solu medrol numbness

Famliy Dr started a Decadron taper saying that it looks like MS but symptoms worsened. Neuro started IV Solu-Medrol 500mg x5 days and today was the last dose. Still numb arm. Just curious if any of you have experienced anything like this or how long it may take to get some relief from Solu-Medrol. Any information is very much so appreciated. Kinda freaking out here!!! Thanks!

For those of you who have had to get the solu-medrol treatment IV for 5 days, how did this affect you and your body? It has been a couple weeks since I stopped the out-patient treatment for the IV. I am still awake a lot of the time when I should be sleeping. I got about 2 hours of sleep last night, and today, I lay down to rest and I can't still.

My question is whether this feeling is a side effect of Solu-medrol or an MS symptom that his not being relieved by the Solu-medrol? I would be grateful for any insight!

Debs, It sounds like you mights as well take the Medrol - try it his way and then if it doesn't work out, you can go back and as for the solu-medrol. I'm guessing it is very close- just the "solu" means it is a liquid form (soluble) - again that's just my guess. Sorry you have to tough it out and take the meds - we all are taking stuff we would rather not ingest but do so because we're adults and understand the alternative. :-) Let us know how it goes...

I was diagnosed with Lupus Nephritus IV , my doctor had me do a 3 day IV treatment of 1g solu Medrol , each, that was a week ago. I was already on prednisone 60 mg a day and right before the treatment Cellcept was added. I am feeling like I got hit by bus ! I read elsewhere that most of my current issues are withdrawal from the Solu Medrol . I was wondering if anyone else has had this treatment and how long it took to feel" normal" ?

i had on hand a solu-medrol had my boyfriend give me inj 1.5cc Im glute but he gave it too me about 1 inch to the left and now i have swelling at the site about the size of a quarter i am a nursing student and try to walk him through it and made sure he aspirated will i be ok???

Anyone have any ideas how to cope with the solu-medrol headaches? I slept about 3 1/2 hours, nurse is coming back in 2 1/2 for round 2 of the infusion, so have a couple of more days with the headaches.

I have a quick question for you all... My neurologist says he doesn't want to give me Solu-Medrol for this "flare" because he said it would affect the MRI results as well as the LP if we do it fairly soon. Is what he told me true or is he just making me suffer for no reason? I don't know any better and thought who best to ask than you guys. Thanks so much.

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum on medhelp and would really appreciate opinions on people in the know as I'm on my 2nd day of a my first 3-day run of Solu-Medrol (1000mg) and am a little concerned. I've read lots about the various side effects but I'm still not sure about what's going on with me. I'll try to keep this short but a brief history. 1st attack - 1997 - numbness in extremeties and my skin was numb all over from the neck down. Lasted about 5 weeks.

I will have my first solu-medrol treatment at the end of this week. I have read the opinion of one person who has had this treatment before and they said that you should not drive or work. It was not clear if they were referring to just hours after the treatment or the entire five day course. I really need to work, and in order to work, I really need to be able to drive. Please tell me your experience with solu-medrol, especially if you continued to work during the treatment course.

Hi Jan - Just a few words on my personal experience with solu-medrol. I was on a 5-day infusion for loss of vision. Took a month afterward before I started to see results, but who knows if it was b/c the steroids or natural wane?... Next time I had the 5-day infusion was in March for heat band and down my leg. Felt better after 2 weeks.

My impression is that I have had only two clear episodes: One 11 years ago (it lasted about 4 months, with optic neuritis and paresthesias) and this one (same, but worse, and 4 months.... eh... from today!) Can relapses go this long? Or how would this work? Although I have had symptoms for a while, I am new at this and trying to figure out what exactly this entails. Thank you so much for your kind help, and good night!

I had my first experience with Solu-Medrol infusion in early August. My relapse had just started and was worsening daily-right before I was due to start training for my new job! The immediate side-effects were quite obvious and well documented. I'm having less success finding out about long-term side-effects-in particular, rapid weight gain. I noticed the bloating quite early in my treatment, especially in my face and abdomen.

