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Posted 12/30/2009 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all, In between my 3rd loading dose and my 4th infusion I've developed a few flares and my GI want me upped to 10mg/kilo on the Remi. My concern is that I'm already on 15mg Prednisone & 250mg Imuran daily and she wants mr to start a 2 month course of Bactrim. She's a little concerned about my risk for infections and so am I!

I was wondering if any of you guys were on the same course of treatment and if you had any issues to report!
Posted 12/30/2009 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm, what about adding something from the mesalamine family (like Asacol, Lialda, Pentasa, etc) before changing the remicade dosage? Also, I think you can play around with the frequency of remicade first before adjusting the dosage. For example, my husband is currently on remicade every 6 weeks instead of every 8 weeks. I've also heard of people going to remicade every 4 weeks. I'd try that before upping the dosage to 10mg/kilo.

Discuss those options with your doc, and see if insurance will let you change the frequency of the infusion.

Hope things stabilize soon!

PV
Posted 12/30/2009 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
Extremely allergic to asacol so that's not an option but I will discuss the frequency with her on Monday, Thanks!
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