Overcoming fatigue on azathioprine

[Kelihunt41]

Hi all

I’ve now been on azathioprine for 3 weeks and am starting to feel really tired 💤 any advice on how to overcome/deal with this?

Thanks for any advice!

Xx

[Sara_A]

HaI wish I knew!!!! The fatigue is just the worst!!

Not helpful I know but it's the fatigue that's just not treatable with meds, once the aza kicks in and starts working it should help with the fatigue. Treating the underlying problem itself.

I was on aza and it really helped but unfortunately my liver didn't like it and I had to stop it. Now on mycophenolate x

[RebekahC]

Hi there! I had the same problem and my doctor suggested taking it at night instead of in the morning. That made a really big difference for me! Might be worth a try if you are currently taking it in the morning? Xx

[Chanpreet_Walia LUPUS UK]

Hi Kelihunt41,

We published an article on our blog about 'managing fatigue' which I hope you will find useful: lupusuk.org.uk/managing-fat...