Solumedrol v. Prednizone

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For all you sweethearts who want me to have a much less bad time with treatment, thank you, I appreciate your care and concern. But this is the issue with solumedrol(the IV) verses prednisone (the pills). I found this website that converts doses of one corticosteroid to another and basically if I were to take the oral instead of the IV I would have to take 1,250 mg of predisone daily to match one IV solution of 1000mg. solumedrol. I have a prescription of prednisone to taper me down after the five days on solumedrol and the dosage is for 10mg tablets. Knowing the nausea and the dizziness prednisone caused me last time I tapered down from a solumedrol drip I'll stick with the plan my Neurologist has. I've had ms for 10 years and I've found this is what pulls me out of relapses the quickest and I'll just have to deal. Besides, solumedrol won't kill me unlike a certain ms drug out on the market. Now that I find unacceptable. As far as Copaxone is concerned I do truly believe it prevents my relapses when I take it consistently. I got very cocky over the past year thinking I could go without it but in my years of ms there is a distinct pattern of me skipping my shot for long periods of time and going into relapses.. So I'm back on the shot, no more gambling. Below is the website I found. This too shall pass along with this awful heat!.

Amy

.. http://www.wegeners-granulomatosis.com/forum/medication/426-solumedrol-vs-prednisone.html

I had a bad relapse after skipping Betaseron injections and I really beat myself up about it. My neuro said the two aren't connected and that I most likely would've had the relapse anyway.

Amy, can you do oral steroids? I've had both oral and IV - IV knock me for a loop BIGTIME, oral lets me go about my day-to-day activities with no side effects.

To: MSersLife Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 4:24 AMSubject: Re: In a Bad Bad BAD Relapse - Cait

Thanks Cait. I just hate this oh so much.

Amy

..I'm so sorry about your relapse Amy . But please don't be so down on yourself for stopping the copaxone. Who's to say it wouldn't have happened if you hadn't and anyway, beating yourself up just adds stress. Try to think 'just 5 days, then 4, etc' ... hugs, Cait

In a Bad Bad BAD Relapse

Well, this hasn't happened in several years but I went to my neurologist this afternoon to get the results of my annual MRI and the news was awful. Apparently my MRI with contrast lit up like a Christmas tree and I've got new damage in numerous parts of my brain. So I've got to have 5 days of solu-medral drip. This sucks, solu-medrol makes me so sick. I almost would prefer to stay in the relapse! This is what I get for skipping my Copaxone shot for months at a time. Incredibly, I'm one of the 38% of people the stinking shot actually helps. That's baffling considering my usual awful odds. So I'm a little angry at myself over this because next week is going to be in and out of the hospital getting my veins pumped full of hell in a bag. Just had to vent. So my advice to those with RRMS, seriously, no matter what you read on statistics about any medicine you're on, don't skip it.

Amy