Posted 6/6/2012 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
I tried 6MP and it made me very sick. My liver tests were ok the first 2 months, but then I had bad very nausea, cramping, and total loss of appetite after the dosage was increased to 75mg. When I stopped it all the symptoms went away within a few days. A few months later I started generic Azathioprine (Imuran) for another condition. Azathioprine gets metabolized into 6MP. I was reluctant to try it because of my experience with 6MP, but agreed once I talked about it with my Dr and he agreed to do frequent testing. At 50 mg my liver was fine, but after 2 weeks @ 100mg my AST/ALT number went way up. We stopped the azathioprine and the liver #'s went back to normal after 2 weeks. Dr said it had caused drug induced hepatitis, but luckily everything went back to normal after I stopped.