IMURAN Reviews (AZATHIOPRINE)Average Rating: 2.9 (526 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare IMURAN with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR IMURAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
1 | Crohns | massive trembling, severe lower back pain, shivering, night sweats, hot all day long | wouldn't care if I was dieing there is no way I would put myself through the 8 days of horror I had taking this drug. Doctor said liver test wasn't too bad so I wasn't allergic to this drug - he said I was having anxiety attacks - funny how I haven't had one since I went off this drug. | F | 44 | 8 days | 2/2/2009 | 1 | Crohns | Fever, vomiting, severe joint pain, low white blood cell count | After 10 years on Salozopyrin, doc (quack) decided to switch me to Imuran. Side effects were crippling. Ended up in hospital for a week vomiting everywhere, with ridiculous fever, crawling to the bathroom as the joint pain made it impossible to walk. Didn't go to work for 3 months. Developed an anal fissure (finally resolved with Remicade) and now have cyclical neutropenia that requires weekly injections of Filgrastim to boost my immune system. Why suppress your immune system? It's there for a reason. Now I have to balance an auto immune disease with an immune disorder. It's hard work maintaining a balance. I will never take this drug again. | F | 40 | 30 days | 1/21/2009 | 5 | cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa | Very little side effects. Occasionally felt fatigue, but it allowed me to live a normal life and got my disease into remission. | Also helped me wean completely off prednisone. | F | 55 | 1.5 years | 1/15/2009 | 1 | Crohn's Disease | Muscle pain, tiredness, acute pancreatitis with a 5 day hospital stay. | F | 56 | 2 weeks | 1/12/2009 | 5 | lupus | no side effects for me. | have been extremely satisfied. imuran also allowed me to reduce my prednisone use to 6mg.have my quality of life back, can do everything i used to do before being ill. only problem i just found out is that my white blood count is getting low | F | 44 | 2 years | 1/10/2009 | 5 | Crohn's Disease | Mild fatigue, susceptability to chest infections, unusual dreams (No concomitent meds taken with Imuran during past three years) | I have responded incredibly well to Imuran (100mg qd) and my Crohn's has been effectively in remission for two years. If this medication does not agree with you, stay in the loop and talk with your doctor about HUMIRA. Newer and very promising alternative! | M | 26 | 3 years | 1/9/2009 | 3 | Crohns | Major hair loss, odd skin growth/rash, and acne for the first 3-5 months on the drug. The only remaining side effect that I am certain is due to Imuran is acne that I just can't get rid of despite trying almost every perscription and over the counter acne treatment available. | I have been on Imuran for almost 2 years. I started Lialda about 6 months into the Imuran. Together they seem to keep me stable, but I don't know if I can handle the side effect of acne much longer. My doctor perscribed Imuran as essentially a life time drug to prevent flare ups, but I feel like I have a life sentence of acne. It also doesn't help that I want to have children and Imuran is not recommeded prior to or during pregnancy. | F | 30 | 2 years | 1/8/2009 | 3 | auto immune hepatitis | Loss sex drive aches and pains trouble breathing when walking or doing exercising joint pain | I am taking 150 Mgs of Imuran for AIH and feeling like I have very little energy. I am very short winded. I am having joint pain which I did not have at lower levels. Like the previous gentlemen I also have no motivation. My sex drive which has always been high is non existent | M | 56 | 3 years | 1/5/2009 | 3 | auto immune hepatitis | nausea, appetite loss, hair loss, general feeling of unwellness, anxiety, depression, lack of motivation | I have not had any flare ups with my liver. I'm experiencing some joint pain and a lot of fatigue. My "get up and go" got up and "went!" Climbing stairs is a killer (only 13 steps). I'm generally in very good condition and I also wonder if these symptoms are side effects of the Imuran as well. | F | 47 | 18 months | 1/1/2009 | 4 | Crohn's | acne, skin rash, disturbed sleep | i was initially on pentasa and entocort. they stoped working for me and after a massive flare up and hospital stay, i was put on prednisone and imuran. i gained back all the weight i had lost during my illness (pentasa never helped me gain my weight back.) i came off the prednisone after 2 months. Im still on the imuran (5 months now). it has helped me SOOOO much. For the first time since i got diagnosed, i actually feel normal again. Im at a healthy weight, eat normal, no cramps and only 1-2 BM's a day. After 3 months of being on it, i started experiencing some acne, skin rash and disturbed sleep. I reduced my dosage by half a pill (went from 2 pills to 1 and 1/2). im using a acne gel for my face and its much better. The benefits outway the cons. It feels good to feel normal. I can always pay more attention to my face and