 11% 7
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 10% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 8% 5
Double vision (diplopia)
Double vision (diplopia): 3% 2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 3% 2
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve): 3% 2
Don't know
Don't know: 3% 2
General health
General health: 3% 2
Balance issues
Balance issues: 2% 1
Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 2% 1
Brain fog
Brain fog: 2% 1
Gait
Gait: 2% 1
Numbness
Numbness: 2% 1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 2% 1
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down: 2% 1
Pins and needle in feet & legs
Pins and needle in feet & legs: 2% 1
Weakness in legs
Weakness in legs: 2% 1

Patient Dosages

2 mg daily 4 mg daily 16 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 96 mg daily 100 mg daily 250 mg daily 500 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2000 mg daily 1000000 mg daily 84 mg weekly 1000 mg monthly 3000 mg monthly 10000 mg monthly 4 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 1000 mg as needed 1000 mg every 3 months N/A
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How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Methylprednisolone

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
8
16
33
21
11
49

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)

Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 100% 162
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 10% 17
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 10% 16
Not indicated
Not indicated: 7% 12
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 7% 11
Other
Other: 5% 8

How Long Patients Took Methylprednisolone Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
163
5
2
7
6
16

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Methylprednisolone Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 13
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 77% 10
2 stars2 stars
2: 46% 6
1 star
1: 38% 5


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