Methylprednisolone tablets are glucocorticoids that are used clinically for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, immune diseases, and allergic diseases. However, while treating diseases, methylprednisolone tablets also have more side effects, such as secondary infections, obesity, gastrointestinal abnormalities, susceptibility to chronic diseases, eye abnormalities, skin abnormalities, muscle abnormalities, bone abnormalities, heart abnormalities, nerve abnormalities, mental abnormalities, affecting growth and development.
1, secondary infection: long-term use of methylprednisolone tablets patients may have some secondary infections, such as bacterial infections, viral infections, fungal infections and tuberculosis infections. More common may cause lung infections, urinary tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, etc..
2, metabolic and nutritional disorders: patients who take methylprednisolone tablets for a long time may have metabolic and nutritional disorders, central obesity problems, most of the body fat distribution in the waist and abdomen, and reduced fat distribution in the extremities, showing a full moon face, buffalo back body shape, etc.
3, immune system abnormalities: hormonal drugs may cause certain adverse effects on the immune system in the long term, which may lead to a decrease in immunity, etc.
4, gastrointestinal tract abnormalities: methylprednisolone tablets have a certain stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract, long-term use may cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract, in serious cases or when the patient itself has gastrointestinal problems, may cause gastric ulcers, gastric bleeding, etc.
5, prone to chronic diseases: methylprednisolone tablets are hormonal drugs, long-term use will lead to obesity, which will increase the risk of chronic diseases, or will cause chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases.
6, eye abnormalities: the side effects of methylprednisolone tablets on the eyes mainly include protrusion of the eyeballs, blurred vision, etc. Long-term use may also have the possibility of glaucoma.
7. Ear and labyrinth abnormalities: Taking methylprednisolone tablets for a period of time may cause vertigo and other ear and labyrinth abnormalities in patients.
8, skin abnormalities: skin allergies may occur, rash, erythema, itching, hives, etc., accompanied by edema, petechiae, petechiae and other symptoms.
9, muscle abnormalities: prolonged use of methylprednisolone tablets may cause abnormal atrophy, pain, spasm, weakness, etc. of the patient’s muscles.
10, skeletal abnormalities: patients may develop osteoporosis during drug use, which may easily induce fractures, femoral head necrosis and other skeletal lesions.
11, cardiac abnormalities: due to changes in electrolyte balance, may have certain effects on the heart, which may manifest as congestive heart failure, myocardial rupture after myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, etc.
12, vascular diseases: prolonged use of methylprednisolone tablets may cause a decrease in the function of blood vessels, which may increase the risk of vascular-related diseases, causing cerebral infarction, heart attack and other diseases.
13, endocrine system abnormalities: may lead to the emergence of endocrine allergic disorders, manifested by patients with hypopituitarism, etc.
14, reproductive system and breast abnormalities: may be mainly related to endocrine disorders, which may cause abnormalities in the reproductive system, and female breasts may appear distended and painful.
15, respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal abnormalities: long-term use of methylprednisolone tablets may cause patients to develop frequent erratic reflux, pulmonary embolism and other respiratory and mediastinal abnormalities.
16, neurological abnormalities: patients may experience dizziness, headache, etc., and symptoms such as increased intracranial pressure, convulsions and cognitive impairment may occur with longer medication.
17.Psychiatric abnormalities: taking large doses of methylprednisolone tablets without following medical advice may cause abnormal psychiatric manifestations, such as mania, delusions, etc., and sometimes inhibitory manifestations such as depression and negativity, etc.
18, affect growth and development: taking methylprednisolone tablets during the growth and development stage of children may affect growth and development as well as inhibit growth.
19, abnormal examination: blood tests after taking methylprednisolone tablets for a period of time may show other abnormalities such as reduced blood potassium.