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Do you still take your mesalamine with remicade??

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Posted 5/14/2010 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
remicade has put me in complete remission.....do i need to still take my asacol?? do others on here take theirs still
Posted 5/15/2010 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
I asked the same question and a couple of people said they use it because the last couple of weeks before the next infusion would be dicey without it. Others said they have no problems in between and do not. So, I *think* it just depends on how you do between infusions. Maybe you can try tapering off slowly. That way if things get a little ooky you'll know how much exactly you do need and things are less likely to get really out of control. :o)
Posted 5/15/2010 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped taking it within the first 60 days or so, after 20 years of taking it, no problem.
Posted 5/15/2010 1:21 AM (GMT 0)
i think you shold stay at mesalmine for life , even you are in remission .
My dr told me thae mesalmine preventing the develop of cancer espicially in paincolitis types
Posted 5/15/2010 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
My GI keeps me on the Asacol-and wants me to stay on it basically forever. Same reason as change is possible mentioned. I am not sure that I "need" it while in remission, but if it isn't hurting me to take it, I am fine with doing so. I don't have any noticeable side effects from it, and it isn't a big deal to me to take them twice a day.
Posted 5/15/2010 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
I've been on one form of mesalamine or another since I was diagnosed. I think my GI's reason for it was that he assumed the asacol wouldn't get me into remission but once he found something that did he wanted the asacol to be my maintenance drug. I've been in remission four years and I haven't stopped taking a 5ASA, or even reduced, I just switched to colazal. I think I'd rather be on meds and feel great than try and stop the maintenance drug and risk flaring again.
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