Solumedrol ms symptoms
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Hey All- I was just diagnosed with ms. My neuro is a general neuro and basically told me to research the Dmds available and to let him know what I would like to try. 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?
Although I can’t comment directly on your diagnosis, you should be aware that most MS patients, and this is especially true for atypical MS (not meeting all of the clinical criteria for MS), and patients who have MS-like signs and symptoms have chronic infections that can also cause many other symptoms unrelated to MS.
The taper from the steroids is intended to help with the symptoms of withdrawal, which very well could be what you are feeling. From here it is hard to tell if it is the steroid withdrawal or MS symptoms that are making you feel so bad.
The verdict is far from in over whether CCSVI is the answer. Julie gave a good explanation . We are all hopeful that it will answer some questions about MS and offer treatment options, but that is still some time off.
Okay, I've had MS for 13 years. I was just taken off Tysabri in July, I was on that for almost 5 years. I now have to go on Gylena in January, but before I start the new drug...I have to do 6 months of iv steroids. 3 days every month with NO taper! I have just finished my second round...and I'm ready to through in the towel. The side affects of the steroids are at this point almost not worth doing. They are trying to prevent a relapse since I am not on any MS therapy.
Steroids do not alter the course of disease they only help at the time for symptoms. A person can have MS and not use steroids. I do not know about the other illnesses. Steroids work on inflammation.
May be benadryl would help the steroids. I get it with steroids. Dose packs are very different than IV steroids. Did they do a taper with you with the IV and was it at the beginnig you swelled or later?
I did not experience any relief of symptoms during that time, if anything it was worse. My symptoms were worsening by the hour - but I believe that was the direction it was going and the steroids weren't going to stop them in their tracks. It took a long time to get out of that attack, but with all said and done I believe the Solumedrol helped.
Have you called your doctor? Perhaps they can offer some insight. Take care.
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.
Sometimes steroids can make things worse. They do not help MS. They at best give relief from inflammation. There is also a rubberband effect when you get off of them where symptoms are worse. Doctors use them basically because they have nothing better to offer.
The first thing the MS doc told me was that she wasn’t ruling out MS, but it didn’t seem likely. I told her I thought I was nuts and that I should be committed. She told me I was not nuts. After doing the exam I was able to actually show her one of my new symptoms which are these muscle spasms that feel like Charlie horses that happen pretty much every thirty seconds it seems like. She was able to feel them and she was quite concerned.
Background-we are awaiting possible DX of MS for my 21 yr old daughter. Her symptoms for the past 3 months, are numb tingling hands all the time, it does not go away. As well as L'hermittes. So my question is would these symptoms be considered her flair ups or her attacks? And do they usually last this long? And do your attacks usually go away without meds?
A doctor told me that there was no medical evidence that showed that solumederal helped an MS relapse and that he and his wife who had MS had opted not to take this course of therapy.
I am on medicare and my solumederal was dispensed at an IV lab in a hospital. My share of the cost was 280 dollar per dose. I have a porta cath and I don't know if this cost was different than if it had been given to me via an IV. How often is she thinking she might need the steroid??
s office and was told that the Solumedrol is in your system for about 10 days but my symptoms would be noted and related to t he neuro...never heard back from them of course. The pain in my head has returned intermittently but usually only lasts a day at a time...the final IV infusion did nothing to rectify the pain...it was just time as usual.
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.
Hi Everyone,
Like a copper penny, I keep turning up. I haven'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..
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