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 |
| 3 | ulcerative colitis | I had difficulty breathing.I told my doctor and he took me off it | M | 53 | 3 months 175 mg | 1/24/2012 | 1 | Chronic Scratching | Took my first tablet at 8pm and woke at 11.30pm to start vomiting for the next 3 hours. Had to make sure I had the bucket so I could sit on the toilet due to the runs. | The next day I didn't move off the lounge. Dr said it was unrelated to the Imuran. That was enough to know that I can't take the drug when my dr is already in denial. Just felt my body is totally rejecting it already and my condition is not life threatening to persist with this drug. | F | 45 | 1 days 50 1X day | 1/20/2012 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Hair lose at first, but now it has gotten better, acne, tired easier. | My hair was falling out like crazy to begin with but now it has all come back in thick as ever. I have acne on my back now, I never had acne so I use a body scrub and it is pretty much under control still sucks!!! I have been tired more often now, so I have been working out more to get my metabolism back up there. | F | 31 | 1.5 years 50 MG 1X day | 1/17/2012 | 4 | Crohns | Hair loss, dizziness | F | 14 | 1 years 50mg | 1/15/2012 | 3 | Body Pain, head ace, stomach ache, fever, restless, bone ache and others | F | 25 | 2 years 50 MG 2X day | 1/11/2012 | 4 | Autoimmune Hearing/balance and Coga | Bloat, gas, mild cramps, acne, oral thrush. | M | 50 | 10 days 100 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 4 | Autoimmune hepatitis | I dont know what are side effects n what r symptoms anymore! Hate the prednisone I took for 24 months but I think it worked better! | F | 35 | 4 years 150 mg | 12/27/2011 | 2 | Crohn's | Nausea, hives, skin rash, tiredness, hair loss | It has improved my digestion but side effects are ruining the benefits. I'm constantly tired, have severe nausea and my hair started falling after just a few days. | M | 38 | 5 days 150 1X day | 12/7/2011 | 5 | Vasculitis | Hair loss, acne | Great medication, very few side effects. | F | 32 | 1 years 100 mg 1X day | 10/29/2011 | 3 | Lupus | Mild stomach upset first few days. Extreme hair loss and extreme fatigue after ~1 week and still experiencing these symptoms as of now. | I'm currently taking imuran, plaquenil (400 mg/day), and prednisone (10 mg/day) for lupus; I was diagnosed more than a month ago. I've only been taking it for a little over 4 weeks and the two noticeable side effects are extreme hair loss and extreme fatigue. I think I've lost about 40% of my hair since I took it. I also cannot wake up in the morning even though I sleep early and sleep quite well. My rheumatologist told me that the hair loss and fatigue are probably from the lupus itself; the reason being that the drug (imuran) is still hasn't kicked in yet, since My blood test results still show that my immune system is still very active. I really hope my rheumy is right because I'm freaking out right now and I can't imagine feeling so tired like this. | F | 38 | 4 weeks 50 2X day | 10/27/2011 | 1 | ulcerative colitis | Extreme pain, couldn't stand, couldn't walk, diarrhea, arthritis symptoms | My son's gastro doctor started my son on this. He then began having BMs 15-20 timesa day, extreme chest, knee, back pain. Constant vomiting. When he complained to doctor, she said see doctor for rheumatoid arthritis and made appointment for 2 months away. He stopped taking it when he developed a brain abscess and had two craniotomies, possibly from strep throat when his immunity was compromised. This has not been confirmed, but it is what the doctors think has happened. Since then, he has had a brain bleed and much memory loss and has been off work for over four months. Be very, very careful if you start having any kind of bad symptoms and don't let anybody tell you to ignore them. | M | 33 | 2X day | 10/7/2011 | 4 | UC | Tired, lazy, dizzy, headaches. | Overall it works, my doc told me it's more effective with humira so I might be on it for a while. The thing that worries me are the long term use side effects. I have become very paranoid about them. Im on that and humira and colazide and refuse to go out because I dont want to risk catching ANYTHING, I dont go out in the sun anymore, maybe once a month. Im just extra careful while on these meds. I hate muran but love it coz it helps, hoping one day I will be off it. | F | 22 | 1.5 years 50 2X day | 9/12/2011 | 1 | UC | Joint pain in knees, hips, lower back, neck, headhache, fever and some more I can not discribe as my english is not so good. | I had takedown some 