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 |
| 5 | Crohn's Disease | Has put me in remission without flare ups for the last 10 years. I have no symptoms or side effects. This medication has been a life - changer for me! | F | 48 | 10 years 150 mg | 1/30/2019 | 2 | Myasthenia Gravis | Weakness, nausea, imbalance, blurred vision | I think the imuran is making me feel worse. I’m on prednisolone 25mg every second day and my dose was doubled to 100 mg a month ago in December, and I have really noticed how weaker I am feeling soon after taking medication. | F | 53 | 3 months 100 | 1/4/2019 | 1 | I have Lupus | I started taking Imuran and prednisone in Jan I was increased twice with Imuran the last increase was Feb and beginning of Mar the muscles in my legs and hips started hurting. The last two weeks of March the pain was so debilitating I was using crutches. I also had developed thrust and ulcers in my mouth. Apr 2nd I was rushed to the hospital as the pain was so debilitating I could no longer stand I was in the hospital for two months and this is end of Aug and I am in a wheelchair and walker. Wheelchair to go out if it is to a mall. It is ridiculous. | F | 54 | 4 months 100mg | 8/31/2017 | 3 | Dermatomyositis - wean off pred | Severe rash on face and body | I started several medications at the same time so there may have been other SE that went unnoticed. Spent $1500 on skin laser treatments just on improving my face. Rash completely went away after transitioning to Cellcept. But remnants of the inflammation remained. | F | 37 | 4 months 150 mg | 4/6/2017 | 1 | Crohns | Gas pain, severe back pain, pain above stomach and tender stomach to touch | Worst medicine ever. How does such medicines get released to be tried on patients who are already suffering. My 13 year old has 3 weeks of hell on it. | F | 13 | 1 days 50 | 3/8/2017 | 1 | Crohn's | Titrated up from 25-100mg. Nausea EVERYDAY. Dr recommended I stay @75mg in 3rd week, taking Phenergan for nausea. CBC & CMP drawn every week. Elevated WBC, ALT & ALK PHOS.In ER 2 weeks after starting w/ and pain, mainly LRQ & bi-lateral flank pain. Lipase elevated in ER. 2days later GI Dr took me off Imuran~~heading toward pancreatitis. Abnormal LFT--mild liver damage. | I always felt lethargic on Imuran. Continual LRQ pain throughout 3 weeks of Imuran. CT Enterography determined sm bowel inflammation, bi-lateral renal scarring. Just couldn't tolerate it. | F | 55 | 3 weeks 75mg | 2/18/2017 | 5 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Moderate hair loss, which resolved after a couple months; some lightheadedness. | This drug has worked very well for my RA with minimal side effects. I have found it much more tolerable than methotrexate. I hope to be able to continue it much longer. | F | 64 | 5 years 50 mg 3X day | 2/16/2017 | 1 | Central Neurosarcoidosis | Fatigue, mild nausea, pruritus | This didn't even slow down the sarc. My coworker uses it for polyarthritis syndrome, she finds no help. Might as well take tic tac? | F | 58 | 2 years 150 mg od/ | 2/4/2017 | 1 | Pulmonary Fribrosis/Dermatomyositis | Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma Deceased in 8 months | M | 71 | 4 months 1X day | 1/30/2017 | 1 | Transplant anti-rejection | Initially no immediate drug effects on the first day but in time i started to find lumps growing in my groin area. After that I then started experiencing the most severe neuropathy and chills imanginable. This lead on to a temporary paralysis of the lower half of my torso. I stopped taking these drugs imeediately as it is obvious that a lot of the side effects are NOT being made public and no matter how rare they may be, they are appening. Now i am awaiting further tests for cancer and a colonoscopy. It has been a very frightening time using Azathioprine and i feel others must bewarned of the real dangers of this drug. | In my opinion it should never have been placed on the market as even the GP's are not aware from the information available how severe these effects can be on a percentage of patients. | M | 52 | 200 1X day | 12/30/2016 | 3 | SLE | Extreme fatigue | Started and stopped azathioprine- when off it, fatigue resolved. When on, needed to have a nap every lunchtime while at work- haven't felt this sleepy before! | F | 31 | 1 months 50mg | 9/9/2016 | 1 | systematic lupus | Hair loss, headaches, nausea, and I lost vision in one of my eyes | Went to ER for vision loss they d/c the medication since that was the only new thing, doctor refusing to believe it is a side effect. She wants to put me back on this drug. Toxic to my body! Has anyone else had this side effect | F | 27 | 6 days 50 mg | 6/11/2016 | 5 | For Crohn's Disease to boost my Rem | Weight gain,hair loss,appetite increase | Imuran has improved my remicade to work over a 2mth period but has caused my hct to drop down to 0 now i have to have iron infusions which causes my Crohn's to flare up dramatically and the pain gets to be unbearable but it works for sure and Im happy about that but cant deal with the hair loss and severe weight gain. | F | 43 | 2 months 100mg | 5/27/2016 | 1 | Ulcerative Colitis IBD | bladder pain (pain with filling as if its Cystitis), severe rectal burning (like proctitis) & childbirth-like contractions (uterine cramping) Causes headaches Causes Nausea and Vomiting | Trying Imuran for Pancolitis | F | 45 | 60 days 100 1X day | 5/25/2016 | 5 | Lupus | I started out at 50mg once a day for 4 months, but fluid began building up around my heart again. So doctor increased to 75 for a month and finally to my maintenance dose of 100mg a day. It takes about 3 months for this drug to take full effect. I place the pills in gel capsules to prevent stomach upset and also take it with a meal. I have IBS and have had no stomach upset at all from Imuran. I can't think of any side effects I have had from it. I am really doing much better...except for periodic bouts of fatigue. I am back to exercising most days....less muscle pain. | Imuran does not help with Lupus fatigue at all, but I am relieved to have no more organ involvement. So far the periodic blood checks have shown no problem with liver function due to Imuran. Once I have been on my maintenance does for one year, the doctor wants to begin reducing the dose and see if I can go without it for a while. I am glad this one works for me as I had a very bad allergic reaction to Plaquenal...covered in hives. Everyone is different so don't let the negative comments steer you away. I am just glad there is something to treat this illness. Wish there were more options available though. For me.....so far, so good....for now. | 68 | 1 years 100 mg 1X day | 3/23/2016 | 5 | sjogrens and sle | started on dosage of 100 mgs had headaches and severe nausea and backpain. Reduced to 50mg and only side effect is weight gain | Very happy now with the progress at 50 mg. Weight gain annoying but small price to pay to be symptom free. | F | 42 | 2 months 50mg | 3/8/2016 | 5 | Crohn | Very tired for about a week at the beginning. Slight sore throat for a few days after a month. Sometimes itchy skin but very infrequent | Works very well for me. 1-2 bowel movements per day. No blood, no urgency. | M | 49 | 6 months 150mg | 2/29/2016 | 2 | UC | Very, very, tired, body aches( like flu) bad stomach pains, diarrhea, vomiting, chills Wanting to sleep all the time. Very hard to go to work. Bloody stools. | F | 54 | 2 weeks 50 1X day | 2/16/2016 | 1 | Sjogren's syndrome | Horrible vomiting. Blood pressure drop. Had to go to ER. Bad bad bad. Thought i would die | F | 42 | 1 days 50 mg | 2/8/2016 | 5 | Lupus | None | So far this drug has worked wonders for my lupus. | F | 32 | 3 months | 1/22/2016 |