Cortisone - I was diagnosed with "secondary Multiple Sclerosis" by a Neurologist.?

I have had MS for 30 years and use Intravenous Methylprednisolone (IVMP) for every exacerbation exclusively. The accepted protocol is 1000mg/day for 3 days. When things are really bad this can be extended to 5 days. For this short pariod you don't need a taper. Low dose pred for extended periods is worthless and dangerous. I know of no papers which have suggested otherwise. I stoped research a few years ago but a recent search netted:

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International MS journal 2009 Jun;16(2):42-6.
Spotlight series: pivotal trials through today's knowledge--adrenocorticotrophic hormone.
Sibley WA.
University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA.
Forty-five years ago the first large multicentre, randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial of a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) was completed testing corticotrophin versus placebo. It demonstrated the feasibility of such a trial in an illness which is as variable, from patient to patient, as MS. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone was soon replaced by intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) as therapy for acute exacerbations, to control acute inflammatory responses. Long-term therapy with corticosteroids is fraught with complications. Pulsed IVMP has been widely used as an alternative, but few formal studies have been done. One, however, suggested that treated patients had less brain atrophy, and further study of this technique may be indicated.

PMID: 19671367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
William Sibley wrote the original "Therapeutic Claims in Multiple Sclerosis" and you can find reference to the "pulse" therapy as far back as 1996.
Believe me it works fine if handled well and sparingly. I've read some post here that seem to ignore medical research.