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Posted 10/29/2008 6:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, anyone had any experiences of this? I've just started taking it and the hope is it helps my arthritis.
My colitis is under control with the azathioprine I'm taking.
It's really for the arthritis, in the hope of avoiding infliximab or the like, which my rheumatologist was trying to get me to take.
Thankfully my gastroentologist wants to try and treat it with safer drugs (sulphasalazine) first:-)

I'd really like to hear from anyone who has arthritis as well, and found this drug helpful.
Posted 10/29/2008 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
I'm allergic, get a mild rash. I guess that's not uncommon.
I had luck with Voltarin, short term.
Posted 10/29/2008 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
That's interesting. I was just recently diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in my spine and I've never heard of the med's you are taking. I'm going to have to talk to my GI doc about that. My other doctor told me to take Aleeve for the pain which really upsets my stomach.
Posted 10/29/2008 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
Azathioprine is the UK name for Imuran mate:-)
When sulfasalazine is metabolised in the liver, it produces mesalazine (asacol). The asacol is basically the modern version of sulfasalazine. The sul' has lots of potential side effects compared to the asacol, but it also helps arthritis (it's also used to specifically treat arthritis).
Posted 10/29/2008 7:16 PM (GMT 0)

D'oh!

I have a lot to learn.

Posted 10/29/2008 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hey, no worries matey, we all do...that's what this place is for;-)
Posted 10/29/2008 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
turn   We all have alot to learn. When do we stop learning?
Posted 10/31/2008 8:47 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone else with sulfa' stories?
Posted 10/31/2008 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
Sulfasalazine is my maintenance drug - and has been the only drug I've taken for my UC for years now. It's worked great for me. I stay on a maintenance dose - 500mg/4 times a day unless I have a mild flareup, then I increase to 1000mg/4 times a day. I can't speak to it's effectiveness treating arthritis. Have you looked at supplementing with glucosamine?
Posted 11/1/2008 2:17 AM (GMT 0)
i had a reaction to the sulpher in sulphasalazine so they put me on mesalazine.
now i have been switched to pentasa (which i think is the same thing)

when i had arthritis, i couldnt really take anything cuz NSAID's are really bad for UC. (non steroid anti inflammatory drugs)
such as alleve, motrin, ibuprofen, naprosen, advil etc...

my arthritis went away on its own after 4 months. was limited to my knees and ankles. UC induced.
sucked!
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