106 patient evaluations for Methylprednisolone

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Jan 13, 2011 (Started Jan 11, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 5, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support heart health)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 6, 2010 (Started Dec 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support heart health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Ended up taking the daily amount at one time just to remember to take it.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 30, 2010 (Started Dec 27, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Improve mobility)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: no problems
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 29, 2010 (Started Dec 27, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Improve mobility)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: I have had none of the side effects experienced by others
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 17, 2010 (Started Jul 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (osteoporosis, back pain worsened)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Doctor just ordered to stop. Cortisol levels are fine.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: back pain worsened
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 23, 2010 (Started Jul 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 21, 2010 (Started Nov 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (chest infection, non hormonal hot flashes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: chest infection, non hormonal hot flashes
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 19, 2010 (Started Aug 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for inflammation)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dizziness upon moving)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This steroid did not have much effect on the symptoms as it was prescribed prior to having a Dx.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dizziness upon moving
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 12, 2010 (Started Nov 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleeplessness, eye problems, head pressure, metallic taste in mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mL Daily
Side effects: metallic taste in mouth, eye problems, sleeplessness, head pressure

Nov 10, 2010 (Started Nov 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleeplessness, eye problems, head pressure, metallic taste in mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mL Daily
Side effects: metallic taste in mouth, eye problems, sleeplessness, head pressure

Jun 7, 2010 (Started Nov 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleeplessness, eye problems, metallic taste in mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mL Daily
Side effects: metallic taste in mouth, eye problems, sleeplessness, head pressure

Nov 13, 2009 (Started Nov 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleeplessness, eye problems, metallic taste in mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mL Daily
Side effects: metallic taste in mouth, eye problems, sleeplessness, head pressure
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 26, 2010 (Started Jan 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for neurological fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Monthly
Advice & Tips: The energy boost of 3 days infusion lasted only a few days and I had HUGE crash 36 hours after last treatment and felt much worse for a week than before infusion.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Oct 23, 2010 (Started Jan 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for neurological fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Monthly
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Oct 13, 2010 (Started Jan 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for neurological fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Monthly
Advice & Tips: The high energy lasted just a few days so didn't seem worth it. Laste 3-day treatment ended in a CRASH 36 hours after last infusion and I was out of town and was lucky to get a step-down oral prednisone prescription. Suggest you have a filled prescripton just in case you need one post infusion. It would have been cheaper (no $100 co-pay) had I had home infusion.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Oct 1, 2010 (Started Jan 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for neurological fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Jul 25, 2006 (Started Jan 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for neurological fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I liked the energy boost but that lasted only a few days so it seemed good in advance of a special event that required more energy. However, I developed a fungus infection which could be due to susceptibility from suppressed immune system and steroids can increase that so decided the benefit of a few days of good energy was not worth risks of infection.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 18, 2007 (Started Jul 18, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Monthly
Advice & Tips: When I was first diagnosed with MS in July 2001, I was in the hospital and was given heavy doses of solumedrol since I was in such bad shape. I took solumedrol drips monthly from August 2001-July 2007. My new neurologist (2007) suggested long term use is doing more harm than good, so he took me off it. When I took the monthly solumedrol, it would be a one-hour administration in a hospital and from 2005-2007, a nurse would come to my house to give it to me. This medicine would keep me awake for 24 hours. Two days later, I would feel an awful 'crash' for a day, but then I would stabilize. I would start feeling when it was time for me to get the next monthly dose, feeling a similar 'crash'. I received a nasty metallic taste in my mouth from the second half-hour of the treatment until about six hours later. I always needed to have a peppermint handy during my infusion.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: metallic taste in mouth
  • 0 helpful marks
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