This medicine is spending my heart rate up. And since I've been on it . I haven't gotten any rest! It's only 4mg but it's a steroid.. I have really bad anxiety attacks as it is.. I guess all I am trying to ask is.is this normal has anyone taken this medicine & how did it make you feel? I am really thinking hard about going to my doctors tomorrow and letting them know . I no longer want to take these pills . What should I do I can't be feeling this way all weekend . Help please
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Drugs.com always goes into detail about side effects and which ones are mild and which ones are severe:
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/methylprednisol…
"mental or mood changes (eg, depression, personality or behavioral changes)" and "slow, fast, or irregular heart beat;" are listed as severe side effects.
Psychiatric
Psychiatric side effects have included psychoses, personality or behavioral changes, depression, emotional instability, euphoria, mood swings, and psychic disorders.
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular side effects have included hypertension and congestive heart failure due to long-term fluid retention as well as direct vascular effects. Bradycardia, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac enlargement, circulatory collapse, fat embolism, myocardial rupture following recent myocardial infarction, syncope, tachycardia, thromboembolism, thrombophlebitis, and vasculitis have also been reported.
Hypertension has been associated with long-term therapy with corticosteroids and is thought to be due to fluid retention.
http://www.drugs.com/methylprednisolone.…
"Do not stop using methylprednisolone suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Talk to your doctor about how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when stopping the medication. Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you take methylprednisolone. Any doctor, dentist, or emergency medical professional who treats you should know that you take steroid medication."
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/methylprednisol…
"mental or mood changes (eg, depression, personality or behavioral changes)" and "slow, fast, or irregular heart beat;" are listed as severe side effects.
Psychiatric
Psychiatric side effects have included psychoses, personality or behavioral changes, depression, emotional instability, euphoria, mood swings, and psychic disorders.
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular side effects have included hypertension and congestive heart failure due to long-term fluid retention as well as direct vascular effects. Bradycardia, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac enlargement, circulatory collapse, fat embolism, myocardial rupture following recent myocardial infarction, syncope, tachycardia, thromboembolism, thrombophlebitis, and vasculitis have also been reported.
Hypertension has been associated with long-term therapy with corticosteroids and is thought to be due to fluid retention.
http://www.drugs.com/methylprednisolone.…
"Do not stop using methylprednisolone suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Talk to your doctor about how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when stopping the medication. Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you take methylprednisolone. Any doctor, dentist, or emergency medical professional who treats you should know that you take steroid medication."