Depo-Medrol Information
What's inside Depo-Medrol
Depo-Medrol Active Ingredients: methylprednisolone acetate, details.| Depo-Medrol Dosages & Strengths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Format | Route | Strength | Class |
| Depo-Medrol 40 mg/mL | suspension | injectable | 1.0 milliliter(s) | OTC |
| Depo-Medrol 80 mg/mL | suspension | injectable | 1.0 milliliter(s) | OTC |
| Depo-Medrol 20 mg/mL | suspension | injectable | 1.0 milliliter(s) | OTC |
Recent Depo-Medrol Side Effects
Posted by debede 6 months ago
I was also given the option of the shot or pills. Was told it would work with just one shot. NO effect on symptoms and am sorry to say have started on the pills. High doses prednisone with tapering schedule by 10mg every 3 days. Right now, the rash and itching are lessened but not gone. Hope the shot doesn't dimple/dent my butt!
Posted by nancyann about 1 year ago
I've been getting Depo-Medrol injections in my back for years for degenerative disk disease, and many other things with my back. I recently moved to an area where they have given me 180 mg of DepoMedrol in my neck, thoracic and lumbar spine. I have gained 30 pounds. I am a tiny person and this weight gain is affecting the way I live my life. I've been trying and trying to loose it and it just won't come off. Can anyone help me?
Posted by summerguidry about 1 year ago
I got my first shot in March of 2007. The first two months were great.. no bleeding. But on the third month I started a very heavy, steady period. I got my second shot (the doctor said the bleeding should soon stop) but it didn't, at all. I HAVE BEEN ON MY PERIOD FOR 8 WEEKS. straight, i have no idea when it's going to end (and neither does my doctor) very very heavy, not lightening up at all, the most severe camps of my life, MISERABLE. I am extremely emotional on the shot, I'm getting bad headaches, and I am having trouble loosing weight. As soon as the shot gets out of my system, I am never going back on it. PLEASE. do not get on the shot.. you will regret it.
Depo-Medrol Chemical Information
methylprednisolone acetate - The acetate salt of a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory effects. Methylprednisolone acetate is converted into active prednisolone in the body, which activates glucocorticoid receptor mediated gene expression. This includes inducing synthesis of anti-inflammatory protein IkappaB-alpha and inhibiting synthesis of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB). As a result, proinflammatory cytokine production such as IL-1, IL-2 and IL-6 is down-regulated and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activation is inhibited. Therefore, an overall reduction in chronic inflammation and autoimmune reactions may be achieved.
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