switched from asacol to apriso

Yes, it has happened to ME, TODAY...with one exception.

My Dr. hasn't authorized any switch from Asacol, but when I went to retrieve my monthly prescitiopn of 360 Asacol pills from my CVS Pharmacy, I was told that they were "out" and that the drug was discontinued.

I then drove across the street to a Walgreens, and they had a small remaining batch onhand but were otherwise out because it was discontinued.

I had som Aprisio in my medicine cabinet from when my dr. gave me Aprisio to try outlast year. I was on the maximum dose of Aprisio for a month, and had a flare up so bad I was on 60mg of predsison for 3 weeks. I swear, for me, Aprisio was worse than not taking anything at all, it was as if I had an adverse reaction to it.

Aprisio contains mesmaline, the same active ingredient as Asacol, but it is formulated differently (in capsules instread of caplets), and it is processed by the body differently.

L,

Welcome to the forum.

Many doctors don't tell their patients about the side effects and intolerance that mesalamines can create.

But IMO, yours is an intolerance problem.

There are other things you can do, which are much more natural, and work very effectively: probiotics, slippery elm powder, l-glutamine amino acid powder, diet modification.

If you are interested in any of these,  there are things IMO that you can control, which will have a direct impact on your disease, the symptoms you experience and their severity.

I was able to control my UC into remission through various supplements, probiotics, diet modification, and LDN , low dose naltrexone.

 

For more info on the protocol which has put me into remission, please go to this link: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1666318 , and look at the 11th post.

I hope you feel better and let us know how we can help you.