Took Remicade and didnt work...now DR wants me to start 6mp

any insight? anyone have success with this drug?

I've been on 6mp since January 2013 and I've had no side effects from it whatsoever. Also, I survived cold and flu season without getting sick, despite the fact that people around me at work were hacking and wheezing for months. 6mp is prescribed based on a body weight basis (in a 1.0mg to 1.5mg per KG ratio). Most GIs start you off in the low range (1.0mg per KG) and then bump you up to higher range (1.5mg per KG) if the initial dosage was not enough.

Just be warned that 6mp takes 1.5-2 months to build up enough in your body to reach its maximum benefit. So, if you are taking 6mp to combat a flareup of your uc symptoms, you will need to be on pred until then.

There is regular blood monitoring at first, but you get used to it. I started on weekly blood tests, went to biweekly. It will eventually go to monthly and trimonthly, if I can get my uc inflammation in check.

My Doctor to started me with 6mp and now wants to switch to remicade cause the 6mp isnt doing the trick. No blood, but still way too frequent of bowels. Not as much pain as in the beginning but still cramps and "liquid gas" as I like to call it.

Just was able to make an appointment with a hollistic doctor that is covered by insurance. (been trying to get the hollistic approach down for sooooo long)...See if anything helps in that department.

Good luck with the switch. 6mp made me super tired at the start. So much so that I began taking it at night so that I would get that drowsiness while sleeping. Some headaches as well but nothing major that I know of.