METHYLPREDNISOLONE Reviews (METHYLPREDNISOLONE)Average Rating: 2.3 (29 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METHYLPREDNISOLONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METHYLPREDNISOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Chronic Hives | You had to take this at a decreasing dose each day. It greatly helped my hives the next day. Tried to work out and see if steriods really worked, and they did. For some reason, I could not lift more weights than I was used to doing, but I did a lot more reps which surprised me and my muscles never got tired doing it. I felt a little bloated, but very noticeable and received a lot of back acne and fortunately, they're disappearing. | The pharmacist told me that this could be used for arthritis, hives, asthma, and other things | M | 20 | 7 days | 5/20/2007 | 1 | Pinched nerve in back | I stopped taking after day 2 and the side effects are so dumb. Now I have acne, lower AND upper back pain. Throbbing pain in neck. I feel like my body is literally dying. My legs just become semi paralyzed when I drive. The fact that I went for back pain and 2 days later everything is worst. | F | 20 | 2 days 1X day | 11/24/2021 | 3 | Bursitis | Slight headache. Muscle spasms in both calves at night. | F | 21 | 6 days 30 | 4/14/2019 | 2 | Mono with extremely swollen throat/ | I was taking it for pain and to reduce swelling...which it did but it also made it very hard for me to sleep due to pounding heart increased blood pressure super charged anxiety and waking up from feeling like im not breathing | Feels like your juiced up on a crazy sugar rush and when u try to go to sleep the medication wont let u. I'm stopping after day 2 of my 6 day pack. | M | 22 | 6 days 4mg pack | 12/29/2019 | 3 | neck spasms | stomack crampn slite headache | is this medicine sopouse to help my numnise in my hands | F | 23 | 6 days | 10/13/2009 | 3 | bronchial inflammation | **THIS MEDICATION HAS ME WIRED IVE BEEN WOKE FOR ALMOST 48 HOURS** THEY SAY SLEEPLESSNESS IS A SIDE EFFECT AND ITS REALLY EFFECTING ME. As far as it working for me, not so much Im still wheezing. | Day 1: 6 pills Day 2: 5 pills Day 3: 4 pills Day 4: 3 pills Day 5: 2 pills Day 6: 1 pill | F | 25 | 6 days 4 mg 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 5 | severe joint pain in hips and knees | irritable | dosage lowers dayly... starting with 24mg.'s down 4mg.'s a day for 6 days. pain bad enough that i was ready to cut my legs off-within hrs. i felt better. it worked very well for me. | M | 28 | 6 days 24mg.'s 1X day | 3/28/2011 | 2 | Costochondritis | Severe Insomnia and night sweat on the first day. I'm trying to stick with it. Too early to tell of it will work. | 30 | 6 days 4 | 8/29/2019 | 3 | Optic Neuritis Lyme Disease | Taken 1000 MG IV for 3 days.. had bad taste in mouth and felt like on speed for hours. Raised my blood sugars to outrageously high levels and not diabetic.. yet anyway. helped the eye problem but now not sure if will have other health issues becuase of this. | Find out from doctor before you try this medication and if you are diabetic. have insulin ready. | F | 35 | 3 days | 6/14/2007 | 3 | Tonsillitis | Severe insomnia, night sweats, increased urination, increased hunger, anxiety, agitation | I have taken the Medrol dose pack before in combination with antibiotics for a severe upper respiratory infection including the inner ear. That time, I powered through the horrible side effects and finished the pack because it was a lingering infection affecting my hearing. This time, I stopped taking it on day 2! The side effects far outweighed the benefits for me because, again, I was taking the Medrol dose pack in combination with antibiotics. I also have fibromyalgia and arthritis and the steroids make my body feel spectacular musculoskeletally but neurologically I had a plethora of negative symptoms that were too uncomfortable to ignore. Ask your doctor if you REALLY need a steroid. I am a certified pharmacy technician and feel that the Medrol dose pack is a go to along with antibiotics for pretty much everything these days. It seems like one can't be accompanied without the other. I've seen in prescribed for URIs of all types, in combination with allopurinol and/or colcrys for gout, etc... Not recommended unless you MUST! | F | 36 | 6 days dose pack 1X day | 2/6/2016 | 1 | herniated disks in neck | horrible anxiety and mood changes. made me feel depressed. i started to feel lump in my throat and chest pains. took away my appetite and made me extremely dizzy. didn't take it all | F | 38 | 5 days 1X day | 8/3/2021 | 3 | Allergic reaction | Mood swings crying headaches heart palpitations insomnia nausea | F | 40 | 6 days 4 1X day | 10/9/2021 | 1 | Pinched nerve in back | My legs and feet are aching so bad from taking this. It's a constant state of throbbing pain that I cannot get rid of. My mood is extremely agitated and ready to snap on someone for no reason whatsoever. | I would never take this medication again. I have had no benefits from taking this. In fact I feel extremely worse than I did before. | F | 40 | 2 days 4 mg 4X day | 11/27/2020 | 3 | Sinus & ear pressure/pain | Insomnia, night sweating, rapid pulse, slight headache, sore throat. I called MD because med sheet said to inform doc if develop sore throat, which I did on first day & it was still there next morning. She said to just stop taking med, that there wouldn't be any withdrawal effects after only taking it for one day. It did help my sinus congestion somewhat, but my ear fullness is still there. I couldn't sleep at all taking the 6 pills on Day 1 as prescribed. | F | 42 | 1 days 4 mg | 12/29/2012 | 1 | Cervical Radiculopathy | I hate this medicine. First day experienced diarrhea and severe anxiety attacks. Couldn't sleep and my head hurts. Im on day 4 of the meds as im afraid to suddenly stop but i haven't eaten in 3 days or had a bowel movement. My legs hurt, im crying at the drop of a dime, and im paranoid. I can't continue to take this medicine as im worse off now than i was before. | F | 42 | 6 days 4mg 4X day | 10/5/2020 | 3 | muscle tear | fatigue, weakness | F | 43 | 5 days | 6/16/2007 | 1 | Inflammation following surgery | Took Methylprdnisolone 4 mg. dosepak. Pyramid of 5 pills first day, 4 second, 3 third., etc. for inflammation following surgery. Felt awesome the first week. Had multiple surgeries that I expected to be flat on my back for days from. This medication gave me unexpected energy and strength the first week. Then, the beginning of the second week the negative side effects hit me hard and fast. As soon as I was done with the 5 day treatment I woke up with severe suicidal depression for about a week followed by a constant 24/7 extreme anxiety disorder for another 5 - 6 weeks after that. I lost 20 lbs. in one month due to the high anxiety level. It did finally start to level off after the 6th week but if you don't know how this medication will affect you then take it with extreme caution. I have been tested for genetic polymorphisms that are known to affect behavior which resulted in three clinically significant results for me personally which can cause or make one susceptible to diso | F | 44 | 6 days 4 mg. 5X day | 6/29/2014 | 1 | Back pain | While on the 6 day course, I only had headaches and excessive thirst. After I completed it, I had headaches, nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite, anxiety, | F | 44 | 6 days 4mg 1X day | 8/27/2022 | 2 | To stop post pneumonia symptoms | Severe anxiety, I’ve been awake for 2 days, confusion, dry mouth | M | 46 | 3 days 4 | 10/14/2019 | 1 | Shoulder and rib pain | I was having some uncomfortable pains in my left shoulder, back and rib area. The doctor thought this 6-day, taper off pack steroid would help ease the pain. On the first day, I took all the first day dosage of 6 pills, starting in the evening, as you are supposed to take them when you first get them, despite the time. And, honestly, my shoulder pain and back area pain seemed to be reduced the next day. I am on day 5 now of the packet, but the plethora of symptoms I have had since taking these pills has hardly been worth it. Incredibly strange and uncomfortable headaches, either in the back of my skull, temples, or in between my eyes, and lasting all day long; a feeling of pressure in my head; anxiety; heart palpitations; bizarre dizziness; weird facial tingling; high blood pressure, foggy vision; and bouts of insomnia. I have been prescribed prednisone before and never had any issues. But, I would never take methylprednisolone, again. | F | 48 | 6 days Taper off 4X day | 8/7/2020 |
METHYLPREDNISOLONE (METHYLPREDNISOLONE): Methylprednisolone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, severe allergic reactions, certain cancers, eye conditions, skin/kidney/intestinal/lung diseases, and immune system disorders. It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling, pain, and allergic-type reactions. This medication is a corticosteroid hormone. Methylprednisolone may also be used with other medications in hormone disorders. FDA Approval Date: 2007-07-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)