Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using this medicine, tell your doctor right away. If you are using this medicine for a long time, tell your doctor about any extra stress or anxiety in your life, including other health concerns and emotional stress. Your dose of this medicine might need to be changed for a short time while you have extra stress.
Using too much of this medicine or using it for a long time may increase your risk of having adrenal gland problems. Talk to your doctor right away if you have more than one of these symptoms while you are using this medicine: blurred vision, dizziness or fainting, fast, irregular, or pounding heartbeat, increased thirst or urination, irritability, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
This medicine may cause you to get more infections than usual. Avoid people who are sick or have infections and wash your hands often. If you are exposed to chickenpox or measles, tell your doctor right away. If you start to have a fever, chills, sore throat, or any other sign of an infection, call your doctor right away. Check with your doctor right away if blurred vision, difficulty in reading, eye pain, or any other change in vision occurs during or after treatment.
Your doctor may want you to have your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist eye doctor. While you are being treated with methylprednisolone, do not have any immunizations vaccines without your doctor's approval. Methylprednisolone may lower your body's resistance and the vaccine may not work as well or you might get the infection the vaccine is meant to prevent. In addition, you should not be around other persons living in your household who receive live virus vaccines because there is a chance they could pass the virus on to you.
Some examples of live vaccines include measles, mumps, influenza nasal flu vaccine , poliovirus oral form , rotavirus, and rubella. Do not get close to them and do not stay in the same room with them for very long.
If you have questions about this, talk to your doctor. This medicine may cause changes in mood or behavior for some patients. Tell your doctor right away if you have depression, mood swings, a false or unusual sense of well-being, trouble with sleeping, or personality changes while using this medicine.
This medicine might cause thinning of the bones osteoporosis or slow growth in children if used for a long time. Tell your doctor if you have any bone pain or if you have an increased risk for osteoporosis.
Along with its useful effects, methylprednisolone can cause unwanted side-effects which your doctor will discuss with you. The benefits of taking an oral steroid usually outweigh the side-effects; however, they can sometimes be troublesome.
The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with methylprednisolone. The best place to find a full list of the side-effects which can be associated with your medicine, is from the manufacturer's printed information leaflet supplied with the medicine.
Alternatively, you can find an example of a manufacturer's information leaflet in the reference section below. Although not everyone experiences side-effects, and some will improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, speak with your doctor or pharmacist if you become concerned about any of the following:.
Important : you should let your doctor know if you start to experience blurred vision or other vision problems whilst taking methylprednisolone. For more information about side-effects which are possible when methylprednisolone is taken long-term, see the separate leaflet called Oral Steroids. Never take more than the prescribed dose. If you suspect that you or someone else might have taken an overdose of this medicine, go to the accident and emergency department of your local hospital.
Take the container with you, even if it is empty. This medicine is for you. Never give it to other people even if their condition appears to be the same as yours.
Do not keep out-of-date or unwanted medicines. For people with heart disease : This drug can increase your blood pressure. It can also cause your body to retain salt and water. Tell your doctor about your history of heart disease. You might need to test your blood sugar level more often. Tell your doctor about your history of diabetes.
For people with ulcers: This drug may cause stomach bleeding. Tell your doctor if you have an ulcer or have had an ulcer in the past. For people with glaucoma : This drug can increase the pressure in your eyes if you take it for a long time.
Tell your doctor if you have glaucoma or any other eye-related illness before you start taking this drug. For people with infections: This drug may make it harder for your body to fight off your infection. Ask your doctor if this drug is safe for you. For people with liver problems: If you have cirrhosis , you may not be able to process this drug as well. This may increase the levels of methylprednisolone in your body and cause more side effects.
Your doctor may start you on a lower dosage depending on your liver function. For people with hypothyroidism : You have a higher risk of side effects from this drug. Tell your doctor about your history of thyroid disease. You may need a lower dosage of this drug. For people with herpes of the eye: Ask your doctor if this drug is safe for you.
You may have a higher risk of side effects. For people with systemic sclerosis : Corticosteroids, including this drug, increase your risk of scleroderma renal crisis. Key symptoms of this condition include kidney failure and increased blood pressure. Your doctor will monitor you carefully if you have systemic sclerosis and you take methylprednisolone. Methylprednisolone should only be used during pregnancy if the benefits outweigh potential risks to the pregnancy.
For women who are breastfeeding: Methylprednisolone may pass into breast milk and cause side effects in a child who is breastfed. Talk to your doctor if you breastfeed your child.
You may need to decide whether to stop breastfeeding or to stop taking this medication. For seniors: The kidneys of older adults may not work as well as they used to.
Children should use the lowest effective dosage of this drug to decrease the risks of slowed growth. Methylprednisolone oral tablet is used for long-term or short-term treatment. Your length of treatment depends on your condition and how your body responds to treatment. This drug can disrupt how your body controls hormones.
Stopping it suddenly can cause side effects. If you need to stop taking this drug, your doctor will slowly lower your dosage. This will reduce your risk of side effects. For this drug to work well, a certain amount needs to be in your body at all times. If you take too much: You could have dangerous levels of the drug in your body. Report any injuries or signs of infection fever, sore throat, pain during urination, and muscle aches that occur during treatment.
If your sputum the matter you cough up during an asthma attack thickens or changes color from clear white to yellow, green, or gray, call your doctor; these changes may be signs of an infection. If you have diabetes, methylprednisolone may increase your blood sugar level. If you monitor your blood sugar glucose at home, test your blood or urine more frequently than usual. Call your doctor if your blood sugar is high or if sugar is present in your urine; your dose of diabetes medication and your diet may need to be changed.
Do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription. It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription over-the-counter medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements.
You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies. Methylprednisolone pronounced as meth ill pred niss' oh lone.
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