... order to prevent permanent damage to nerves. Solu Medrol, like other steroids used to treat MS flare ups is an IV administered medication that requires patients to be hooked up to IVs for hours at a time for a specific number of days determined by the doctor. These steroids themselves come with many side effects and can cause issues themselves, but are necessary to treat flare ups ... . Many factors are thought to play a part in the onset of Multiple sclerosis including a virus, gene defect, or even stress. However, this is only speculation ... . Vitamin D is also thought to have a link ...

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... , or intravenously. In severe cases, doctors may choose to give steroids intravenously, followed by a course of oral steroids. The steroids do not improve the degree of the recovery, nor do they prevent the next attack. They only hasten recovery from an attack. The attack will usually diminish with out steroids (Schapiro, 1994). There are also many side effects to steroid use. An immediate allergic reaction may occur in ... some cases. In others insomnia, psychiatric disturbance, upset stomach, fluid retention, increased appetite, and worsening of acne may occur. Most of these side effec...

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... , rather than sensory, symptoms. (Mayo Clinic) While steroids do not affect the course of MS over time, they can reduce the duration and severity of attacks in some patients. The mechanism behind this effect is not known; one study suggests the medications work by restoring the effectiveness of the blood/brain barrier. Because steroids can produce numerous adverse side effects (acne, weight gain, seizures, psychosis), they are ... not recommended for long-term use. (Bernard) One of the most promising MS research areas involves naturally occurring antiviral proteins known as interferons. ...

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... , rather than sensory, symptoms. (Mayo Clinic) While steroids do not affect the course of MS over time, they can reduce the duration and severity of attacks in some patients. The mechanism behind this effect is not known; one study suggests the medications work by restoring the effectiveness of the blood/brain barrier. "Because steroids can produce numerous adverse side effects (acne, weight gain, seizures, psychosis), they are ... not recommended for long-term use." (Bernard) One of the most promising MS research areas involves naturally occurring antiviral proteins known as interferons...

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... , rather than sensory, symptoms. (Mayo Clinic) While steroids do not affect the course of MS over time, they can reduce the duration and severity of attacks in some patients. The mechanism behind this effect is not known; one study suggests the medications work by restoring the effectiveness of the blood/brain barrier. "Because steroids can produce numerous adverse side effects (acne, weight gain, seizures, psychosis), they are ... not recommended for long-term use." (Bernard) One of the most promising MS research areas involves naturally occurring antiviral proteins known as interferons...

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