I have to lose weight these steroids have made me gain 50 ilbs ..I still get face rashes and ulcers and pain but I want off the prednisone ..
I feel the same way. I to have put on 50 pounds due to medication. If you can find away to have more energy or ways to feel better, please let me know
Has anyone taken LEFLUNOMIDE along with taking Hydroxychloroquine? Any side effects?
Per Brian's answer be very careful with a virus going around and being vulnerable to more illness's!!
Has anybody experienced dizziness with imuran, and found it improved with addition of plaquinil? Low tolerance at best of times to mess... I always get the weird side effects! But I'd appreciate insights. Felt plaqunil had aggravated fibromyalgia and joint pain, but off it noticing dizziness I had when first staring imuran last year. May have lost tolerance, or it's just one of those weeks.
I noticed I got my dizzy after starting Imuran. I have been on it all summer.
Anyone had issues with immunosuppressive meds causing squamous cell carcinoma? Taking Imuran for lupus nephritis. Docs continue to insist on immuran.
Pros and cons. Has it helped. Do you take with food along with prednisone. Asking for a family friend. On a better note, my adrenals kicked in, blood cortisol level above minimum.
I'm not on prednisone anymore, I'm not on anything right now! I'm looking for a new Doctor I moved to a new town, a small town it tough finding one.
hair loss does come with having lupus. i'm not on immuron it made me sick to my stomach. I take 10,000 iU's of biotin to help with my hair loss. hope this was helpful.
Hi I took Imuran, prednisone and other medications while I was pregnant and I was very scared that my kids would have some kind of deformation, like missing fingers, toes etc, if you read what can… read more
Has anyone been prescribed CellCept? Good or Bad? What symptoms did you have?