What Causes Dizziness, Nausea And Shortness Of Breath After Taking Medrol?

Posted on Tue, 15 Nov 2016

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Question : I was given this drug, medrol 4mg dosepack due to a severe pain down my left leg. After taking the first 4 pills as directed by the directrions on the pak. The next day I was dizzy, nausiated, and short of breath. This continued for 2 days getting worse by the hour. My doctor old me to go to the emergency room at the hospital. I check in and they gave me every test, I think available. Dismissed after 48 hours with headaxche. Today is6 days after taking the medications and still have a nausea and head ache. What should I do?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Elona (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Stop taking the Medrol pills.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear use
I have gone through your question.
I can understand your concern.

Medrol or methylprednisolone is a corticosteroid and it works by modifying the body's immune response to various conditions and decreasing inflammation.

Feeling short of breath, dizziness,nausea and headache are serious side effects of Medrol so in my opinion you stop taking this drug and consult your doctor to take another treatement for your problem.

Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Thank you for using HCM.
Wish you good health.

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