who cannot take imuran

carmen

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Posted 7/6/2010 9:52 AM (GMT 0)

Who cannot take imuran and why?

Thanks

Carmen

lamb61

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Posted 7/6/2010 12:57 PM (GMT 0)

I had to stop because my WBC kept dropping. No more for me.

dunny2

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Posted 7/6/2010 2:32 PM (GMT 0)

Deep green vomting, sorry to be so descriptive!!

karasmommy

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Posted 7/6/2010 3:27 PM (GMT 0)

for me I can't take it as it makes me literally feel as if I am going insane - for some reason it affects my hormonal make-up and just messes with my mind.

I tried it many times over 2 years with always the same result - so the GI stopped it we moved on to Methotrexate with awesome results :)

sr5599

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Posted 7/6/2010 4:28 PM (GMT 0)

about 3 weeks into it I just started vomiting and vomiting... No more for me. Same thing with 6-MP. Can't take either.

Becoming undone

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Posted 7/6/2010 8:10 PM (GMT 0)

had to stop because it induced pancreatitis...

comedybob

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Posted 7/6/2010 8:16 PM (GMT 0)

caused my sons' arthritis. he was nearly crippled for two years. off for two weeks and he was almost completely fine

littlemissmuffet

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Posted 7/6/2010 9:22 PM (GMT 0)

Me. It caused me 2 develop liver problems, side effects of this were itching, lack of appetite, vomiting, jaundice and flu like symptoms. All went a week or so after coming off

ivy6

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Posted 7/6/2010 9:51 PM (GMT 0)

Took it for a long time, but eventually it started to make my liver function tests go bad (higher and higher) so I had to go off it.

I was transferred to methotrexate after a while.

AKTeach

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Posted 7/7/2010 2:00 AM (GMT 0)

I also had to stop because I developed pancreatitis.

jpnutritionfirst

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Posted 7/7/2010 2:14 AM (GMT 0)

you can't take imuran if you are homozygous for the TMPT mutation

Becky77

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Posted 7/7/2010 2:36 AM (GMT 0)

Couldn't take it because it caused constant nausea. I tried to stay on it to see if it would get better, but it didn't.

the-80s-rock

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Posted 7/7/2010 3:52 AM (GMT 0)

turned out it was the IMURAN that was making me feel WORSE while I was flaring up. It just beat me down and made me feel even more lousy than I do when I'm already sick. My doc finally said to get off the Immuran and lets see how you feel. turned out, I felt better. (but the Crohn's still persisted.)

1asalsa

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Posted 7/7/2010 2:08 PM (GMT 0)

They had to stop it because my liver function tests were elevated. I really did feel awful, like I was being poisoned

junerainbow

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Posted 7/7/2010 6:27 PM (GMT 0)

I had to stop because I developed pancreatitis

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