• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for autoimune reduction)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 16 mg Daily

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (withdrawal effects, insomnia, anxious mood, heartburn, thrush, restlessness (akathisia), heart rate low (bradycardia), increased appetite, elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia))
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Side effects: increased appetite, headaches, heart rate low (bradycardia), withdrawal effects, heartburn, restlessness (akathisia), insomnia, elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia), thrush, anxious mood, anxious mood

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Side effects: increased appetite, headaches, heart rate low (bradycardia), withdrawal effects, heartburn, restlessness (akathisia), insomnia, elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia), thrush, anxious mood, anxious mood

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for fatigue)
• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (insomnia, headaches, increased appetite, elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia))
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Advice & Tips: My Solu-Medrol IV's are being taken at home. A critical nurse came in to my house, explained it all to me and put in the IV in my left hand on the side of my thumb. Although I am 51 yrs old, I now live with my mother because it became impossible to take care of myself all the time. My mother, being a retired nurse, set's up the IV Infusion daily to my IV, times the drips to 5-8 drips/15 seconds. This dose of Solu-Medrol I am taking is for 5 days only at this time. The unexpected benefit I have received so far is the "false sense of well being." Yesterday was my 3rd dose and I felt like I could run a marathon. I had such a boost of energy. Today I was tired all day because I did not sleep good last night and I have been awake since 3:30am, Oct. 23, 2009. I have napped on and off all day but I have been tired because of being up for so long. I wouldn't want to take this every single day for the rest of my life. It is a pain in the butt. Also, back in 1998, I was in the hospital with Asthma and on Solu-Medrol and ended up with VERY bad side effects. I ended up with a vary bad abdomenal infection, ending in surgery, loosing 7 inches of my large colon.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: insomnia, elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia), increased appetite, headaches

• Effectiveness

  Major (for flare-ups)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (nausea, weight gain, sleeplessness, metallic taste in mouth, flushing)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Cost: $200+ monthly

Side effects: metallic taste in mouth, sleeplessness, weight gain, flushing, nausea, nausea

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (sleeplessness, change in taste, eye problems, metallic taste in mouth, flushing, emotional instability, jumpiness (startling easily))
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Cost: $50-99 monthly

Side effects: eye problems, sleeplessness, change in taste, emotional instability, jumpiness (startling easily), metallic taste in mouth, flushing

• Effectiveness

  Major (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, heartburn, restlessness (akathisia))
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Advice & Tips: After having this treatment I feel good for quite some time. This treatment is a blessing regardless of the side effects.

Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), heartburn, insomnia

• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for help stop an exacerbation)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (metallic taste in mouth, nausea, sleeplessness, change in taste, roid rage effects (steroids), jumpiness (startling easily))
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Advice & Tips: Give it a chance. It affects each of us differently and helps each situation differently.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: jumpiness (startling easily), nausea, sleeplessness, change in taste, metallic taste in mouth, roid rage effects (steroids), roid rage effects (steroids)

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (nausea, metallic taste in mouth, flushing, jumpiness (startling easily))
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Side effects: metallic taste in mouth, jumpiness (startling easily), nausea, flushing

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for Other)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, anxious mood, heartburn, sleeplessness, restlessness (akathisia), increased appetite, change in taste, metallic taste in mouth)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Advice & Tips: You should eat prior to the infusion and make sure you are well hydrated so that your veins will be easier to find.

Side effects: restlessness (akathisia), metallic taste in mouth, heartburn, change in taste, insomnia, sleeplessness, increased appetite, anxious mood, anxious mood

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (pain, heartburn, weight gain, increased appetite, change in taste, flushing)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Advice & Tips: that it will be helpful at some point just hang in there

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: increased appetite, flushing, heartburn, change in taste, weight gain, pain