Prolonged oral use of methylprednisolone may lead to elevated cholesterol levels.
Methylprednisolone belongs to the glucocorticoid hormone, which has the effect of breaking down fat. If you take methylprednisolone orally for a long time because of certain diseases, it will lead to the enhancement of the intensity of fat decomposition, which will indirectly lead to the elevation of the cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and it may also affect the level of blood glucose.
Glucocorticoids are widely used in clinical practice, with anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects, and can be used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and nephrotic syndrome, etc. Lipid monitoring should be strengthened in the course of treatment.
Methylprednisolone adverse reactions are hypercholesterolemia, elevated blood glucose, full-moon face buffalo back, sodium water retention, osteoporosis, etc., for the drug component allergy, systemic mycobacterial infections and other patients prohibited the use of this drug; patients with diabetes mellitus, patients with hypertension, a history of psychiatric disorders, and patients with some infectious diseases with obvious symptoms of the relative contraindications for the population.
Clinical oral methylprednisolone, under the guidance of a physician to use the drug, and regularly monitor cholesterol levels.