use acne gel to clear up my skin. | F | 23 | 5 months | 12/15/2008 | 5 | myasthenia gravis | Bad nausea at first which lessened after around 6 weeks. Now - loss of appetite, slight nausea, very slight hair loss. Pain in several joints but not confirmed yet if this is caused by the Imuran. | Started on Imuran after 2 years on prednisone. Now taking 150 mg per day plus Mestinon. I have good days and bad days but generally speaking I feel a whole lot better. Have regular blood tests but no problems so far. The pain in my hip and knee is troubling but I'm not sure yet if this is a side-effect as it could also be linked to prednisone withdrawal. Loss of appetite is a bonus(!) after putting on so much weight with prednisone! | F | 52 | 6 months | 12/11/2008 | 4 | Ulcerative Colitis | Fatigue, loss of interest in most things, really bad headaches and migranes, short term memory loss, joint pains (especially in elbows and knees), mood swings (nasty), dark urine, and trouble loosing weight(from prednizone of course). I've been on 300 mg per day for 2 years. | I also will take this forever over prednizone. No problems with alcohol. Mostly fatigue, headaches (migranes), memory loss(maybe from the heaqdaches) and lack of interest in things is my biggest problem. I get some pretty nasty mood swings, but people SHOULDN'T TICK ME OFF! :-) | M | 31 | 2 years | 12/7/2008 | 1 | Crohn's | Tumors, skin growths, yellow skin, acne, vomiting | I had no idea this drug can give you cancer. My doctor, Bushra Sulieman, repeatedly told me it was safe. Well, now not only do I have cystic acne scars from prednisone, I have a large surgical scar from having a TUMOR removed on my face. These scars will NEVER go away. Facial scars are devastating to a person's body image. I don't even want to leave the house. | F | 17 | 6 months | 12/7/2008 | 3 | IPF Pulmonary Fibrosis | Hard to say whether it's the Imuran or prednisone. Major hair loss, still falling out after 7 months. Itchy skin, bitter taste in mouth (wine tastes terrible) joint pain, tired, disturbed sleep (even with a sleeping pill). Never had any stomach problems or nausea. No acne either. | I was diagnosed 06/04 with IPF. Started on prednisone 01/08 @ 25 mg. weened down to 10 mg a month ago. Started on Imuran around May @ 50 mg daily; now at 150 mg daily. The Imuran is supposedly helping me stay on a lower dosage of pred. Is it helping with the way I feel; not really. Symptoms are all still there and slowly getting worse especially on exertion. Progression of the disease. At least I don't have to increase the prednisone, yet...tomorrow is another day. | F | 53 | 7 months | 12/1/2008 | 3 | cryoglobulinemia/vascultis | Not sure what to blame or praise this drug for. If I can figure out how to get off it, I might discover what it is or is not doing. | I want to wean off this drug but there is no information about the process. I called Glaxo and they have nothing in the drug info about weaning, which I find scary. There should be some kind of guideline. If the people who make it don't know how to get off it, how is a doctor supposed to know? | F | 54 | 8 years | 11/26/2008 | 2 | Connective Tissue Disease | SEVERE back pain(had to be put on oxycodone), EXTREME fatigue(have been in bed for almost a month), loss of appetite, bursitis flare up in hips, wrist pain, upper respiratory infection, anemia | I began on 50mg and worked up to 100mg...noticed nothing (no better, no worse)until the dosage was at 100mg, then the side effects hit me like a ton of bricks. Stopped taking it 4 days ago and the pain seems to have gotten a little better. My doctor told me I wouldn't notice any changes for about 1 week. | F | 38 | 4 months | 11/24/2008 | 4 | colitis | liver problems also fatigueness | Anybody on this medication able to consume alochol | M | 32 | 5 months | 11/14/2008 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | Nothing like the side effects of Prednisone! Occasional tiredness and a noisy stomach, nautiousness with alchohol consumption & prior to some bowel movements | I refuse to ever get back on Prednisone, so I will stay on Imuran for the rest of my life to prevent another flare up. I was initially prescribed Colozal and ended up in the hospital from severe dehydration within two weeks. Prescribed Lialda next and dehydration reoccured in just 3 days. Imuran was the only medication that prevented the bloody stools & constant gas. Prednisone turned me into a "monster" and gained ~15 lbs within a few months. | F | 31 | 10 months | 11/10/2008 | 4 | ulcerative colitis | hair loss, folliculitis (acne) | Imuran seems to be the only drug so far to keep me in remission, i have been on many drugs that have not helped..i have been in remission for about 2 yrs!!! | F | 23 | 2 years | 10/28/2008 | 1 | Crohns | Migraines, joint pain in my elbow , right shoulder and ankle. Cant walk on that foot. Still have diorrhea. Back pain and chest pain. Sore throat, Blocked nose all the time. Seem to be getting sick alot. Moody. Just dont feel well | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 10/20/2008 |