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 | Allergic reaction | Nausea, heart racing, very dizzy ever week and half after stopped taking, shakiness, fatigue, hot and cold flashes | Anyone experienced the dizziness lingering? Week or weeks after? Please contact me | F | 36 | 2 days 4mg | 11/28/2015 | 1 | Bronchitis upper respiratory infect | Nausea , Vomiting , Joint and muscle pain | The first day having to take 6 pills seemed excessive . I started to get unbearable nausea and I had to run to the bathroom to vomit . The next morning I woke up with muscle and joint pain and called my doctor who told me to stop taking the pills . A little nervous to stop taking it suddenly but hopefully it won't cause bad effects | F | 18 | 6 days 1mg | 11/28/2015 | 5 | sinusitus, bronchitis, Poison ivy | I have taken this no less than 20 times in my lifetime for sinusitus, bronchitis or poison ivy - always after other treatments failed to work. I've never experienced problems and have always begun to improve on days 2 or 3. I think this is a great drug. Before you damn your doctor about side effects, consider that all these posts are probably the result of people having them and going on the internet and the vast majority of patients experience no significant issues and remain blissfully unaware. I'm not saying your symptoms aren't real - I'm on this page because my wife is taking it and her face is flushing on day 2 - but for many of us, the Medrol dose pack is great! | M | 50 | 6 days 4MG 1X day | 11/8/2015 | 1 | Upper respiratory infection | Depression, heart racing, insomnia, anxiety... | This med gave me the worst feeling ever, after the 4Th day of taking Medrol I started waking up at 2:30 am sharp every day paranoid ,depressed and my heart beating so fast. I felt like I have no control over myself. I stooped taking the med right away and now It has been 3 weeks that I stopped this med and I still feel weak and I can not handle any stressful situation yet. I hope I can go back to normal life soon. This med should not be prescribed..it is horrible | F | 40 | 4 days 3X day | 11/8/2015 | 5 | Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, MS | about a 2 year weight gain. | This med helps to keep me mobile. It also helps with all of the inflammation in my body. Yes there are times during a flare that it doesn't work but that's to be expected. Recently there was a mixup in my insurance and I was off of the med for over a month. Then it was hell month. Couldn't stand nor sit without aid. Every joint in my body began to hurt which also cause major headaches etc. | F | 47 | 10 years 4 mg | 11/3/2015 | 1 | herniated disc | Agitation, aggression, mood swings, insomnia, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath, I could go on and on and on. Too many to list. | I began having severe side effects on about the third day. I felt like I was going insane, it is a utterly horrific drug, I do not know how this stuff is even on the market. Violent mood swings come out of nowhere. I'm glad I don't have to return to work for another month while I recover from back surgery. It's been a week and a half since I stopped taking it on the fifth day and I still have side effects at random. I hope it stops soon. This stuff is basically toxic and is equivalent to torture. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!! | M | 37 | 5 days dose pack | 10/25/2015 | 3 | patella tendinitis | Difficulty staying asleep, frequent urination at night. BP went up. Nausea and dizziness in the morning. Stomach pain | Knee is starting to feel better but not sure it's worth the side effects. | M | 39 | 1 days | 10/24/2015 | 2 | Hand pain | Anxiety, insomnia, gerd, and finally chills the day after completing | Hands felt better. Big price to pay for relief | M | 42 | 6 days | 10/8/2015 | 5 | Severe sinusitis | Energy burst on days 2-3, slight insomnia, loss of appetite, facial redness/flushing, racing heart (briefly) | I take this 6-day taper pack 2-3x a year for my severe sinus inflammation from allergies. The side-effects are bearable and pretty minimal, considering how good I feel once the pain is completely gone (usually by day 2). I also like the burst of energy it gives me - and when I can't sleep, I end up cleaning my house from top to bottom! Wish I could take it longer because it helps my mood, too. | F | 41 | 6 days 6-day pack 1X day | 10/7/2015 | 1 | tooth pain | Chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, rapid heart rate, headache, insomnia, facial redness, headache | I was prescribed the 6 day pack for tooth pain. I spaced the intervals on the first day, two with breakfast, one with lunch, two with dinner, and one before bed. By 5:30 in the evening after the first three, my heart was racing, the shortness of breath and chest tightness had kicked in full force. I wasn't sure what to do, so I started reading online and kept coming to the consensus to not to stop taking the medicine. So I took the evening doses, that's when the dizziness started up, and I was awake until nearly 3am. On the second day, I woke up with my face and neck all red, I called the endodontist, my doctor, and pharmacist, all said to quit taking it. I wish I had read more about side effects before taking the first dose, I