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Posted 1/24/2013 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
I just started 6MP yesterday at 50mg, anything I should look out for? I am taking it in the evenings, as I remember reading that it makes some people nauseous. I seem to remember reading here a while ago that I should look out for weeks X-Y or something for something (lol incredibly concise I know).

Oddly enough, the pharmacist said her husband was a participant in one of the original 6MP studies. He had been on 6MP for years, and years and it has done wonders for him and his Chron's with no side effects. I hope it works as well for me as I've been struggling lately...
Posted 1/24/2013 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
It would be nice for you to get a reprieve. Hopefully, it'll get you off the pred faster.

Keep us posted how you're doing.

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Posted 1/24/2013 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
Mostly nights are the roughest due to the insomnia side-effect of the pred (interrupted sleep with 3-4 wake ups a night). I'm going to be at 40mg of pred for a few more weeks before tapering can start.

I'm 3 weeks into this flare (2 of those weeks on Pred). It is tiring and frustrating how slow my recovery is. Although, I've read on here that people fight these for multiple months sometimes.

On a positive note at least it seems my stool is less liquid than it was before, and much more consistently so.
Posted 1/25/2013 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
I hope it works well for you. I am doing great since starting 6mp about 2 years ago.
Posted 1/25/2013 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
I just upped mine to 75mg (aza, w/e same thing) and have had no issues whatsoever. Hopefully you have the same luck!
Posted 1/25/2013 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
i've been on it for over a year with no side effects at all. My doc did a couple of liver function tests at the beginning. I am at the low end of the metabolizing spectrum and he hasn't done any test in probably a year. But it seems to be helping and I haven't seen any side effects at all so I can't complain.

When were those originial studies done? I thought 6mp had been around a long while.

I did get huge bumps (nodules?) on the lymph nodes in my neck last fall and it scared me to death as I immediatley thought about the 6mp and immune suppression/cancer risk. Turned out it was just reaction to shingles from a pred withdrawal. rolleyes

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