MEDROL Reviews (METHYLPREDNISOLONE)Average Rating: 2.4 (354 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MEDROL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MEDROL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Herniated disc's L4 L5 S1 | Took morning and lunch dose lost all movement of legs and arms within 6 hours of the start of medication was in Icu for 4 days medrol made my potassium levels drop so fast caused periodic paralyisis | I dont recomend this drug to my worst enemy I almost had cardiac arrest and now know what is like to not be able to move your arms and legs. | M | 29 | 1 days 4mg dp 1X day | 4/16/2011 | 1 | bronchaitis | Phychosis and delusions | By day 6 I was hallucinating I thought my body was shrinking and I imagined my hair was falling out.It was scarey because I thought it was real. I had an anxiety attack which caused me to call 911. They took me to the hospital, I was admitted to the Phychiatric ward and put on antiphychotics. This medication ruined my life for 3 years. I am just now weaning off of the antiphychotic. It's been a long road. | F | 48 | 6 days medrol pac 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 5 | Collapsed L5-S1 disc | I actually delayed starting this medication because of all the scary side affects people were listing. I ended up having no side effects whatsoever. Not one! | I loved this medication! Have been having severe problems with my lower back for months. 3 months of physical therapy costing me over $1,000 only brought me minor relief. I was about 50% better after the first day on Medrol, and by the 4th day I had no pain whatsoever and could bend over, roll over in bed, and pretty much do everything I used to be able to do. I would take this again in a heartbeat!! Highly recommend!! It cost less than $5. Oh, and my internist prescribed this. My Orthopedist wanted me to do the epideral steroid injection in my back which cost $1,700!!! | F | 48 | 6 days 4 mg 6X day | 3/30/2011 | 5 | persistent cough after a cold | Every year I get a nasty, dry cough that lasts for months. The doc gives me Albuterol which does nothing but make me feel "spun" and jittery so I usually ASK for the Medrol. I take all six pills at once the first day, all five pills at once the next day and so on until I'm done. By day three my cough is already so much better I feel I can stop but I don't! It cures the cough every single time! The only mild side effect I have with Medrol is increased appetite and sleepiness. Nothing I can't handle in other words. It's so worth it. Sometimes I'd have a rapid heart beat if I hit the Albuterol within an hour of taking Medrol but that subsides within an hour as well and Albuterol causes that problem all on its own most of the time so I don't "blame" it on the Medrol. I have such great results with Medrol that I try to get the Dr. to give it to me every year around cold season so when my cough shows up I can just begin treatment. I wouldn't want to take a long- | F | 38 | 6 days 4mg/6 days 1X day | 3/13/2011 | 1 | chest congestion/cough for 5 months | racing thoughts, anxiety through the roof, ANGER!!! feeling outside of my body, thoughts out of control, feeling totally crazy, paranoid, stomach burning. | Took it one other time for the same problem. I remember it worked. I also remember having the same symptoms, just didn't realize what it was from. Its awful. Can't wait till im done, 2 more days. | F | 38 | 6 days 4 mg 6X O | 3/8/2011 | 3 | Osteo & Facet Arthritis, Lyme | I did feel slightly moody for the first two days. | Day 2&3 I felt MUCH better and was able to function without major pain. The pain returned as the dosage decreased and I am back to where I began. I was on a 6 day pack taking it 2 times a day until the last day which was one pill. | F | 41 | 6 days 4mg 6X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Herniated Disk | Increased appetite | Herniated disk in my back - could only lie flat on my back and still experienced excruciating pain. Took the 6 day dose pack. This medicine helped after 2nd day. No bad side effects at all, only noticed slightly increased appetite. | F | 44 | 6 days 4 mg 6X day | 2/22/2011 | 5 | Inflamation and pain in body | First day a bit lightheaded and brief cramping in legs. Second day a little anxiety and flushing of entire body. | This drug has been a God send. I am Miss all natural with medication, but the pain I have been experiencing for 7 months has been unbearable. I've dealt with and lupus like symptoms, maybe psoriatic arthritis and diagnosed with CFIDS/Fibro since I was 22. But I was always able to manage pain on my own until a year ago. All I know is I have slept through the night with no pain, had energy, and generally feel wonderful since taking it. | F | 36 | 6 days 6 6X day | 2/11/2011 | 5 | Fibromyalgia and other | Increased Appetite | Last week (and for months before) I was in severe pain due to inflammation because I have Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, a rare anemia and arthritis. I could hardly move, could barely walk, had fevers, very achy, and absolutely no energy, which led me to be very depressed, withdrawn and hopeless; that, and I missed a lot of days of work, so I was placed on Medrol. I knew it was a steroid, but it was either be in constant pain or take a few days of this medication and by second day of using this medication I am pain free. I feel nothing like I did. The only thing I've had is an increased appetite but nothing more. | F | 38 | 6 days 4mg 4X day | 2/8/2011 | 1 | after 1st day of 4 mg desepack horrible hot flashes and redness of face actually made blood pressure increase restlessness-burning stomach- irratability i will never take again unless no other options | F | 50 | 6 days 6X day | 1/24/2011 | 5 | Strep throat, flu, swelling | No side