26 patient evaluations for Methylprednisolone with a burden rating of Somewhat hard to take

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Mar 11, 2010 (Started Jan 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Severe (no sleep and major PMS...yes PMS is real and men can get it from hormonal imbalance cause by the steroids)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: no sleep and major PMS...yes PMS is real and men can get it from hormonal imbalance cause by the steroids

  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 5, 2010 (Started Nov 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (heartburn, increased appetite, thirst)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: heartburn, thirst, increased appetite

Jan 29, 2009 (Started Nov 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (heartburn, increased appetite, thirst)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: heartburn, thirst, increased appetite

  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 15, 2010 (Started Oct 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for optic neuritis)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for neuromyelitis optica)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (swelling, mood swings, irritability)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 20, 2009 (Started Nov 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 17, 2009 (Started Aug 14, 2009)

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

  • 1 helpful mark

Aug 1, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for relapse MS (exacerbation))
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 24, 2009 (Started Jul 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (pain, heartburn, weight gain, increased appetite, change in taste, flushing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: increased appetite, flushing, heartburn, change in taste, weight gain, pain

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 13, 2009 (Started Jun 14, 2008)

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

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 20, 2009 (Started Jun 06, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (withdrawal effects, insomnia, increased appetite)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 hr Monthly
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: withdrawal effects, increased appetite, insomnia

  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2009 (Started May 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Vision)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (joint pain in legs, increased appetite, agitation with restlessness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1 g Daily
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Side effects: joint pain in legs, increased appetite, agitation with restlessness

  • 0 helpful marks
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