Mycophenolate mofetil and lupus

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778275 tn?1326913623 Mycophenolate mofetil should be used with caution in individuals who fail on azathioprine (Mycophenolate mofetil substitute) and corticosteroids. Plasma exchange (PE) and Human immune globulin are tried if there is respiratory problems and gysphagia. Some even benefit with thymectomy or removal of thymus. Tacrolimus is another drug which can be tried. Please discuss your treatment with your treating doctor. Take care!
Avatar m tn The standard therapy options include intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapharesis, corticosteroids, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, etanercept, mycophenolate mofetil, interferon alpha 2a and tacrolimus. Current ones are interferon beta 1a, rituximab, and high dose cyclophosphamide. Your neurologist needs to apprise you of the long-term side effects since prolonged therapy are required. Botox shots are not known to be used in therapy.
Avatar f tn I am not on Cellcept which is Mycophenolate Mofetil 1g morning and 1g night. This is a fantastic immunposuppressant. Basically what I am telling you is that at any time your body cannot any longer tolerate one drug, there is always another waiting. The one I am on now is more 'pure' in other words there are less chemicals in in to effect the liver. It might be worth a mention if you are uncertain but many people are able to tolerate your medication for many years.
568603 tn?1240404035 Thanks for the feedback. I do have lupus nephritis, and have had this disease for 3 years now. Do you think it's the lupus that's triggering this numbness in my right side. And also the doctor told me that it couldn't be my lupus. I'm just concern and need to know the next steps that i should take when i go see my doctor and also i will get a second opinion.
Avatar n tn Also, I have IgA nephropathy and have been on low dose immunosuppressant (mycophenolate mofetil 250 mg twice daily) for the past 1.5 years. 4 days ago, I noticed a little bump in on my labia minora. and I thought maybe it was a boil and tried to break it. It is now pus filled and looks like a zit. its just the one. I have no tingling or itching tho there is some pain now after i messed abt with it which is kinda like the pain i feel with zits anywhere.
Avatar n tn I am on 750 urso three times a day now.. I am 52. I am now on Cellcept (mycophenolate Mofetil) 1g twice daily. This is because the other meds like Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine disagreed with me intensely and I turned a beautiful shade of butterscotch and was oh so ill. This new drug has less chemicals in and suits me very well, in fact I walked 6 miles in Jordan as opposed to not even being able to get out of bed.
4848471 tn?1372238752 I was JC+ before I even started Tysabri and am about one and a half years into it now, still taking it..............I talked to the Tysabri regional rep about it and they still feel our chances of PML are very low.
461838 tn?1255790216 Tacrolimus-based immunosuppression is utilized in 70 centers (86.42%). Triple therapy using tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and steroids is the most common regimen (41%). Six programs (7.4%) use steroid-free protocols. In nine centers (11%) steroids are discontinued within a week, 56% within 3 months, and 98% within the first year. At 75% of centers, mild rejection is treated by increasing baseline immunosuppression.
Avatar m tn I am now on valacyclovir for prophylaxis and supression, because I must continue mycophenolate use. Of course, there is no point in doing this if I do not have a latent HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. On the other hand, I am reluctant to allow a recurrent opportunistic infection. Moreover, I have a regular but intermittent partner who I have informed about these developments.
Avatar m tn Hi, glad you have been diagnosed, this can often get misses as indeed mine was for some time. I have PBC aswell which was what I was diagnosed with first. I agree that you should always check on other suppliments. I only take cod liver oil tablets as a supplement with my meds. Just a thought though, if you ever feel unwell on your meds, please do not be afraid to challenge your doc. I took mine as instructed and became so ill.
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560748 tn?1226864517 I am on 1 g Mycophenalate Mofetil twice daily, 750g Ursodeoxycholic Acid three times daily and Ezetimbe 10g daily for cholesterol. I feel clinically fit and weigh 9 st 3 lb. The disease is progressing but I wonder if there is any timescale on this as regards prognosis and if I am able to have a transplant with having both PBC and Overlap. I am a 51 year old female. I have to have an MRI or CT scan soon as I have a lot of nodules in the liver they need to check up on.
