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 | Polymiositis/Autoimmune Muscle Dise | Stiff wrists, hands, hips and back but not all the time. Difficulty with heat, excessive sweating. | It's hard to say sometimes if it's the imuran, my condition, or menopause. But my blood work comes back great so I don't think it can be the disease if it's under control by the imuran. I used to love the heat but now I sweat like crazy. The joint pain comes and goes. It is sometimes nonexistent. Over all it is a God send because without I would probably be in a wheelchair or worse it could have moved into my lungs or heart. So some aches and pains far out-way the alternative. Was previously on prednisone and methotrexate. Prednisone takes care of the symptoms but makes you look awful. It's bad enough to be sick but then to add the feeling of not wanting to go out of the house is cruel. Methotrexate got rid of the symptoms as well but replaced the fatigue of my disease with fatigue of methotrexate. | F | 52 | 9 months 75mg 1X day | 8/31/2013 | 5 | UC | Some nausea to begin with, but started to take the tablets one in morning and one at night and it soon passed. After a couple of weeks I started to take them both at same time (night) again and it was fine. | I have had UC for 23yrs. My doctor had tried everything to stop my UC flare ups and eventually I was unable to come off the steroids. Taking Imuran was the only was I got rid of the steroids. I've had a couple of minor flares since taking the medication, but that is mainly due to me forgetting to get my new prescriptions on time. If it hadn't been for this medication, I would have had my bowel removed 9 years ago. I am fit and health - but I now feel the time is right to try and come off of the Imuran to see how I go. My doctor is right behind me and after my next colonoscopy (as long as there are no ulcerations) I will come off it. I am nervous as it works so well, but would not hesitate to go back on it again if needed. The side effects are a worry, but they are not as common as people think. So fingers crossed! | F | 36 | 9 years 100mg 1X day | 7/29/2013 | 5 | Crohn's | None. | My Crohn's is very aggressive. Four years ago it put me in the hospital with a perforation. I almost died, and lost 2/3 of my colon. I've been on imuran since. Very few Crohn's symptoms, and I feel great. Amazing | M | 41 | 4 years 100mg 1X day | 7/1/2013 | 4 | polyimyositis | Freezing full nefore i finish eating | 2 months 150mg | 6/19/2013 | 1 | Crohn disease | For the first three weeks I was extremely tired and at times nauseous: after that I commenced getting pancreatitis. In my case, it did not work. | M | 37 | 1 months 100 | 6/11/2013 | 5 | UC | Skin discoloration, brown or pink blotches. Must stay out of the sun to prevent discoloration. Little fatigue sometimes but not serious. | Imuran saved my colon from colonostomy. My GI doc tried everything and nothing worked. I had severe Pan Ulcerative Colitis and even tried Remicade which didn't work. I just pray I don't develop liver problems in the future. Haven't had a flare up in 6 yrs since I started taking Imuran. | F | 47 | 6 years 100 mg 1X day | 6/5/2013 | 4 | Crohn's disease | No side effects to speak of, very tired but may be because of having diarrhoea up to 7 times per day. | Rather be on Imuran than prednisone as predisone has given me osteoarthritis. I am on imuran and salasopyrine. I do now have a lot of acid reflux and I am on Nexium but do not know if this is because of the Imuran. Had one big operation for Crohns 7 years ago and 2 small flare-ups since. | F | 59 | 7 years 100mg 1X day | 5/13/2013 | 5 | auto immune hepatitis | No side effects except yellow urine. | F | 27 | 10 months 75 mg | 3/25/2013 | 1 | wegeners granulomatosis and RA | My DR. put me on imuran after bad side effects with methotrexate injections,and my hatered of prednisone's side effects. after taking imuran for two weeks all the sudden i felt like i had the flu, fever,severe nausea,vomiting ,severe lowerback and hip pain. stiffness in hands,wrists,blury vision,headache with eye pain. also had right side chest pain. stopped imuran and side effects inproved within two days. | F | 40 | 2 weeks 50mg | 3/21/2013 | 3 | UC | No real side effects, few mouth ulcers, but nothing to severe | Im on Imuran 14 weeks now, but my uc is still bad in the morning and evenings, I'm so thankful that Im ok during the day. | F | 43 | 14 weeks 100mg 1X day | 3/19/2013 | 3 | autohep | Itching acne dizziness stomach pain loose stools nausea thinning hair | M | 52 | 5 days 50mg | 3/13/2013 | 1 | Dermatomyositis | neurological side effects; trouble speaking, numbness of face and right arm | F | 38 | 1 days 1X day | 3/10/2013 | 3 | Undifferentiated CTD | Tolerated it well; no nausea. Have developed hemolytic anemia which may or may not be due to this drug. | This had a positive effect on my kidney numbers but after 3 months I developed hemolytic anemia on 100 mg daily. My dose is now reduced to 50mg daily. So it either caused the anemia or it didn't prevent me from developing auto-immune hemolytic anemia. Either way I think my days on this drug are numbered. | F | 57 | 4 months 100 - 50 1X day | 2/27/2013 | 2 | UC | Tired, listless ,dizziness, diahrea, explosive BMs, hair loss, loss of electrolytes, pain in lower body muscles, swelling of feet, itching of lower body. Suspect allergy to the med. | At 81 myself, this was a strenuos treatment. Would not recommend it for the frail or elderly. It stopped the UC bleeding after first three weeks of treatment, though. My Dr. wanted me to stay on it, but 'side effects' were too disabling. | M | 81 | 100 1X day | 2/14/2013 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | Acne, headaches, tiredness. | This seemed to work for me as it allowed me to come off prednisone, but had a flare up recently and now i'm not sure. I'm thinking of discontinuing this and trying alternatives after reading articles on here and on the FDA site and others possibly linking it with lymphoma and other major things, I wasn't told about those being possible when this was recommended. | F | 17 | 7 months 100 1X day | 2/1/2013 | 4 | Chrohns disease | I notice I have been itchy, and very tired. I take Humira 40mg every week, I do the injection myself, plus I take the imuran and cipro. I have had this disease since I was 25...I have tried remicade, asacol, pentessa, prednisone and my body didn't respond, I have had 2 surgeries 2 blood transfusions and 1 obstruction :( hoping that imuran and the Humira help me to be in remission. So far it's good! | F | 30 | 10 days 100mg | 1/16/2013 | 5 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | skin problems - I have been to stay out of the sun ALWAYS; no malignancies but I know it can happen; however this stuff has kept me alive so I'm not fussed about side effects; also I had a baby post transplant (he is now almost 22) which would not have happened if it weren't for the drugs that keep me alive. | F | 52 | 31 years 100 MG 1X day | 1/3/2013 | 1 | Crohns disease | Thought I was getting a flare up again and went to the ER. Because my heart rate was so high, i was admitted right away. Turns out I was having an allergic reaction to the Imuran whiched caused me to have pancratitis. | F | 28 | 2 weeks 30 1X day | 12/6/2012 | 1 | Crohn's disease | DEATH!! | My teenage son contracted lymphoma from taking this drug and he died 3 months after diagnosis! Beware. This side-effect of Imuran is rarely discussed by doctors. | M | 19 | 3 years 150 1X day | 12/4/2012 | 2 | Wegener's Granulomatosis-Vasculitis | headache, nausea, fatigue, anxiety | I haven't been taking it for long but already have extreme nausea and headaches. Hoping that it passes while I'm adjusting to it. Also on 5mg of prednisone/day....down from starting at 60mg. Did a cycle of Rituxan with very little side effects prior to taking imuran. | 34 | 2 months 50 2X day | 11/8/2012 |