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(also known as Methylprednisolone)
Corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicines) are used to provide relief for inflamed areas of the body. They lessen swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions. They are often used as part of the treatment for a number of different diseases, such as severe allergies or skin problems, asthma, or arthritis. Corti... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Lupus | 58 |
79% |
| Arthritis | 28 |
75% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 16 |
88% |
| Back Pain | 2 |
50% |
| Migraine Headaches | 2 |
0% |
Overall, 77% (118
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Medrol Reviews
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Imagine Tazmanian Devil x10000. Got my house mighty clean!
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I have been put on this a few times, before it was used to treat my allergies/asthma, but now it is used for my SLE. It works much better than Prednisone, which did not do too much to help me. It always makes me eat everything I look at, but it helps with the pain and inflammation, so it works for me.
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hair loss =(
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so so
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i just went back on it for awhile. I was under tons of stress, moving to a new house, taking care of 3 foster children, which i love, and working.
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I am steroid dependent. I can usually maintain on a dosage of 2 mg. when an Asthma exacerbation did not occur.
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Worked on severe pain
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Got Solu-Medrol in hospital
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Fractured bones
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recommended not long term.
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I am bipolar and it helped with the flareups, but boy was I up for 2 days, which does not help my stress level for flareups
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Worked for joint pain for a couple days finished my weeks worth and pain has moved to muscles and other joints.
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helps with inflammation
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helps with joint inflammation
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was given this intrevienously by drip got horrific migrane, long term it managed to halt a flare up
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Discussions
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Anyone Used Methylprednisolone?
its medrol, it is a cortisteriod. i got really sick off it and lost 12 pounds in one week [More] -
Anyone Used Methylprednisolone?
There are many reasons why the medrol dose pack doesn't work. It gives you about 20mg. of prednisone the first day, and each day after it tapers down.... [More] -
Anyone Used Methylprednisolone?
Thanks for your comments! For some reason the medrol pack (is that right....not sure I spelled correctly) doesn't work on me. Its the weirdest thing!... [More] -
Anyone Used Methylprednisolone?
I have used both and have worked fine. I actually prefer the Medrol pack (methylprednisone) better. I was also on Enbrel and only used the Medrol pa... [More] -
Anyone Used Methylprednisolone?
I believe the medrol dose packs consist of methylprednisone. I believe they are different names for generics of prednisone. [More]
