PENTASA Reviews (MESALAMINE)Average Rating: 3.3 (63 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PENTASA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PENTASA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Crohn's Disease | Rapid heart beat. Talked to my doc and apparently there is a VERY rare side effect that has something to do with the heart. I stopped taking it for two months and then tried again with no side effects. | Did not help prevent flares. I had to take 16 pills a day, but I understand that there is a new 500mg pill that has come out, so that might make it easier. | F | 28 | 15 months | 6/28/2005 | 3 | crohns disease | none known | it's not enough to take alone. you have to constanly watch your diet. I also take Imuran as well | F | 25 | 2 years | 6/6/2005 | 4 | ulcerative colitis | When I first started taking it I experienced incredible fatigue. This effect went away within one week. I began noticing improvements in my symptoms of colitis immediately, and never felt that the flare was getting worse. | Pentasa has definitely improved my quality of life. It took about four months for a severe flare to settle down, but I felt it was working right from the beginning. (This after reacting poorly to Asacol after being fine on it for one year) I take 4X(500mgs) a day. | F | 47 | 4 years | 4/6/2005 | 3 | Crohn's | M | 22 | | 2/24/2005 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | None | Was instructed by doctor to take to prevent my Crohn's Disease from reactivating after surgery; so far it's remained inactive for 19 months since surgery. | M | 54 | 19 months | 2/8/2005 | 4 | chrons | none | F | 17 | 5 times | 1/29/2005 | 1 | crohns disease | I took this for 1 week and had to stop because of severe headache and nausea. A few days after I stopped I experienced internal bleeding. | M | 42 | 7 days | 7/21/2004 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | None | It is mildly effective for me. I still get flare ups while on it. Other drugs are more effective, like Remicade & 6MP (purenithol). Taking 16 pills a day can be annoying and it's easy to miss a dose. The only reason I continue to take it is beacause it's cheap under my insurance plan. I'm hoping to stop as soon as I get better results from something else. | M | 46 | 10 years | 6/11/2004 | 4 | Crohn's | Knee inflamation, sore neck, fatigue, chest pain, runny/stuffy nose - most of these started at 2 weeks and lasted about 10 days. Now I just seem to need a little more sleep then usual. | Made an immediate difference in my symptoms but it didn't get rid of all of them. I take all my pills with food and water. I take the last ones 3 hours before bedtime or I have hours of cold sweats during the night. | M | 27 | 45 days | 5/7/2004 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | A bit of hair loss | It seems to keep Crohn's in check... | F | 36 | 1 years | 4/16/2004 | 4 | CROHN'S | NONE | You have to take up to 16 pills a day, so that can be cumbersome. Worth taking for long-term maintenance therapy but usually is accompanied by other meds too. | M | 35 | 2 years | 12/22/2003 | 4 | Crohn's disease | None whatsover, surprisingly since I have been sensitive to so many drugs. | When mild active disease began again after a 20 year remission I was put on 16 Pentasa a day. Within a year no inflammation could be found by colonoscopy. However, I got brave and eventually dropped down to 8 a day. Two years later mild inflammation was found at the ileocecal valve plus a hyperplastic polyp in the cecum. I'm back up to 16 Pentasa a day, plus am now taking Imuran and started on Entocort EC. Once the fecal calprotectin test verifies I am in total remission I will not make the same mistake twice. | F | 61 | 4 years | 11/29/2003 | 5 | crohn's disease | My major side affect is acne. If taken late at night it causes nightmares. | The US government should have approved Pentasa years ago. Pentasa was prescribed in Canada for ten years before the FDA in the US approved it. My father suffered for 14 years when he could have been treated sooner. Pentasa is much cheaper if you order from Canada on line, my insurance even pays me back for part of it. I like TheMedicineShoppe.com. As far as I'm concerned having to take 16 pills a day is a drag but I'd take 116 pills a day to feel as good as I do today. Pentasa makes life better. | M | 20 | 3 years | 10/6/2003 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | Tolerated very well except when I increased the dosage to the max during a flare-up, then I developed severe joint pain, swelling and inflammation in my hands. This disappeared when I stopped taking it for a few weeks, and since then I have resumed the usual dosage and it is working well. | F | 51 | 4 years | 9/11/2003 | 4 | | 4/2/2003 | 4 | | 4/2/2003 | 4 | | 4/2/2003 | 5 | Crohns Disease | None | This medicine worked wonderfully for me. When I found out I would be taking 16 pills a day I was annoyed, but when I realized how great the results were I didn't care how many I had to take since I felt so good. The only reason I had to stop taking it was the cost problem (about $355 a month) | F | 19 | 4 months | 3/11/2003 | 3 | Chrones | No side effects | M | 40 | 1 years | 1/28/2003 | 3 | Chrones | No side effects | They need to make a stronger dose so I do not half to take so many pills. | M | 40 | 1 years | 1/28/2003 |