solumedrol iv ms

I am 9 days out from getting 5,000 mgs. of IV SoluMedrol. I have had more results from a dosepack than this massive amount of steroids. It did make the inside of my mouth & lips swell and my throat felt like I was breathing fire. Gol bless MD Anderson. I wasn't able to eat either. I have RA, MS, Meniere's, and Also, if anyone out there has both RA and MS, would you please share what treatment regime you are taking? Soft hugs to all and Thank you in advance.

i have a PICC line as I have been going through a 2 mnth relapse with my MS and I finally gave in and went to the hospital....of course it is solumedrol pumping through it but its way different than when I had an IV port last year...question though; I feel so dizzy and have feelings l want to pass out at times even though I don't pass out. is it because of the PICC with solumedrol that is giving me a different experience?

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?

m sorry you have joined our ranks. If the doctor is doing IV solumedrol with the orders for MS, then it sounds pretty sure to me too. At this point you need to go back to the neuro and sit down and discuss treatment options. All of these symptoms you describe could be from the MS and the neuro is the right source for information. It is hard not to panic when you get this dx. Alex is so right .... breathing is essential.

ve only had one relapse, a year ago which resulted in my MS diagnosis, but I was hospitalized for the 5-day IV Solumedrol. It was 4 x per day -- every 6 hrs. The reason for the hospital stay was the need for round-the-clock infusions (no infusion center available at all hours), PLUS Solumedrol can raise blood sugar to dangerous levels, so I had blood sugar tested every 4 or 6 hrs -- got up to 145 once, and 130 twice (I'm not diabetic). I was given insulin shots then.

My understanding is (and hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that IV solumedrol is of the most use within the first weeks of a relapse. In the area where I live, steroid use for relapse is waning. There is quite a bit of research showing the in most cases, the relapse length is only marginally shortened. Given the risks (blood sugar issues, bone density changes), steroids are no longer given automatically. I would consider it if I lost vision.

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.....

A mild episode of optic neuritis and later double vision is what got me my first MRI and Solumedrol IV. (and FINALLY dx of MS) My neuro explained that even microscopic involvement of the optic nerve can cause pain and vision problems. My vision returned to normal. I would not hesitate for a second to take steroid treatments for vision involvement. My understanding is that this treatment temporarily dampens the immune system, thus greatly slows the inflammation that does damage.

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.

Solumedrol can be an excellent way to calm symptoms down if you are being treated due to MS flair-ups. When I had my IV Solmedrol treatment, I was not able to sleep for days I was wired) and the doctor's gave me a weeks' worth of sleeping pills. The Medrol caused havoc with my blood pressure and my blood sugar.

Does anyone have any information on side effects of IV solumedrol? I have taken it before, but that was several years ago. I just finished a 3 day course and today is day 5. I am feeling very stiff and am having much more difficulty walking. Water retention may be a factor, although I am on a low salt diet. I have travel plans next week and am hoping to feel better by then. If anyone has any recent experience with this please reply.

Hi and welcome, As far as i'm aware IV solumedrol and Copaxone are often being done together, i've never personally heard of specific interaction problems, usually the choices you get is to stay on Copaxone and do the IV Steroid (with or without oral taper) or stay on Copaxone and skip the Steroids if it's not a major relapse.

ll channel Quix here and say what she has repeated to me over and over - if solumedrol cured MS or prevented symptoms, it would be a standard treatment for all of us. It doesn't work that way. The sm only helps to ease the effects of the sxs but does not stop them. With ON, you can wait it out or take the solu - you will still end up with the same end results. It just takes longer on your own without the solumedrol. I hope that makes sense and I did my mentor Quix proud!

coming with hat in hand is how in te world do ones manage the bizarre psychotic type side effects from the IV solumedrol? I just finished yet another five course today and frankly I had hugs melt down scared my caegiver.. and fnally made th eprimary car e doc understand thath 72 hours of mania, depression, wailing, and all that jazz was no acceptable. This is the first time I have dome them in a home setting versus in patient..could that be afcator? or am I just a little nutty...

t been on in a while because I had an exacerbation from the flu shot. Then, Dec. 5 I started IV soluMedrol at home. Nurse came every day and infused me for 3 days, then a nurse followed up with my sugars, etc. for another 4 days. It was great..only way to do it. Ah, but then it gets even better. On Christmas Eve, my family came over and my grandson either had a cold or the flu..By the next night I was sick..Wound up in the hospital January 2 with pneumonia and more soluMedrol..

I just finished my first SoluMedrol IV bag. The lights are so bright! Has anyone else experienced this?

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.

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 had a 4 day Solumedrol drip and then step down pack in February and it made me worse. All my muscles tightened up and I have more pain than I did before. Call it a major fibromyalgia attack. Even now in May, I am still as stiff and woozy as i was after the glucocorticoid therapy. Sigh. Did nothing for me that I can tell. I did sweat a lot during the treatment so maybe i lost a few toxins?

Probably my best appointment to date with my MS Neuro at Vanderbilt today. My walking has not deteriorated much in the last two years (slowed down slightly). Put me on two new medicines to see if I will tolerate them. He also want to try an course of IV Steroids to see if that will help me due to my NEW numb (r) face and other new symptoms. Have to wait on that until I get tested for Rheumatoid Arthritis first as they steroids would mess that test up.

I have only had one experience with the solumedrol and it was like a miracle! I had sudden double vision and trouble walking. I saw the neuro the next day (Friday) and he got me on solumedrol the following Monday. I was on for 5 days in a row. By the end of the third day the double vision was gone and by the end of the fourth day I could read again! I still, two months later, have a little residual nystagmus in my right eye and I need the cane when out and about, but not around the house.

Just want to add that although IV steroids are often used for MS flares, that's not their only use. Since this is an MS forum of members who either have a diagnosis of MS or are in process of being evaluated for it, we really are not knowledgeable about other kinds of symptoms. If I were you I'd take mom to an ER, where she can get, we hope, much quicker relief.

He also wants to start me on a monthly dosage of IV Solumedrol. I think he also mentioned IVIG as well...but wants to start the steroids first. He said that he wants to calm some of my symptoms & flares down. He also said that he could use my reaction to the medicine as a diagnostic tool. If I react the way he presume..He can use this info to help diagnose me. Has anyone heard of IV Solumedrol given once a month..no matter if your in a flare or not...

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