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 |
| 4 | AIH | tired, joint (elbow, shoulder) and mussel pain, diarrhea occasionally, negative feelings much of the time, skin sensitivity to sun, skin tags, tumor removed (golf ball size) developed in lower back. | Better than alternitive of letting AIH lead to an early death from liver failure. | M | 63 | 17 months 50MG 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 3 | Crohns Disease | I haven't heard anybody else say this- but it increased my body odor. It was a chemical-like smell plus body odor. Very embarrassing and I know for a fact it is the Imuran because when I don't take it, I smell great! Other than that, nausea when I don't take it with food, dry skin patch on face, and I think some acne. | I don't find it necessarily makes me feel better, but my doctor seems to think it helps. | F | 23 | 1 years 2X day | 8/24/2010 | 5 | Crohns | Itching...I am scratching all day! I have gotten a cold this past week but really just a runny nose. | Before taking this drug I was concerned because I saw a lot of negative things said about it but I am truly pleased. Although I have noticed myself itching all day I can honestly say the past 4 years I have not been able to NOT worry about where the bathroom was and now I feel so much better. I can look forward to going back to work soon and getting off prednisone. So far so good and I hope it stays that way... | F | 28 | 1 months 50 2X day | 8/23/2010 | 4 | Pemphigus Vulgaris | Until 4th week, all seemed fine and mouth lesions are improving. At 4th week, very tired after experiencing extreme anxiety and trouble sleeping (probably combination of dailey 40 mg Prednisone). Beginning to experience upper gut indegestion; some blood pressure change up and down. | Continual with specialist at Univ. of Cincinnati and bloodwork every 2 weeks. At 6 weeks from start, will meet again w/Dr. at U.C. to determine any change in Imuran or Prednisone. Been on Pred off and on for about 4-6 years, combined with another anti-rejection drug that did not work at all when treated by another specialist at Wright State Physicians; he was good, but moved to another position in the state at head of their department. I can tolerate indegestion if this drug works and gets me off Prednisone. I've always been very healthy, eat well, trim and healthy spirit and mind. This disease has been like a train wreck for my life; my husband has been oh-so patient. I am blessed for that! | F | 54 | 4 weeks 50Mg 3X day | 8/22/2010 | 5 | Ulcerative colis | None | This is helping to maintain my remission with UC. I am also on remicade every 6 weeks. I do not have to take prednisone any more. I do have blood test every 3 months and all have been with great results. I have several illness because of my suppressed immune system but is much better than having the problems with UC. | F | 39 | 360 days 125mg 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 5 | Crohns | Prescribed Imuran in 1983 after long unsuccessful tx with Sulfa and Prednisone. Disease in remission after two weeks - took 100 mg for 1 year, then 50mg for 1 year; 25mg for 1 year then 12.5 and finally 5 mg for the last year I was on it. Been in remission since 1988. A wonder drug for me. Was miserable before I was started on this medication. | F | 63 | 100mg 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 5 | Crohn's Disease | It took about 14 weeks for it to fully kick in with the help of prednisone, however the drug helps keep the flare ups I frequently experienced at bay. However, after spending time in the sun I've discovered all sorts of skin discolorations on my torso, shoulders and back, said to be a possible side effect of the drug. | Nothing comes without a price, but the more frequent colds are worth the ability to go about a half normal life again. | M | 23 | 9 months 100mg 1X day | 8/5/2010 | 1 | ulcerative colitis | warts, skin growths | M | 12 | 1X day | 8/5/2010 | 4 | Myasthenia Gravis | Only problem I get is a sore tongue and lips, certain foods cause a reaction. | I was given an enzyme test prior to starting Imuran so the docs new I could tolerate it, and I have done well on this drug, definitely helped stabilise the MG, I take 75mgx 2 daily. Have regular blood checks which are always OK, happy to take this drug, as the oral problems are preferable to the MG returning. Wish I didn't have the sore tongue and can't definitely attribute this symptom to the drug, I did get some hair thinning at first but this has rectified now, I will continue with this drug as I tolerate it well and the MG is controlled. | F | 57 | 5 years 75mg 2X day | 8/3/2010 | 1 | crohns | uncontrollable vomittng & diahorrea | Not nice | F | 52 | 14 days 50mg 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 1 | An incompetent Dr. misdiagnosed me | Yellow skin, cystic acne, neoplasms, vomiting, infections, severely suppressed immune system. | I was sick the whole time I was on it. | M | 18 | 6 months 100 1X day | 7/17/2010 | 1 | Chrons | Nausea,unable to function at work, tired all