Have any of you been on imuran for your RA before? I just started it I am on day 3 or 4 of it. Tonight I feel bad. Like so weak and hurting pretty bad. That being said I have been like this anyway but tonight it feels worse. I was just wondering if maybe the medicine is just getting into my system and this will pass. Any thoughts on this?
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Peggy
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Imuran = azathioprine. If you put that in the search box you will find previous posts.
I've been on that (as a last resort of the DMARDs) for nearly ten years now.
Like other DMARDs it takes time to work, so if you have only been on it for a short time your pain and stiffness is unlikely to be improved yet.
If you are having lots of problems you might need a short course of steroids to tide you over until it is effective. If you can just about cope, then look forward to better times, use distraction and small pleasures.
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