ANY ONE ON THIS DRUG

mrsmopp
mrsmopp Member Posts: 73
edited 22. May 2009, 07:43 in Living with Arthritis archive
HI FOLKS

Had rheumy appointment yesterday and he is going to try me on AZATHIOPRINE. Any one here on this. Would appreciate any feedback on how they are getting on. Hope your all having a good day.

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  • marief
    marief Member Posts: 26
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    I was on that drug when i was first told that I had Arthritis its a very old drug , it didn't work for me ended up giving me a skin rash so had to come off it .

    hope it works for you

    Marie
  • ldouglas
    ldouglas Member Posts: 8
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi there,

    I've been on it for almost a year now, and it has completely changed my life. Was previously on sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine neither of which worked. I was starting to improve from a flare when I started Azathioprine, but still think the actuall drug has caused most of the improvement.

    The biggest unkown is how you will react to it, everyone is different, and unfortunately the only way to find out is to try it and see.

    You do have to be careful of your skin in the sun though - I burn easily anyway, but with aza on board its even worse. Think the recommendation is to try and stay out of the sun completely, but its a small price to pay for better quality of life.

    Good luck with it.

    Lesley

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