the time, light headed, dizzy, cold sweats. | Doctor said I was over-medicated. After being off for a week felt a lot better. Doctor wanted me to go back on 25mg, did that and previous symptoms came back. Think I am done with Imuran | M | 49 | 45 days 100mg 1X day | 7/13/2010 | 4 | Crohn's | intense fatigue/malaise first week with nightmares and bone pain. This decreased to zero after two weeks and with a small dose reduction. When increased up again, smaller resurgence of nightmares, bone pain, teeth sensitivity which is almost gone. | Definitely helping with bowel symptoms. It took almost three weeks to start working. I don't have to know where all the bathrooms are when I go places and my toilet paper bills have gone down! Didn't help at all with arthralgias, but so for it's the best tolerated for gut issues. | F | 40 | 5 weeks 200 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 5 | Colitis, Severe Eczema | Longer for scratches, scrapes to heal. Generally tired. | Started out at 150mg/day. Dropped down to 100mg/day after 10 months. Now taking 50mg/day until off completely in a month. Barley any side effects (I can certainly live with them). Three monthly blood tests - no problems. This medication has given me my life back. | F | 28 | 1 years 150mg 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 5 | Crohn's Disease | Hair Loss at start (hair is fine now), occasional chest infections. sensitive to sunlight. | There are a lot of negative posts here about Imuran. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when I was 18 and it took several specialists 4 years to find a medication that would work for me. I was very ill on and off over those 4 years while I was in college and my life was very restricted by my illness at the time. Imuran has worked perfectly for me for the last 12 years. My illness is gone and I'm in full health. Yes there are occasional side effects to having your immune system suppressed but I would rather suffer a cold or chest infection than what I was suffering when Crohn's disease was in full swing in my body!! There are long-term risks with Imuran but personnally I'm willing to take that risk. None of the other treatments for Crohn's disease worked for me and I've tried them all. There is a risk of cancer later in life from Imuran but honestly there's a risk of cancer from everything nowadays. | F | 34 | 12 years 50mg 2X day | 6/13/2010 | 1 | UC | Tumors, decreased healing ability, always feeling cold, catching viruses easily, warts, skin discolration | I would not recommend it!! | F | 18 | 2 years 80 1X day | 6/9/2010 | 5 | Crohn's | had hair loss in beginning but I believe this was from the Crohns (however I didn't think so at time) I waited it out and now hair has grown back better than ever! No other side effects. | I get blood test once a month. my doc said I could change to every 2 months but I would rather be safe. I only occasionally get symptoms and once this happens I just eat very plain food and rest a lot. I also got my skin checked but they didn't think I needed too. My uncle is a neurologist and has prescribed this medicine for years(as it was originally invented for neurology) The only things he's noticed on his older patients is skin cancer but he is not sure if this because there was no education re: skin cancer in the 50's etc | F | 28 | 18 months 125 mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 2 | Eczema | Holy canoli! I used to have a few hairs on my toes: gone! Arm pits: gone! Hairline, chest, and ... "nether region" seem stable, folicle-ly speaking. Having been on a month long prednisone run with imuran over the last two weeks and ongoing, I expected to be cured but no such luck. I'm not a napper but I'm almost narcoleptic at different times of the day. Worse, no improvement in eczema though my dermatologist said I might need the dose tweaked. | I won't EVER rate something a 1 ("I would not recommend taking this medicine") as everyone's chemistry, ailments, and situation is different. | M | 36 | 3 weeks 75 mg 1X day | 6/4/2010 | 2 | Bullous Pemphigoid | No side effects for the first two weeks. Then started having heartburn, gastric discomfort - moderate and constant, and nausea. The Dr. made me stop it for a week, symptoms went away 95%, restarted at 50 mg.daily. Symptoms returned in 48 hours. | In addition I was having frequent labwork and my ALT and AST counts were going up. The second go round I was only on it for 6 days and the Dr. said to stop taking it. All gastric symptoms abated within 1 week. He made me see a gastroenterologist who recommended that I not take Imuran again. It was really helping me taper down on Prednisone (on Pred. for 1 1/2 years) but he said it was causing some liver toxicity and possible mild pancreatitis. I live for the day I can come off the Pred. but in my case Imuran is not worth the other risks. | F | 72 | 5 weeks 100 mg. 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | Dr. said | yellowish orange skin tone, lumps on neck and face | Worthless drug. | F | 18 | 100 1X day | 5/23/2010 |