IMURAN Reviews (AZATHIOPRINE)Average Rating: 2.9 (525 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare IMURAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR IMURAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia | Nausea. | Imruan (generic) has allowed me to stop prednisone which is the drug from hell. The nausea is not constant, it responds to Compazine, and I take Protonix for stomach issues caused by Cytoxan and prednisone. I'll be on this med for at least 12 - 18 months if it continues to work. | F | 54 | 5 months | 8/5/2005 | 3 | Crohns | extreme hair loss...my hair is now very thin, muscle aches in both legs to the point I would have difficulty walking, extreme fatigue | I was on the highest dose you can handle for over 6 months and the pain in my legs and the gut pain became extreme. I was put in the hospital and after 3 days was determined I was over medicated. I was on the Imuran and high doses of Predinose, with no results in helping the Crohns. I am down to a low dose of Imuran and no Prednisone, my own choosing...now I'm better but still have leg aches and hair loss. | F | 38 | 8 months | 8/3/2005 | 5 | Crohns Disease | Some fatigue, muscle and joint pain. | Praise God for Imuran! Any injury in my mouth would cause me to have kankar sores. It seemed I always had them. Since I've been taking the medicine, I have not had them. Whew! | M | 45 | 3 months | 7/28/2005 | 2 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Elevated Liver enzymes after two weeks. | Did not work for me at all. Chinese Thunder God Vine Root[Lei Gong Teng] gave some relief. Now trying Enbrel[first shot yesterday]. | M | 74 | 15 days | 7/27/2005 | 4 | uc | fatigue joint pain dry skin | I was on high dose of pred when i started on this, I noticed the drug working after a few days, didnt have the side effects until my pred dropped below 7.5mg I guess the pred side effects counteract the imuran side effects. | M | 30 | 6 months | 7/15/2005 | 2 | Crohn's | Large boils on my backside, thighs and armpit that reocurred for about a year. They had to be lanced and drained due to being under the skin. They stopped coming when I got off of the Imuran. Hair loss, yellowing of skin, fatigue. | I think Imuran is an extremely toxic substance, but unfortunately so are many other drugs for Crohn's. It's just a no win situation for me. | F | 27 | 4 years | 7/15/2005 | 1 | Crohns Disease | Hair loss -- frivilious. Need at least monthly bloodwork to check for extremely low white count. Combined with prednisone was too much, immune system wacked, tons of skin infections. Constant sneezing. | One infection led to hospital trip via ambulance. Dehydration due to excessive vomiting. Will never use again. Been off of for many months. | M | 33 | 5 years | 7/6/2005 | 5 | Autoimmune Hepatitis | At the most I'll have some nausea, headaches, fatigue and bloating. Also depends on what I'm eating. I am constantly cold, even on 90 degree days. | Had a lot of nausea/vomiting and stomach pains when I was taking the generic brand Azathioprine. After I switched to Imuran the n/v and stomach pains went away. Imuran brought my numbers back down to normal within a year. Had one relapse after taking the Imuran for 18 months... cause is unknown. | F | 50 | 2 years | 6/21/2005 | 4 | Anti Synthetase Syndrome Anti Jo 1 | Hair loss, fatigue, nausea | this drug works for me. I am now on 25 mg. I was on 100 mg for at least a year. Anyone with my diease, I would love to hear from you. | F | 61 | 1 days | 6/11/2005 | 3 | Brain Vasculitis | Hair Loss, Extreme Joint & Muscle Pain | Replaced Cytoxan & Prednisone with Imuran was getting over the side effects of those and feeling pretty good until I started taking this the joint pain is probably what bothers me the most. Hair loss with the others too. | M | 45 | 3 months | 5/19/2005 | 5 | Crohn's | None | Began taking Imuran and Asacol to control my Crohn's. Since then I have been in complete remission with little or no side effects. | M | 32 | 10 months | 5/10/2005 | 5 | Neurosarcoidosis | Some stomach problems, however, my body adjusted to the mediciation (1 pill in a.m. 2 pills at night | I was treated with prednisone (with terrible side effects) in the past, however, I found a new Neurologist who recommended Imuran. This is the greatest medicine with minimal side effects. My brain and cervical spine was pain free within 8 weeks and my life has returned to normal!! | F | 46 | 9 days | 4/24/2005 | 3 | Wegener's Granulomatosis | Ankles,lower legs, hands and fingers swollen. Significantly elevated blood pressure. Tiredness. | I was on cyclophosphamide before and although it was stronger I tolerated it better than imuran. | F | 55 | | 4/20/2005 | 2 | Myasthenia Gravis | fatigue, confusion, dizziness, joint pain, diarrhea | Not sure if all symptoms are directly related to Imuran. Have recently gone off the drug and symptoms of MG are stable. While on the drug started getting spots of skin cancer. Only recently found out can also cause other types of cancer such as lymphoma. | F | 32 | 4 years | 4/18/2005 | 3 | Crohn's disease | Low heamoglobin, iron deficiency, fatigue, mastrual cycle interapted and is very irregular (used to be before imuran) | I refused to take imuran for about 1 year which after had no choice and started. it did help much with the crohn's symptoms but created new health problems such as bone marrow suppression. make sure to get your monthly blood work! it could save your life!!! | F | 35 | 1 years | 4/10/2005 | 5 | Lupus, RA, Chron's | None | Of all the immunesuppressants I have been on over the years, this os the one that has worked the quickest with a low-end dose. | F | 31 | 6 months | 2/24/2005 | 5 | Crohns | NONE. A WONDER DRUG. I do have elavated ALT Liver Enzymes - which has been mostly attributed to a fatty liver. | Diagnosed with Crohns in 1987. Surgery for fistula and fissure? But no resections -- I have been lucky - very lucky. Tried sulfas (became allergic to), prednisone worked but sucked, eventually got on Imuran and it worked great. Only flare ups like once or twice a year if I was really tired and stressed and ate too much peanuts and raw veggies - they only lasted 24 hours at most. Now has been 3 years with NO FLARE UPS -- I am thinking about trying to get off of it --- so we will see. | M | 41 | 14 years | 2/22/2005 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | Joint pain, very tired, loss of appetite, feels like the flu, intensified menstral cycle. | F | 30 | 6 weeks | 2/16/2005 | 3 | Ulcerative Colitis | Fatigue, hair loss, joint pain and paranoia. | Last week I forgot to take my Imuran for a couple of nights. I had been given the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle and decided to discontinue the meds to see if the diet worked. With in a couple of days I was amazed at how I felt. Not my UC symptoms they remained the same but being off of the medication. I had no idea I was feeling so poorly. I felt as though a 10 pound weight was lifted off of my body. I had great energy and my mood was elevated. A few days later I noticed that my knee, ankle and elbow were no longer hurting. That is when I decided to look up more info on the side effects to see if I was crazy. From the looks of it I am like most others. I will never take this medicine again. | F | 35 | 2 years | 2/16/2005 | 2 | Rheum Arthritis | Stomach pain, elevated amylase liver enzime. [Dr. told me Pancreatitis] and no effect on RA after low to moderate dose for two weeks. | Got a good price on the internet. | M | 74 | 14 days | 2/15/2005 |