what is solu medrol used for

) Hi twopack, You are absolutely correct about the steroids being of two different types, However, from what I have read, I understand that they are metabolized in a similar fashion. As for Solu-Medrol making joints feel better, this would be the case with reduced swelling, but it looks like I was retaining water pretty heavily, so this is probably where the stiffness and soreness came from.

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!

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 know I sound like a whimp but it always happens at the worst time. But I guess there never is a good time for ms is there?? As for the lexapro today I felt a little more myself, and a little less in the clouds. Thanks for listening. I will get another MRI when my new insurance kicks in as I am very curious to see what is going on in that brain of mine.

I have to take them for my cancer. It is unpleasant but the chemo is much more unpleasant so I choose to take them. I guess you have decide for yourself with your doctor. Some people have rebound where the symptoms are worse after getting off. I have never done steroids for my MS.

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!

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.

Today I visited the urologist again, and he said there is no fibrosis, it is maybe the dorsal nerve. the pain is in the mid of the shaft, about 2 cm from the glans. no Lump or hardness, no curvature.... its only continues pain. he gave me Nurubaion (Vit B group) which I used previously also with no success in pain... anything else that I can Try?

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" ?

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 see a lot of people going on solu-medrol lately, some multiple courses within a short period of time. This really concerns me, especially in regards to the potential serious side effects - some which I have experienced personally. My neurologist is very conservative about prescribing solu-medrol He's explained to me that he doesn't give steroids for sensory symptoms like tingling or feeling numb unless it is a new symptom. He orders an MRI to see if there is any change.

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.

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. I have the metal taste in my mouth, I could eat my family out of house and home, I can sleep at night fine but need a nap during the day and I can sometimes be very warm or very chilly.

My experience on solu-medrol is what Quix said. It is inflammation for me and it works wonders. Before I had taken it, I could not have explained the numbing. The swelling prevented me from feeling anything above my chest level. Day three of first infusion I knew what numbing was! It felt like Novocain had been shot in my bottom, thighs, legs and feet. Also on day three of the first set, I was able to put less weight on my poor husband getting up and down steps.

I think it is also weird that this is coming on, because I got Solu-Medrol treatment in May for OTHER symptoms, but yet this is coming on again. Any advice/opinions..anything would be great!

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.

Sorry to hear what you are going through at least your sight came back. I went for 2 treatments of the IV Solu-Medrol and had a central line place for a process called plasma phrisyis.Which I still have the pain but I was told I would never regain sight in my rt. eye ever.

Corticosteroids (of which methlyprednisolone is one a.k.a. Solu Medrol) work for some types of MS relapses because they help reduce the inflammation that causes our acute symptoms. But the catch is, the mechanism of inflammation reduction is the suppression of the immune system. Not as much of an issue if you're dealing with an autoimmune disease on it's own, a much different prospect if you're dealing with a current infection like streptococcus.

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 had inflammation and edema, they gave me a steroid which is used to reduce inflammation etc. So if inflammation is the problem at the time and you recieive steroids than alot of times you will feel relief, reduce inflammation, reduce symptoms. It doesnt matter that it was my neck for a different reason it was still a steroid and it still reduced the inflammation which in turn reduced the excruciating pain in my neck, scapula area, arms and numbness in my hand.

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