Kasper - This is redrose concerning cimzia. I tried to click on your name, but it said your email was unavailable. I would be interested to know how to transition from imuran to cimzia. I will...
Kasper - I clicked on your name and it came up that your e-mail address is unavailable. I would like to know how it works with getting off of imuran and onto cimzia. Do I have to be off of the imuran...
Been a while since I've been here. Was in remission for over a year, but about 2 months ago things went haywire. Imuran has been upped to 150 and have been on 40 mgs. of pred for over a month with...
I am in the US - Ohio. I'm on 40 mg. of pred now for a week, then 30 for a week, etc. I think I'm going to wait about 6 mo. on the hip so I have at least a little time on the new job before taking a...
Last year was a total bust. I had a small bowel resection in Jan. and in June had a total hip replacement due in part to steroid use for the Crohn's. I lost my job due to so much time spent in the...
I take oxycodone every day. Life would be too difficult without it - it keeps me going. I take it for arthritis and back pain that has persisted for years. (I've had 2 surgeries) I take aziothioprine...
Congrats on the new job. Hope it's all you need it to be....
It has been raining here in Ohio for the past 2 days and every joint in my body hurts. To top it off it's only 49 degrees here today. I just got back from Phoenix last week where it was 90 degrees...
I was on pred for about 5 mo. most of it at 40 mgs. It wasn't until my imuran started to kick in at about 3.5 mo. that I was able to taper by 5 mg. per week. I have been off the pred for 5 mo. now...
I had the prometheus test in December and it came back negative. In January I had a small bowel resection removing 2 feet of small bowel. So the test is not the be-all and end- all of indicators....
I was unable to take the Miralax so my doc prescribed Kristolose. It mix it with water every morning and it works great....
I had a capsule endoscopy back in Dec. Easy as pie. Swallow the camera - about as big as a large vitamin pill- strap on the computer pack and go about your day. Mid to late afternoon you take the...
I can't use the artificial stuff at all. They send me into an immediate flare. I only use sugar and don't have any obvious side effects....
I had a laparoscopic resection in January, but continued to have the same Crohn's symptoms for about 4 months until the meds started to take effect. But I would definitely call your doctor to discuss...
I don't laugh out loud at much - I'm a tough audience. But this one really gave me a chuckle. Thanks for sharing!...
I have experienced 3 separate bouts of depression in my life. The first was at age 16 and lasted 2 years. I never was medicated, it just gradually went away. The second started 11 years ago. at age...
Illogical: I come at this from the parent angle. I also have depression, so am aware of how difficult it is to live with. My son (24) is currently taking ads and doing much better. Please tell your...
Froggy: I had a bout of depression many years ago when I was a teenager - about 16. I did not seek treatment because my mother - like most everyone else in that era - didn't think depression was...
I don't know which cough med you are on, but I had a reverse reaction to codeine. It had me wired out instead of Z'd out. It may be something like this contributing to our situation. Wellbutrin did...
My doc said to me, "If you were diabetic would you stop taking your insulin? I'm sure you'd be ok for at least a few days." It got through to me. Redrose...
I was molested by the owner of the vacation cottage where my family went every summer. I was 12 and he was ~65. I felt so guilty - I still do to some extent. I was old enough to know what was going...
Brenda: I'm glad you are doing so well. Be alert to symptoms, though. Sometimes it takes as long as 6-8 wks. for the drugs to leave your system and then you can begin to experience depression...
I took both Paxil and Zoloft - at different times. Paxil made me so sleepy - slept about 14 hours a day. So, yeah, I gained weight - about 30 lbs. Zoloft also made me gain. When it was all said and...
I just started taking a new drug called resperdal. I have crohn's and just had surgery 2 months ago. My psych put me on this drug to try to counter the effects of prednisone (which makes you...
MaWie: I experienced my first clinical D 33 yrs. ago as a teenager. My mother didn't believe that I needed to do anything but "snap out of it." Or maybe back in those days people just didn't know...