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*I failed to state that I resumed oral medication when I did 3 infusions of Solumedrol; however, that was Apr 2nd and have remained on medication due to increase.

Searching, I found you and am excited that there is a group that may actually be able to answer some of my questions. The first thing he wants to do is put me on solumedrol for 5 days, I am not currently in a flair. Any reason I should put myself through that if I am not currently having symptoms?

I did a little better on Neurontin as far as less weight gain and less laziness, but I switched to a sister-medication known as Topamax. It is an anti-seizure medication just like Lyrica and Neurontin, but it doesn't have the same type of side effects and it helps with the nerve pain and migraines that Fibromyalgia can cause.

I am scheduled Monday to do an IV for three days of Solumedrol. Has anyone else done that and if so, what is your opinion. I am alittle nervous about it.

These are the same problems I have with Solumedrol. Diabetics have a hard time with Solumedrol and it seems that insulin or diabetic pills, cannot work hard enough to get high blood sugar levels down. Here where we live in Virginia, they will not do a treatment, if your blood sugar level is about 200. This is a good drug, but very hard on someone that is prone to high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

Sometimes you get new information and sometimes I get corrected information. Most of what is known about treating optic neuritis we got from the ONTT a study/trial begun in 1987 or so and concluded 5 years later. However, about 65% of the participants were followed up to 15 years. The "outcome" that I have referred to is the quality of vision.

his office just called and wants me to take 1 IV treatment of solumedrol - equivalent to 1 gram of the medication. they said if my symptoms improve, this could be more evidence of MS....if they do not improve, then maybe not MS. my concern is that my symptoms aren't very strong and i don't know if i would really notice a difference...or maybe i would? geez, can you tell i am a mess about almost everything! so, have you done this?

I just finished a course of 5 days of IV solumedrol for my MS. I am very concerned about the severe depression I am experiencing. Any information?

I was on IV solumedrol about 5 weeks ago..but I've really noticed it since starting the shots this week. That and nervous eating...

I had my first course of solumedrol Friday-Tuesday. Last night (Thursday night) I began needing to urinate every 30-60 minutes. Not like tons and tons. But also not my bladder fooling me. And it continues today! I can't get a hold of my @$&#%& neurologist. So of course my question is whether this happens with steroids. Anybody?

I know steroids can make you susceptible to infections, but has anyone developed a UTI on solumedrol? I had the unmistakable first inklings of one a bit ago. I rushed out for cranberry juice and a blueberry smoothie (blueberries are supposed to have the same effect as cranberries, and it's a good excuse for a fruit smoothie!!) and I'm hoping I can keep it at bay this way, but I guess I'll know in a few hours. These things tend to come on fast for me.

I just had my first round of solumedrol (ever)....not feeling good, hot, sugar way up, headache. But up until recently I had been swimming, light weight lifting, and walking dog. Before solumedrol, balance suddenly awful, eye pain, constant dizziness, absolutely crushing fatigue, muscle twitches that wouldn't quit. My neuro told me in an exacerbation you can have same symptoms as "normal" but only worse. New one was head feeling like cotton and the constant dizziness.

This concern has been posted awhile back, but wanted to reintroduce it. I had a solumedrol treatment about 4 weeks ago. About 2 weeks later i got chills and my hands started to itch uncontrollably followed later by hives in random places (no pattern to where they were) but mainly arms, stomach, and scalp. Called my neurologist, heard back from his nurse who said there was no way it was related to solumedrol.

Just looking for anymore information or advise about withdraws from Fioricet / I have been taking this medication from years from Migrain headaches, it's seemed the longer I was on it the less it helped so I would increase my doses because I could not get rid of my headaches the other day I just stopped using it because it was like just this non stop headache.

just last week I started having ridiculous trouble with my right legs/hips/knees and am walking with am limp and wanting to drag that leg..am STARTING DAY 3 of solumedrol and feeling slightly improved but the pain/difficulty walking has moved from hip to knee to ankle on the right side. my question is..will this go away or will it remain? does it sound like spacticity? Do I need to see an orthopedist? PT? meds? talk with the neuro?? any advice??

