Sulfasalazine and Overheating

mosborn11

Has anyone else experienced getting very hot on sulfasalazine? I'm so warm all the time and wondered if this is something anyone else has experienced? I've only been on it a day or two but this has been my biggest side effect.

Anna

Hi @mosborn11, do you have a raised temperature? Fever is one of the side effects that are listed in the attached information sheet, and if it’s associated with any signs of infection or unusual bruising or bleeding, then you’re advised to call your doctor. Here’s the link to some more information:

https://versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/sulfasalazine/

Best wishes,

Anna

frogmorton

You're not on steroids are you? hot flushes are well known with them.

@Anna is quite right about making sure you don't have any signs of infection when on any imuni=osuppreassnt meds.

Having said that when I first got diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis I was actually quite poorly with a slight temperature so a bit shivery then too.

Hope you feel better soon

Toni x

mosborn11

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/comment/720857#Comment_720857

Yeah it's funny because the hot flushes went away when I was on Hydroxychloroquine, but I've had to come off it. I've contacted my doctors for a call back but yeah I'm not on steriods but it is something I've had with RA more broadly.

frogmorton

@mosborn11

My hot flushes like to pretend they've gone away then come back with a vengeance to catch me out when I'm not expecting them!!!!

Good luck hope all is well

Toni x