1000632 tn?1293141653 I am currently on Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil) 1000 mg two times per day. This is to try to decrease the symptoms and prevent the flares ups. I have been on Cellcept for 2.5 months. If it does not work, then I will go on Rituxan. (I tried Imuran, but my liver enzymes went way up so had to stop. Due to the Hepatitis C, I cannot take Methotrexate or Arava.) So, yes, we can take some of these drugs even if we have had Hepatitis C. I do not have Systemic Vasculitis now.
1323747 tn?1364806882 sections. At least early in the condition trials of immunoglobulin , prednisone, mycophenolate mofetil, and plasmapheresis found some success in some patients. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1154266-overview For sure correct diagnoses is crucial for treatment. That is where I am right now trying to define my condition as exactly as possible. I realized too that finding out what deficiencies are present and correcting them goes a long ways. Thanks for your help with this.
Avatar f tn My pt. age 56 yrs. S/P liver transplantation last 6 mos. He on tracolimus 2 mg/d. mofetil 500 mg./d. Now, his LFT AST47 ALT51 Alk.phos.382 GGT67 ANA neg. anti smooth m. neg.. I want to know causes of hepatitis in him, if is not graft rejection?
Avatar f tn This is a complex case and most doctors, including specialists will only treat the resulting consequences and symptoms. This is usually a short-term fix, while the overall situation worsens. Please post more information about yourself, age, country, short medical history, medicines, typical diet, any test results including lab ranges, etc.
Avatar m tn If so, then the treatment is optimizing doses and levels of cellcept and prograf and trying to minimize the use of parenteral corticosteroids.
Avatar m tn Dear Sir, I after almost 8months of itching finally a blockage in the anterior duct is detected along with the posterior one. 3months back ERCP was done and liver engymes are perfectly normal. But due to high dose of tacrolimus the creatinine is gratually on rise(it is now around 1.9). My doc is trying to reduce the dose. Since I was on tacrolimus only(as Mycophenolate causes TLC to go down in two occasion), sirolimus 1mg is started along with reduced tacrolimus(2mg BD, Tac level ~4.5).
1511858 tn?1290477459 hi, my son was diagnosed last may, he is on pred, immunoglobulin and mycophenolate mofetil (cellcept). due to the prednisolone he has cateracts that are progressing so fast he has changed glasses every 3 mths. he gained approx 6stone in weight and now has myopathy but he wouldnt be here without it. yes terrible side effects but what is the alternative! they are still trying to wean him but he relapses. the cateracts wont heal, the weight will go though and the myopathy will too.
Avatar f tn In any case, I am sure I do have lupus, as the signs and symptoms are so classic -and I have been officially Dxd by TWO docs. I jsut think, as you said, that if this was CNS lupus, I would be MUCH sicker - that condition is really really serious. But, Im just going to continue with my lupus treatment, and in the meantime, make an appt with a neuro to get a new MRI - it couldnt hurt, you know?
Avatar n tn s and pernicious anemia. My son is type I diabetic and my daughter has lupus and is watched very closely for other autoimmunes, but I do know that some of the same tests are used to dx more than one disease. For instance, I've read that TPOab is used to dx both Hashi's and lupus. It would be good if you could post your thyroid labs. Sometimes the results can be in the "normal" category but just not be right for YOU....
Avatar f tn Hello. For RSD to occur, you should have had a surgery or an injury. It is a response to injury. The symptoms of Lupus are much more extensive than those of RSD. You can come to a conclusion after tests for Lupus.
758493 tn?1271611163 I know a little about Lupus, but I think you are looking for personal testimonials and the Lupus community is where you will find that.
Avatar m tn Now she has many issues going on and looking back at the last 12 months it looks like she may have Lupus. My question is-Could she have had vaginal lesions from Lupus in December instead of Herpes? Does Lupus ever give a false positive for Herpes? Has anyone ever dealt with this issue?
Avatar f tn Hi all My wife has SLE which about 8 months ago began to come undercontrol with mycophenolate.