Mycophenplate

[Jase222]

Hi,

I have MPA and for the last year have probs so the consultant is saying mycophenplate is causing these probs so is reducing my med currently on 2 x 500mg a day reducing by 1 tablet a week ,

The nurse made a comment watch for the side effect there more serious when reducing ? But she wouldn't enlighten me after I asked why !

So does anyone know what side effects there are when reducing I know about the main effects but am a bit concerned now

Thanks

Jason

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[Chris-Bromsgrove]

The leaflet that comes with my Mycophenolate makes no mention of this. It is rather difficult to watch out for side effects if you don't know what to expect.

[Suzym2u Moderator Vasculitis UK]

John was taking MMF for 9 years so will check with him. The only side effect he had was loose stools, but I will check. What problems were you having? If you don't mind me asking.

[tisme2]

I will follow your post Jason as I have the same MPA and I am on 2 x 500mg twice a day so would be very interested in any information you are given to your question!

[Jase222 in reply to tisme2]

Hi I spoke to dr and he said it was more dangerous coming down more so than going up ! Main one was you body gets use to it so it becomes a big shock even like me dropping 1 tablet a week and bloods go haywire and you have to be even more careful of infections because you are lifting the impsuppression

[tisme2 in reply to Jase222]

I see my Kidney specialist every three months so I will ask him his opinion regarding lowering the dosage as I would like to reduce the mycophenolate myself, my appointment is Oct. so will let you know what I am told.

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I have been on mycophenolate for about 8 years now and was having it reduced for the past 2 - 21/2 years at a rate of 250mg a day for six months at a time until last week when it was reduced by 500mg per day leaving me on 500mg a day and the hope is that in come February and my next check in I will be taken off it completely, assuming I have no problems with this last reduction. I was told by my consultant when she decided to try and reduce it that it has to be done very slowly and over an extended period of time. I suffered no ill effects, in fact I felt better on the lower doses, felt like I was getting my life back