10 years ago. All went well until three years ago when my ferretine started to get way too low and I was very week. My J pouch had ulcers bleeding slowly. Seems that UC is back in the pouch. Tried various meds but not lasting results. Tried IMURAN as probably the last chance before removing the pouch and get back to the old way... Stomy. Imuran is so bad to me that sometimes I can stand with help but cannot walk... I stop taking it tomorrow as today's pills are taken. Hope all will come back to Close Normal situation shortly | M | 57 | 3 weeks 150MG 1X day | 9/10/2011 | 5 | autoimmune hepatitis | Skin issues | It has kept me going for a very long time. I took Prednisone and Imuran for 18 years and have been on Urso and Imuran for the last 9 years. This medicine has worked for me. | F | 53 | 27 years 100mg 1X day | 9/7/2011 | 1 | Crohns Disease | Severe Nausea Vomiting Horrendous Diahorrea, Hives, Skin rash, Loss of Appetite, Can't Sleep, Terrible sweats, Headaches and now My liver reading are off the charts | This is even worse than Humira. I would not recommend anyone take this drug. I have only been on it for 6 weeks and I am worse now than I ever was. Have had to stop it because of the damage is is doing to my liver. It is so sickening and for someone with crohns to be given a drug that gives you explosive diarrohea is a joke. DO NOT TAKE unless your life is seriously in dager with your disease. I am going Alternative all the way now. Doctors have no Clue about the side effects and will deny them. | F | 41 | 6 weeks 50mg 1X day | 8/13/2011 | 4 | crohns | I have had skin cancer on my face 3 times..waiting to have MOHS surgery for this newest one. had to have part of lower eye lid removed and skin graft due to basel cell skin cancer..I feel it is due to taking the Imuran..I have stayed out of the sun since taking it. I used to be in the sun alot before Imuran | F | 54 | 13 years 150mg 1X day | 7/24/2011 | 5 | Auto-Immune Hepatitis/Hypo-Thyroid | When I began taking this med I would become violently ill and throw up. It was very difficult. I found that I had to take the med on a very full stomach. This medicine has allowed me to live a full and healthy life. My lab results are all normal and have been stable for years. I feel that prednisone (which I took for about a year and a half) was a million times worse. I have mild to moderate acne as a result of the med but it is manageable. I believe that many of the symptoms which people are attributing to Imuran may be the result of Prednisone (if taken together) because I also had a huge moon face, weight gain, cystic acne, facial hair, ect. | I will have to take Azathioprine for life because my AIH relapsed after being removed from the med. I am apprehensive about pregnancy due to contradicting reports as to to the safety of the med for the fetus. I dread the idea of having to go back on Prednisone. | F | 28 | 10 years 75mg 1X day | 7/19/2011 | 2 | Crohns | within 1 1/2 hrs of taking I developed severe pain in left side uncontrollable bowel movements and vomiting to the point that I am confined to the bathroom for up to an hour with a trash can in my lap. this lasts anywhere from 3 hours to 5 hours after which I an exhausted for a day after taking. Doctor had me reduce dosage to 50 MG a day and the same thing happens. I am eating a meal before the medication and not on an empty stomach. The doctor said the smaller dose should not cause this, but when I stop the Imuran I do not have any problems. Side effects are worse than the disease. | F | 59 | 7 days 50 MG 2X day | 6/8/2011 | 3 | OCULAR CICATRICIAL PEMPHIGOID | AUTO IMMUNE INCURABLE DISEASE OF THE EYE AFFECTING THE EYELID. TAKING IMURAN TO TRY TO HALT PROGRESSION. EXTREMELY FATIGUED, JOINT PAIN. RECENT INCREASE FROM 3 PER DAY TO 4 PER DAY TO SEE WHAT THAT DOSAGE CAN DO. THE DISEASE ATTACKS THE MEMBRANE AREAS OF THE BODY (AT ANY LOCATION) AND FOR THE EYE, IF NOT STABLIZED, CAN CAUSE THE EYEBALL TO BECOME FIXED IN PLACE, AS WELL AS THE LIDS TO TURN INWARD. THE DISEASE HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY MOUTH. IT IS CALLED AN EPITHELIAL SPLITTING DISEASE. | F | 77 | 8 months 50 MG 4X day | 5/29/2011 | 5 | Chronic Pericarditis, RA, UCTD | none so far! | I take 30 mg prednisone, 1.2mg colchicine, 400 mg plaquinal, 400 mg celebrex and 80 mg protonix. I was having quite a bit of daily pain from chronic pericarditis. Six days ago I started 50 mg Imuran, woke up the next morning with significantly less pain and have had six gloriously low pain days since! I cant believe it and really, really, really hope it lasts! | F | 55 | 6 days 50 1X day | 5/4/2011 |