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Can Solone Cause Bleeding In The Brain?
Question: My friend was taking 25mg 1 a day of solon for over 12 months then he decided to cut it to 17mg a day and over a couple of weeks starting taking it every couple of days and then stopped altogethr in XXXXXXX He blacked out and was rushed to hospital. After 2 operatins of going through his groin to check for an anurism they could not find anything which ws causing his bleeding in the brain. they said maybe it was a burst blood vessel. He is now nausious when he moves slightly and has blown up weight wise. After talking with him I ws concerned it this medication could have caused these issues and if so what can he do to now get back to his normal health. He will be discharged from hospital but will no real diagnosis.
Brief Answer:
Solone COULD potentially cause a brain bleed.
Detailed Answer:
Good evening from Dr. Saghafi living here in XXXXXXX OH- USA. I am a neurologist and use quite a quantity of methylprednisolone for a variety of problems. Can I ask why your friend is on it in the first place?
I understand you are from "down under" and I'd like to answer your question. First of all, the name of the drug you are referring is "Solone", correct? We do not have this BRAND NAME here in the US but we certainly know about the medication itself and how it functions and dysfunctions.
So it would appear that your friend suffered a brain bleed. Is that correct? It would also seem that he may have titrated the drug back down himself before stopping it completely.
Can you give me some details about the brain bleed? Location, quantity (sounds like just a small amount since he was discharged 1-2 days later). How has his blood pressure been over the past few weeks?
Prednisolone is NOTORIOUS for weight gain....so that much we know.
It can also cause rises in blood pressure which, if uncontrolled can lead to worsening headaches. Elevated blood pressures can definitely lead to brain bleeds. It sounds as if the doctors who performed the angiography procedure for some reason are not willing or able to consider the medication as a potential risk factor for brain bleeds?
People with brain bleeds are best advised to enter programs of physical therapy following their strokes. If I were his physician I would clearly advise him NOT to use this medication any longer due to the risk of intracranial bleeds.
Tincture of time is also a very effective treatment option and as the blood reabsorbs from the brain his function will become better...but it could take weeks to months to fully show evidence of improvement and eventual cure.
Best of luck to your friend.
If this information has been helpful I'd appreciate a bit of written feedback and a STAR RATING and if there are no further questions on these issues I'd equally appreciate your CLOSING THE QUERY on your end so that it may be processed, archived, and credited for future reference.
Please feel free to contact me directly and ask more questions on this topic (though I'm not Australian so do not know of Solone by first hand use but rather by his XXXXXXX counterpart known as Solumedrol) by using the following link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=68474
This query required 73 minutes of physician specific review, research, and final draft documentation for envoy.
Solone COULD potentially cause a brain bleed.
Detailed Answer:
Good evening from Dr. Saghafi living here in XXXXXXX OH- USA. I am a neurologist and use quite a quantity of methylprednisolone for a variety of problems. Can I ask why your friend is on it in the first place?
I understand you are from "down under" and I'd like to answer your question. First of all, the name of the drug you are referring is "Solone", correct? We do not have this BRAND NAME here in the US but we certainly know about the medication itself and how it functions and dysfunctions.
So it would appear that your friend suffered a brain bleed. Is that correct? It would also seem that he may have titrated the drug back down himself before stopping it completely.
Can you give me some details about the brain bleed? Location, quantity (sounds like just a small amount since he was discharged 1-2 days later). How has his blood pressure been over the past few weeks?
Prednisolone is NOTORIOUS for weight gain....so that much we know.
It can also cause rises in blood pressure which, if uncontrolled can lead to worsening headaches. Elevated blood pressures can definitely lead to brain bleeds. It sounds as if the doctors who performed the angiography procedure for some reason are not willing or able to consider the medication as a potential risk factor for brain bleeds?
People with brain bleeds are best advised to enter programs of physical therapy following their strokes. If I were his physician I would clearly advise him NOT to use this medication any longer due to the risk of intracranial bleeds.
Tincture of time is also a very effective treatment option and as the blood reabsorbs from the brain his function will become better...but it could take weeks to months to fully show evidence of improvement and eventual cure.
Best of luck to your friend.
If this information has been helpful I'd appreciate a bit of written feedback and a STAR RATING and if there are no further questions on these issues I'd equally appreciate your CLOSING THE QUERY on your end so that it may be processed, archived, and credited for future reference.
Please feel free to contact me directly and ask more questions on this topic (though I'm not Australian so do not know of Solone by first hand use but rather by his XXXXXXX counterpart known as Solumedrol) by using the following link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=68474
This query required 73 minutes of physician specific review, research, and final draft documentation for envoy.
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