Wow, didn't need to get slammed for providing feedback on a drug that has so far proved its usefullness to me in 3 days. I spoke with a number of people who have used both Acthar and SoluMedrol (I've never tried IVSM), and most will never use SoluMedrol again, too many side effects that actually happen vs. few if any on Acthar. This includes one woman who went from wheelchair to walking in 5 days.

ve had a horrible experience with Solumedrol as well.....Back in March I had extreme leg and groin numbness and went on IV Solumedrol for 3 days....I had a nasty reaction to it, but it DID take away the numbness and vision problems almost immediately....Well, within 48 hours anyway..... In May the left side of my head and face went numb and because I was visiting the MS Clinic at that time, I declined the Solumedrol treatment.....That numbness didn't go away for 20 days.....

Hello I am a 25 year old female and four weeks ago I was diagnosed with optic neuritis, I was admitted to the hospital for 5 days of IV solumedrol therapy (1000 mg a day). After the treatment my vision mostly came back and the eye pain was completely gone. At the same time I also had a burning arm pain in my right arm with numbness and tingling into my fingers. During my hospital stay I had an MRI of my head, which was normal.

I asked him what kind of MS I have, and he told me that because of my age and the MRI information, he thinks I have relapsing-remitting MS. I've seen him before, but took the MRI two months later than I should have. His demeanor was different this time. He said "Do you accept that you have MS?" and I responded that I did.He said I needed three days of solumedrol at 1000 mg each day to close my blood brain barrier and selected Tysabri as the MS drug I will be taking.

I have been wondering lately if my sensitivity to medication could be related to my MS. I could understand being sensitive to some medications but not everything. For example I have high BP and unlike most people I take 3 different types to control my BP. The reason I take 3 different ones is because if my doctors try to increase any one of them (all are 1/2 the smallest dosage available) my BP and or pulse goes too low.

Last year while being treated with 1000mgs iv solumedrol x 5 days.and other medications like interferon, synthroid (new med too) I developed a bells paulsey type situ with my face and it was the 5th nerve (due to ms exacerbation) i had a lot of tremors and shaking because i didnt have a taper dose of prednisone afterwards. I was sick... a week or so after all these issues i had excessive energy thats it... no other symptoms (i thought it was bipolar, i went to a psychologist whom agreed.

Hello everyone! Sorry it's been a few days, but I can barely remember what has happened.....I just wanted to make the wonderful announcement that I was finally able to have a shower today!! YAHOO!! ***CLAP CLAP CLAP*** I vow, before all you wonderful people, that I will never EVER again take for granted the "small" things in life that people do every single day without a second thought....(ie: showers, walking, brushing my teeth, going to bathroom, etc...

I would also expect that your medication is a T4 type only. Frequently when taking T4 type thyroid meds, the T4 is not being converted adequately to T3 and the FT3 levels is out of balance with the FT4. If this is the case then it is most likely that you need to add a source of T3 to your meds, in order to increase your FT3 level. A good thyroid doctor will test and adjust your FT3 and FT4 levels as necessary to relieve symptoms without being constrained by resultant TSH levels.

Hello I am a 25 year old female and four weeks ago I was diagnosed with optic neuritis, I was admitted to the hospital for 5 days of IV solumedrol therapy (1000 mg a day). After the treatment my vision mostly came back and the eye pain was completely gone. At the same time I also had a burning arm pain in my right arm with numbness and tingling into my fingers. During my hospital stay I had an MRI of my head, which was normal.

At one point this was happening about 15 times per day. I took a round of Solumedrol (3 days) and began taking 300 mg of Lyrica per day. It now happens 4 or 5 times per week. My doctor prescribed another round of Solumedrol which is scheduled for next week (30 days from the first one). I am trying to decide whether I want to do the 2nd round of Solumedrol. It made me feel horrible and was a miserable 4 or 5 days.

If it started around the time she began her diabetes medication she may be experiencing an allergic reaction. You may want consider changing medication to see if this alleviates the problem. What has her doctor said? "I am very concerned if it has some thing to do with the end stage renal disease / Kidney failure." Why do you think this? Has she been diagnosed with kidney problems? There is not enough information in your post for us to make a comment.

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