Sulfasalazine Side Effect

ValentineBaby

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Joined : Dec 2013

Posts : 104

Posted 7/7/2018 4:40 PM (GMT 0)

Anyone experience horrible headaches, diarrhea, back & neck pain from sulfasalazine? This is worse than the pain from the RA and Lyme.

msOuchie

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Posts : 601

Posted 7/8/2018 7:01 AM (GMT 0)

Hi ValentineBaby:

I haven't experienced most of these side effects although they are some side effects of Sulfasalazine.
Sorry that you are getting these. Usually, some symptoms appear at the beginning of taking a drug but go away after taking a drug for a while. You should ask your Doctor about these symptoms. He should be testing you for anemia, etc. He will probably take you off of the Sulfa. Give him a call.

ValentineBaby

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Posts : 104

Posted 7/9/2018 7:34 PM (GMT 0)

Hi msOuchie, thank you for the reply. I did speak with doctor and he took me off the sulfasalazine. Said it would take about a week for side effects to fully resolve. The side effects from this rivaled the ones I had from plaquenil. Horrible is all that can be said for both drugs.

msOuchie

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Joined : Dec 2011

Posts : 601

Posted 7/9/2018 8:43 PM (GMT 0)

Good Girl about talking to your Dr. Great luck for next drug. No problem!

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