effects at all! | This drug was great, and I felt so much better after the first day. I was terribly sick with the flu, strep throat and low grade pneumonia. My throat and neck were so swollen, and I was in great pain, but after one day of taking Medrol, I felt so much better. I totally recommend this for others with the same illness. | F | 29 | 6 days 4mg 6X day | 1/6/2011 | 1 | Pinced Nerve | Stomach Cramps, easily irritated, EXTREME MIGRAINE | I saw a nurse practioner in my doctor's office while he was on vacation for numbness on the right side of my left hand and she wanted to try this drug to see if the problem was just inflammation and not a pinced nerve. I had been on it before for nerve pain after a root canal but at a lower dose for fewer days and it worked so I agreed. I was taking an extreme amount compared to the first time and I didn't realize that until I picked up the prescription. Day 1 - 4 I was taking 2 before breakfast, 1 after lunch, 1 after dinner, and 2 at bedtime. Day 5 -7 I was taking 1 before breakfast, 1 after lunch, 1 after dinner, and 1 at bedtime. What started was being irritated easily and flying into a rage. Next came the stomach cramps which I was expecting but didn't last long only about a day. On day 3 I had a mild headache. It stayed with me from that day until day 7 when it became a full on hardcore Migraine. On a pain scale of 1-10 I was at a 50. I was able to cut the pain in half with 800mg of ibeprofren, but when I took my next pill it ramped back up. I was unable to physically take the last pill of day 7, I was supposed to be on it for 12 days. Its been a week and I still have the migraine. Was given a migraine shot and a shot for the sickness that comes with it. The shot for throwing up worked but the one for the actual migraine did not. Tried Taramol but that didn't work at all. Finally was put on isomethept-dichloralp-acetamin which worked at first but seems to not be working | F | 30 | 7 days 10MG 4X day | 12/6/2010 | 4 | Ulnar Nerve Entrapment | headache, fatigue, loss of appitite and upset stomach are the most noticable. i've had some dizziness and some haloing around lights when i'm especially tired. | I'm on the 4mg dose pack, end of day two for an unlar nerve issue that has been causing a lot of discomfort. I've noticed a big difference in how my arm feels and the medication has been well worth the minor (yet noticable) side effects. I've found that, even though I've had a decrease in appitite, my stomach feels better when its not empty. Even munching on a few saltines seems to help. I've had a headache since I woke up this morning and I've been tired but functioning fine at work. | F | 23 | 6 days 4md dosepk 1X day | 11/24/2010 | 1 | upper respitory infection | Extremely jittery and shakey, mind was always racing and I couldn't focus on anything, almost a detatched feeling, like floating, stomach discomfort and bloating, and it made me incredibly talkative for some reason | I would NOT suggest taking this for something simple, like a sore throat (what was my doctor thinking?) The side effects made me feel worse then before, and it really messes with your head and mental state. NOT RECOMMENDED. | F | 22 | 6 days 4 mg 1X day | 11/23/2010 | 1 | Neck Pain | Breathing problems, increased heart, anxiety, worse pain, thinking problems, doesn't work. | M | 33 | 1 days injection 1X day | 11/22/2010 | 3 | yes | insomnia.. when i took it before sleeping as prescribed...i was sleepy and fell asleep.. however, whenever i fell asleep, every 5.5 hours i would wake up every night from it.. on the dot.. could not sleep after waking up. | i took the meds for some shoulder/neck pain. when i took it it instantly took the pain away and back and neck felt normal again and not stiff. however, i noticed when i was off it, pain came back slowly. | M | 28 | 6 days 4mg 6X day | 11/19/2010 | 5 | sinus tarsi of the ankle | No side effects except a little stomach irritation. I had incredible crushing pain and couldn't bare weight or hop. I have no pain now. It is only 1st day after stopping the medication. | Wish I would have started this earlier | F | 44 | 6 days 40 mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 4 | plantar fasciitis | Mild indigestion, and increased appetite. | This drug is effective for me. Simply because a medication doesnt work for another person, or they have unpleasant side effects is not a reason to suggest banning the prescribing of anything, as I read some of you saying. Everyone is different. There is no such thing as perfection for everyone. If they were to ban drugs on the basis of some people having unpleasant side effects, there would be NO drugs anywhere for anything. I've been a RN for 30 years. | F | 51 | 1X day | 11/15/2010 | 1 | Sinus inflamation | Flushing of the face, arms, chest, legs. Horrible NASTY mood swings, anger, irritability,depression, crying, euphoric, anxiety, racing thoughts, severe headaches, gastro upset, bloating, nausea, heartburn, spinning sensation, foggy feeling like I was out of touch with my body, feeling unreal, obsessive thinking,insomnia, panic attacks, heat feeling through body,chest tightness, chills and a lot of sweating... | I would NEVER recommend this drug to ANYONE! It is awful. The side effects were worse than the actual problem. I took 6 the first day, 3 the second day, and I was DONE! I have been of it for two days now and am still red and flushed, feel foggy and not right, just out of sorts. Please be cautious if a doctor EVER prescribes this nasty pill to you! | F | 37 | 1.5 days 6 day pk 1X day | 11/11/2010 | 5 | back pain | I used the 21 pill 6 day pack. I had no side effects except that my lower back pain stopped hurting and I could walk normally. | Wonder how often this pack can be repeated. | F | 70 | 6 days 4mg 4X day | 11/10/2010 |