was just so desperate to get out of pain. The pain did subside a little bit, but not worth being on what I've read it to be called...the Devils drug! Never again. | M | 34 | 1 days 4mg | 9/21/2015 | 1 | Sinus pain , ear pressure pain, | Extreme headaches for 24 hours thirst beyond normal, leg bruise the size of the palm of my hand and up all night feeling jumpy. Im drinking a lot of water due to dry mouth. Constant urination. Starting day 3. Want to stop now but afraid to do it suddenly. Unsure if I should stop or wean ? | Never again. Not worth it. Crazy side affects. | F | 44 | 2 days 4 mg | 9/19/2015 | 1 | sore ankle | horrible horrible headache, heart racing, high blood pressure | Ever since taking this medication i have suffered from chronic migraines. It has been 7 months!! I should have stopped taking this after the very first dose! The dr.s dont believe it was from the dosepack but i never had had a migraine in my life until the first dose of this. I thought the headaches would go away after i quit taking it but they have not. This is a bad drug!!! It makes me nervous to take anything prescription for my migraines now. | F | 28 | 7 days 1X day | 9/12/2015 | 3 | Severe pain in hands | Severe nausea depression overall feeling disgusting I don't know if it was worth it I still have 10 days to go I'm on double dose pack | Seriously consider the side effects and talk to your doctor if you're not in any sort of unbearable pain I wouldn't advise taking at the side effects are just not worth it | F | 52 | 10 days | 8/30/2015 | 1 | Gout | Irritability and weight gain in spite of no appetite. Serious depression and anger ... I want to resign from my job so badly right now. Wake up crying. Hate everybody. Actually thought about crashing my car. This stuff sucks. | PCP gave me a steriod shot for gout, then a MEDROL pack to take if the shot didn't work. I ended up taking the MEDROL pack, then my Rheumatologist gave me another MEDROL pack to try to clear the last of the inflammation. | F | 56 | 4 MG Taper 1X day | 8/16/2015 | 1 | Gout | extemely red, itchy and swollen face and neck. | I won't be taking this again. I obviously had a reaction but fine with prednisone. | F | 59 | 2 days 4 MG | 8/13/2015 | 5 | Allergies, eczema, asthma | Surprisingly...none! No weight gain, no mood swings, no increase in hunger. In fact, my lower back (which I was not taking it for) stopped hurting as well. Face cleared up completely, breathing improved although I am still coughing some. I def had more energy but did not interfere with sleep. I took 2 Medrol packs (high dose then tapers). Highly recommend ... Don't want to go off, but know long term steroid use has serious consequences. | Worked much better than prednisone for me. | F | 39 | 10 days 24 | 8/2/2015 | 1 | Sinus polyps | Felt very hot,sweating,heart racing,dizziness,intense hunger,mood swings,shortness of breath | Horrible drug,coming off of a 15 day high dosage.feels like I got ran over by a fucking concrete truck.this is some very ugly medicine.should be outlawed.making my bones feel like got hit with sledgehammer.what a fucking nightmare from hell.Do not take this horrible shit | M | 42 | 2 weeks 48 mgx15da | 7/25/2015 | 1 | Chronic pain, weaning off narcotics | Anxious,restless legs and arms, no energy,but felt like I drank gallons of coffee,nervous. Urination frequency but could not empty bladder. Felt like I could crawl out of my skin. Blurred vision,shaky,upset stomach. Felt like I had no fluids in me,dehydrated,dry mouth,tight muscles,no appetite. Insomnia. | I was being weaned off Methadone for chronic pain, called doctors office because pain was bad,doc gave the Medrol dose pack,Bad move. I thought I was having withdrawal symptoms, from the methadone, but then remembered I have been weaning off for 6 weeks wasn't until Medrol dose pack did I have these side effects. Did he not think this might b a bad idea. No,because when I called,they only think a chronic pain patient is seeking drugs, I was the one who asked to be weaned off,so I trusted doctor that this Medrol dose pack would benefit me. It did not benefit and it actually made the weaning off methadone a terrible experience, when before Medrol I was doing FINE | F | 57 | 2 days 30mg | 7/20/2015 | 2 | pain and inflammation | severe anxiety, insomia, dizziness, headaches, mental confusion, weakness in the legs | First few days not bad just woke up at 3am. every day wide awake but by the evening of the 3rd day side effects kicked in high gear. Anxiety out of control had to start taking Ativan and double my anxiety medicine. Stopped on Day 4 per Dr. Still having high anxiety wanting this drug out of me. Will never take this again. Not for sure if it helped with the pain because of the anxiety being so high. | M | 49 | 4 days 4mg 1X day | 7/18/2015 | 2 | sever itching without rash | My Tommy got bigger and visible marks on my face which where not there before and my eyes are puffy like crazy. Top of it I'm still suffering from unknown itching and could not do any thing just because of this stupid Medicen have to wait n suffer for other 3 to 4 weeks for any test. It's dr fault without proper test she gave to me | Hate it , good for nothing in my case .I don't know when | F | 36 | 6 days 4mg | 7/1/2015 |