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Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 624 |
91% |
| Chronic Pain | 1 |
100% |
| Blindness & Visual Impa... | 1 |
100% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 91% (629
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Solumedrol Reviews
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Only when needed, haven't had any in over two years
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does it's job when needed
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Worked at first, but effects wore off the more I got it.
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I've had 4 treatments in 8 months. It gave me some strenght back but it may have caused severe depression. It usually wore off in 2 months
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I took three infusions of Solumedrol before beginning my therapy with Avonex. It really seemed to help calm the almost constant flares I was having.
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Love the stuff! Worked with in hours and just got better. I was kind of hard to be around while on it.
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Makes me sort of manic. It hasn't helped with the numbness and tingling but initially did help reduce the size of my first lesion.
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It helped get my sight back! It made me hairy tho... :(
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I have IV solumedrol when I have a bad exacerbation.
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I usually do the 3 day solumedrol treatments, but my dr. adds 1mg of dilaudid and 25mg of phenergan to the mix (I get them IV before they start the so... [More] -
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I agree with Deb. All your reactions are normal. I have found side effects have differed greatly depending on the length of treatment: I have done f... [More] -
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All of these symptoms are normal for Solumedrol, at least from my own experience. I just did 2 3-day rounds in the last 6 weeks. I ached all over, was... [More] -
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Hi Kim My name is Kim too by the way...lol I am taking it in the IV drip. I don't know whats going on, but I am not having a good time. My doc is on... [More] -
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Hi Kat, the metal taste is very common and normal. When are you taking it and is it by IV? When I was on it, I would take it by 5-6 AM, otherwise I'... [More]
