ASACOL Reviews (MESALAMINE)Average Rating: 3.0 (439 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ASACOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ASACOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Ulcerative Coilitis | None | I consider Asacol to be a miracle for me. Was severly sick with bleeding, incontinence, diarahea, gas, bloating, adominable cramps, spitting, and making 15+ trips to the bathroom each day. Was sick for 5 years before being diagnosed with UC and prescribed Asacol. After three months on the drug, all symptoms were completely gone. After symptoms stopped, I stopped taking it. Had a flare-up a year later and have now started Asacol again. It has been a month and a half and I am already starting to feel better. I haven't had any side effects. | F | 27 | 6 weeks | 8/11/2009 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | none | I have been able to keep my UC under control for over 25 years with some form of Mesalazine; sulphasalizine and then asacol. | M | 46 | 25 years | 8/7/2009 | 2 | crohns | high fever, diarreaha, excellerated heart beat | Am in remission and dr wanted me to use this for maintenance. Taking 400 mg x3 twice a day. These side effects came on immediately after 2 doses. After reading this web site and feeling like I do, I'm stopping the med. | F | 50 | 3 days | 8/2/2009 | 4 | crohn's | constipation, mild headache | Hard to take six pills a day. But it works for mild inflammation within three days | M | 44 | 24 days | 7/31/2009 | 2 | Collagenous Colitis | I had reached full remission of sympotoms, and was on a tapering dose of Entocort when GI Physician suggested we try to change to Asocol for continued maintenence. After about 7 days bowel activity started to increase again, and progressed to full out diarrha in less than 3 weeks -- even while continuing on low dose Entocort. Asocol was DISCONTINUED, per Physician. He commented that appx. 5% of people are intolerant of this drug. So, I'm really not anxious to try any of the other 5-ASA's either! | I experienced something of what I considered a full court press from either drug's mfg and/or the pharmacy (I couldn't tell which) with heavy additional advertising and urging me to continue with this drug when it came time to renew the prescription. NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN BEFORE!! ODD!! Reported this to Dr. who shook his head. ??? | F | 71 | 21 days | 7/25/2009 | 1 | Chrons | Kidney Failure and now on the transplant list. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION YOU WILL LOSE YOUR KIDNEY FUNCTION AND BY THE TIME THE DOCTORS FIND OUT It WILL BE TOO LATE.!!!!!!! I AM NOW ON DISABILITY AND LOST MY CAREER OF 25 YEARS AND MY 6 FIGURE SALARY, just waiting for a lawsuit to be filed and I will jump on the band wagon with the thousands of others. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 44 | 5 years | 7/24/2009 | 3 | crohns | severe muscle and joint pain, fatigue, night sweats, frequent burning stools (8-10/day), difficulty completing a bowel movemet (which means wiping to the point of rawness), cramping, waking up 1-2 times a night to urinate. | Overall this med has worked well and I have been on it for 15 years or so, but the last two times I felt I was having a flare up, my scopes showed completely normal intestinal tissue. Recently all of those side effects were severe and after another normal scope I suspected the Asacol. I am now one week off of the asacol and am sleeping all night with no night sweats and am down to 2-3 movements every other day. I have very little joint pain. I will keep some on hand in case of a future real flare up.. PS to those newly diagnosed: buy Cottonelle disposabe wipes. They are bigger and cheaper than the medicated Tucks or Prep H wipes and work just as well | M | 43 | 15 years | 7/22/2009 | 3 | Ulceratice Colitis | HIVES..itchy eyes.. | F | 3 days | 7/20/2009 | 3 | Crohn's | numbness and cramp in hands/arms, hair loss, joint fatigue | I do not feel that my hospital Consultant warned me sufficiently abut this drug, or tested my blood sufficiently for its bad effects. Along with the steroids my bowel movements are now regular from the 12/15 per day plus the fevers are gone, though the steroids had mega bad symptoms, sleepliness, fatigue, poor concentration, shakes, and moon face, everything tasted delicious which of course meant that I gained weight. I am now off the Asacol, and feel that my joints are improving as is the numbness, though my Doctor