Thats low. When I struggled to come off previously my dose was doubled and my taper lengthened to get me off over a longer period....
Take a course of Prednisolone (or Prednisone in the US i think). Thats sorting me out right now :-)...
Ha I've been pretty grumpy since my flare got bad so i don't think anyone will notice my mood swings to much ;-) My wife's used to them at this point, poor thing. I'll head back to the GP after a...
After 11 weeks of ever increasing suffrage I finally came to the realisation that power of the mind, the 6MP and Salofalk were not miraculously going to make the flare go away. With a minimum 6 week...
My best advice for you at 18 would be to exercise. Exercise! Take the minimum drugs you can get away with for as long as you can to stay healthy, question everything, don't be afraid to get second...
Hi Pottsy i was on Salofalk for about 6 years (with several tapers and double tapers of prednisone during bad flares) it's a tried and tested drug used for many years and can be used for very long...
Ok i'm with you now kazbern. Gluten intolerance is not now simply considered celiac but can in fact be an idiopathic gluten sensitivity. Good link thanks...
Its stress that triggers it. Just took over the general manager position where I work, at the same time the previous GM left the only other manager (there were 3 managers including me) was going on...
That sounds poo (pun intended)! Puts my aches and pains into perspective thats forsure....
The way it was explained to me was that CD symptoms are a result of an overactive immune system (obviously this is a simplistic break down). We take suppressants to bring our immune system back to...
I went alcohol free fro 3 months, not a sip! Had no change in symptoms at all. I do find though that I suffer heightened symptoms if I drink beer that is not naturally fermented, and I'm sure the red...
Thanks. I'm sure I was tested for celiac when the problem started and was clear, but avoiding gluten might be worth a try. I don't think i'm lactose intolorant I just don't feel like milk so I don't...
Hi, I found this forum by chance looking for information on the long term effects of Mercaptopurine (puri-nethol). Found myself reading all the threads for about 2 hours. Strange to find so any...