The argument used to be that since Multiple Sclerosis Steroid treatment did nothing to slow the progression of the disease, treatment with them should be avoided because there was no benefit.  Some may argue that this is still the case, basing their argument on the fact that there are too many side effects to consider MS Steroid treatment.  But the majority of the MS community now sees that just reducing the severity of the side effects during relapses and reducing the length of time a patient remains in relapse is a trade-off worth making.

Usually MS patients endure at least mild symptoms while the disease is in remission, but when an attack, or relapse, comes on the fatigue makes even going to work sometimes impossible.  Patients sometimes go into depression, and the difficulty in walking limits activities severely and also raises self-image issues that can compound the depression.  Steroids help …