sulfasalazine

handsy

Hi to everyone, A quick question I know a lot of you take this I have just been put on this and any advice or expirience's would be a great help.

Thanks in advance :?:

wibberley

Hi Handsy,

I've been on it since January and it's been great for me....so far! Had a touch of nausea in the first month but that's now gone. It's important to drink lots of water to prevent kidney stones and you may have noticed that your wee is now a shoking yellow colour.....that's normal!

I will keep my fingers crossed that you see good results with it,

Lois x

bailey27

Been on it since November, dont feel any different for taking it. Hoping to start somehting different next month when I see the rheumatologist,.

dreamdaisy

Been on it for years as part of my treatment for PA. It keeps the P at bay, not that I ever had it badly. It does make your wee a strange and awful colour - it can also stain soft contact lenses and initally may cause bruising. I bruised wonderfully when I first started it in 2001. That stopped within a few weeks. Good luck with it. Dreamdaisy

tillytop

handsy wrote:

Hi to everyone, A quick question I know a lot of you take this I have just been put on this and any advice or expirience's would be a great help.

Thanks in advance :?:

Hi Handsy
I took it for about 12 years. I had very bad headaches and nausea for the first few weeks but that disappeared once my body got used to it and I had no probs with it after that. Hope it works for you! Tillyx

frogmorton

Hi John

No experience of this one - just wanted to say hi as I havent seen you for a bit

Hope all is well with you

Love

Toni xx

tkachev

Hi Handsy,

Had these for years. They worked really well for 3 months then didnt seem to make any difference. I am still taking them though as I understand they work in combination with MTX and Humira.
when I had my THR last July I had to increase the dose to 3 tablets twice a day as had to come off the other two(due to lowered immunity risks associated with the operation).

Elizabeth

louiserichard

I am on this drug - mine doesn't seem to be working yet thou.

I'm currently on 4x500mg a day (2000mg a day in total).

What sort of dose is everyone else taking? and how long did you find it took to start working?

bailey27

Hi
I started off on a lower dose and increased weekly. I am now taking 3 tablets twice a day but still dont feel any different for being on it. My GP told me that this is the first line of DMARDs they use as it has less side effects than the others. Hoping to try something different when I see the rhueumy next a s I hate taking tablets especially when they are not helping.

clarelouise1

Hi, I've been on this for a few months and they have put me up to 6 tablets a day but its not keeping mine under control. It makes my sweat orangey/yellow and my wee bright yellow but apart from that and a bit of nausea it hasn't give me any side effects. Hope it works for you :P

louiserichard

clarelouise1 wrote:

Hi, I've been on this for a few months and they have put me up to 6 tablets a day but its not keeping mine under control. It makes my sweat orangey/yellow and my wee bright yellow but apart from that and a bit of nausea it hasn't give me any side effects. Hope it works for you :P

Ooooh yes I have bright day glow yellow wee - its grose isn't it. Luckily haven't had any other side effects thou so I guess this one isn't so bad!

robertls

I've been to see my Rhummy today, and she's decided to add Sulphasalazine to my MTX..........and other 'bits'.............

So bright yellow pee ?????

The excitement of Arthur life eh???

Rob x

dreamdaisy

Oh it just gets better and better! DD

deborahjane

i have been on this for 10 years but also on methotrexate for 8 years so don,t know which one is working the best really,the only side effect i have is comming out in rash when out in sun too long.which isn,t very often as we dont have much sun. :P