wants me to take Imuran which reduces the strength of your immune system, sounds like experimenting to me, no thanks! | F | 60 | 5 months | 6/27/2009 | 1 | Ulcerative colitis | | 6/23/2009 | 5 | Collagenous Colitis | Until reading the comments I did not associate my sleeplessness to taking Asacol. It is not so bad that I would stop taking the medication. Before taking Asacol I was so weak and run down that I was hardly able to go to work. After about 90 days of taking it I did not have any more attacks of colitis. I have tried to decrease the dosage per the doctor's instructions but was unable to maintain remission. I now take 2 Asacol in the morning and 2 at night. It has been a lifesaver. | F | 63 | 2 years | 6/22/2009 | 1 | UC | Hair loss, became incontinent (wasn't before and went back to being normal after stoppping asacol, so I am pretty sure it wasn't working right for me...) | M | | 6/21/2009 | 1 | Ulcerative Colitis | Increased Diarrhea, blood in stool(didn't have it prior to Asacol), intense abdominal cramping, fecal incontinence, achy joints. | I had terrible reactions to anything containing mesalamine. Completely exacerbated my UC symptoms. I could immediately feel when the Asacol pill entered my colon, that is when the intense pain would start. I would be curled up in a ball on the couch. Once I discontinued I felt so much better. My GI was shocked at the effects. Mesalamine is usually well tolerated in most patients. | F | 32 | 5 days | 6/18/2009 | 1 | UC | I think it's probably safe at low doses, but at high doses, Asacol can be a very dangerous drug. If your doctor wants you on mega doses, I'd find another doctor. The large doses probably have more to do with your doctor's small penis--and giving his patients powerful drugs at large doses makes him feel big and powerful--than your disease. Even the pharmaceutical company that makes Asacol doesn't recommend the mega doses that some doctors give their patients of this... | M | | 6/15/2009 | 1 | crohns disease | Kidney failure I have been on three transplant waiting lists for a little over a year now. This has turned my life upside down. My Dr. never monitored my kidneys. I was hospitalized with a creatinine of 4.4 normal range is .5 to 1.3 My creatinine never returned to normal and as you age kidney function naturally decreases so my kidneys are working at approximately 23% now and getting worse. Before being treated for crohns with asacol I was strong and healthy. Due to my kidney failure, I'm constantly tired now and many days I'm unable to complete a full work day. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION. IT CAN DESTROY YOUR KIDNEYS | M | 52 | 7 days | 6/11/2009 | 3 | UC | unable to sleep more than 3-4 hours/night, weight gain, 'beach ball" face, increased hunger . The longer I"m on these meds, the harder it is to think. Sleep deprivation, shaky muscles, and inability to think clearly have me rethinking this combination of meds. | 1200 mg twice daily combined with 3mg of steroids/day stopped the UC bleeding and diarrhea, but side effects of combined drugs are becoming increasingly problematic and difficult to live/work in the real world. | F | 54 | 40 days | 6/8/2009 | 4 | UC | Mild hair loss with extremely dry scalp | I thought I just had dandruff, but the shampoos didn't help and my hair was falling out whenever I ran my fingers through it. Overall, the drug worked pretty well. I took 12 a day for over a year. After a while, it quit working, so now I'm taking Lialda | M | 21 | 1 years | 6/2/2009 | 2 | Colitis | Increased bleeding and pains by back and side. | It worked good at first then after about 6 weeks I went down to maintenance dosage I started getting constipated and having colon aches. I slowly tapered down and felt better for about 4 days then got some mucus and started back up on full dose, but Asacol did nothing to help and started me bleeding. I recommend trying Boswellia in high doses for at least six weeks for improvement and probiotics, I think they help me more anything. | M | 39 | 3 months | 5/7/2009 | 1 | Ulcerative Colitis | Pancreatitis, severe kidney infection, and EXTREME hair loss within 10 days of taking drug. Discontinued use. | F | 23 | 10 days | 4/20/2009 | 5 | UC | runny nose, headache, slight hair loss | I've suffered from UC for over 20 years, but was diagnosed just 3 months ago. Bowel movements have decreased from 10-12 times daily to just 3 or 4. It's marvelous to have some freedom again. | F | 68 | 3 months | 4/16/2009 |