• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for optic nerve inflammation (optic neuritis))
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Advice & Tips: I haven't taken or been prescribed any steroids since '86. I took oral prednisone during flare-ups of optic neuritis, but haven't had any in over two decades.

• Effectiveness

  Major (for optic nerve inflammation (optic neuritis))
• Side effects

  Severe (fatigue, weight gain, facial swelling/puffiness)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Dosage: 50 mg All the time (24/7)

Advice & Tips: hang in there you could regain your eyesight completely like I did

Side effects: facial swelling/puffiness, weight gain, fatigue, fatigue