Has anyone had an injection of solu-medrol, not an infusion, but an injection to treat their symptoms? If so what was your result...good, bad, no difference? If you improved how long did the effect last? I am asking this because on Monday I received and injection of solu-medrol. It was ordered by my GP. He said if you show improvement it is just one more indication it is MS. Monday - Wednesday, my gait was improved, the pain and burning in my hips and kness was gone.

I started my exacerbation in April of this year and immediately got on Solu-Medrol. I took the Solu-Medrol for 6 days at maximum dosage and tapered off with Prednisone. While my Optic Neuritis went away after only a couple of weeks or so, I soon had a Trigeminal Neuralgia attack. This only happened once, thank God, but a few days later, I began to experience difficulty walking. I still have difficulty walking, some days good, some days really bad, but the other symptoms have vanished.

Does Solu-Medrol cause bone aching to be worse and what do you find can ease this awful symptom? All of my MRI's have shown only tiny lesions that are in my subcortical white matter and my doctor has attributed those to my migraines that I suffered in my mid-twenties. I am now 38 years old. But my doc does beleive that I am presenting with "clinical MS".

I HAVE BEEN ON STEROID INFUSIONS MARCH 2007,JUNE 2007,OCTOBER 2007,DECEMBER 2007 AND MARCH 2008,PLUS I HAVE HAD BOUTS OF ABSENT VISION FROM OPTICAL NEURITIS AND MY NEURO WILL TREAT THAT AGRESSIVELY WITH 1500MGS OF SOLU-MEDROL IN 15 MINUTS HE HAS DONE THAT TWICE NOW. THE INFUSIONS ARE GREAT IN REDUCING THE IMFLAMATION,BUT TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE PLEASE CALL THE HOSPITAL.

I finished my IV Solu-Medrol on 9/19, and now only a little over 2 weeks later, my eye is hurting again. Could I already be relapsing? My vision is still o-kay, but the pain is definitely back.

I have since had my first exacerbation in the form of ON and just finished a 6 day course of oral Solu-Medrol at home. The course of Solu-Medrol was initially supposed to be for 3 days, but there was no improvement of my condition, so the Doc decided to prescribe 3 more days worth. When I asked the Doctor about beginning D.M.D.s again, she said that I would need to discuss it with my Neurologist. I did so, and my Neurologist booked me an appointment for the end of this month.

A week later I had double vision which prompted my first round of Solu-Medrol. The drug did seem to help, and I saw a steady improvement until the beginning of April, where I estimate I was about 95% of normal. Only if I looked to the far left I saw double. Well, I began a new relapse mid April (other sensory symptoms) which I was given another round of Solu-Medrol in the beginning of May.

I am on day 4 without solu-medrol, but still have the increased appetite..Shouldn't this be going away soon? It's driving me nuts as I worked so hard to lose 48 pounds and sure don't want the solu to blow it. I'm not doing this again. The side effects were awful and the results have not been worth it at all.

i had a 3-day solu-medrol infusion last week after a c-spine MRI revealed possible myelitis. i have had all the yucky side effects from the steroids which are subsiding--thank heavens--but instead of feeling better, it seems as though my other symptoms are getting worse--buzzing, achey joints, etc. is this typical? is it the case where things will get worse before they get better?

Three weeks ago, I had a 3 day course of Solu-Medrol infusions and my pain level has decreased dramatically...Even to the point that I am not taking hydrocodone any more, and it's great! :) But I don't know how long that might be expected to last. So, my "tell it to me straight" questions are. Is it really possible for me to NOT have done any damage to my vascular system by smoking all these years??? Or am I (or the doctors) maybe missing something?

I then have to sit for approximately 20 minutes and I can than walk normally again. Last week I went for an infusion of Solu-Medrol. I had one infusion for 3 days at 3 hrs. each. I feel pretty good afterwards and am not limping much at all anymore. My question is regarding side effects of Solu-Medrol. I realize that everyone is different but is there an average time frame for side effects? Today is the 3rd day AFTER the infusions were completed.

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