prednisone vs imuran

) Is there anything besides Prednisone? I was on 5mg of Prednisone earlier this year (in place of Imuran), but my liver enzymes were very bad according to the lab work I had done at the time. Would a higher dose of Prednisone be an option? Is that also harmful to a developing baby? Thank you for your help!!

Hi. I have autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) for which I am now on Imuran (azathioprine) after unsuccessfully eradicating it with several tries on prednisone. Although Imuran is often used to treat AIH, it's only a last resort with AIP as there is no data as yet proving it effective with AIP. I have however on this site heard from other AIP patients who have done well on Imuran and my gastroenterologist agreed that under the circumstances it was worth a try.

I need to make a decision on what to take after going off treatment and the hepatitis reoccuring. My doctor says I can take more prednisone and less Imuran or more Imuran and less prednisone. What is more damaging?

I have been sffering with colitis now for about 6 months and well have tried everything from salofalk to control it prednisone (60 mg a day) um entocort and now imuran with prednisone and well just can't get it under control. I am seriously considering trying some marijuana to see if maybe it will calm things down or maybe stopp my flare up completely now i know it will relax me but is it really worth a try? I am not sure if i should ? anybody have any experience with this?

Are you allergic to the medication or just prefer not to be on a steroid? Did you already find an alternate treatment?

I was initially, but was tapered off prednisone and onto imuran completely. I never had any of my side affects when on prednisone, or even on imuran until recently. I was diagnosed at University of North Carolina and when I moved to Denver, this was confirmed by another hepatologist. My AST/ALT levels were 2200/1300, which I've read is rare in any chronic disease except autoimmune hepatitis.

t think the prednisone or Imuran is working. (I personally just want off of the prednisone, it has done nothing and it is affecting my weight loss and I want off NOW!) I also think that going to the higher dose of Imuran might be a waste of time and maybe we should just switch to the methotrexate now. I was the one that made the doctor up the Imuran after all the months because it wasn't working because I want results and I want him to be more proactive.

His doctor is thinking of trying him on Imuran after his cycle of prednisone. Has anyone tried this? Was it really helpful? Was it worth the risk?

I know with prednisone, you have to be slowly weaned off to prevent complications. Is it the same type of deal with imuran? Do you have to be weaned off it as well or can you just stop taking it and be fine?

Hi. I am 33 years old and was diagnosed with AIH 12 years ago. I have been managed successfully--first with prednisone and then with imuran. My enzymes have been 'normal' for 8 years or so. However, I am hoping to get pregnant and so my Dr. slowly weaned me off the imuran and now I am on prednisone 20mg. My last dose of immuarn was tuesday--25mg (down from 100mg). Now my dr. wants me to wait 2-3 months to start trying to get pregnant!

The imuran was working really well but they had to suspend it for a while because of adverse effects. I really liked how the imuran made me feel, but now I am suppose to be back up on the prednisone, and my blood pressure is THROUGH THE ROOF! Is there anything other than this horrible drug I can take?

I'm on 4 mg of prednisone and 150 mg of Imuran. I had a flair up the very begining of April but my counts so far have been very normal, around 25 and 30. I'm just kinda tired of being tired.

I was originally put on Imuran 50mg and also 20mg of Prednisone to start then Prednisone was decreased because of side effects of tackycardia they wanted me to take more Imuran but that too gave me side effects. After 2 years my levels were all normal to good to transplant and also off the prednisone. I still currently take 50mg daily of Imuran. I am tested (blood work) every 3 month's still and it has been 4 years now.

I was upset when leaving the doctors office when she told me the only course of treatment was Prednisone and Imuran. being in my late 20s and hoping to have kids (not actively trying but wanting) in the next few years was concerned how thia could affect a pregnancy. after reading more I learnt that miscarriags on these medications could haooen as well as birth defects.

He was put back on prednisone and then eventually Imuran as well. As we upped the Imuran from 50mg to 100, to 150mg, he has very slowly reduced prednisone. He is at 7 mg prednisone and decreasing 1 milligram a month because previously when he came off of it at a little faster rate he had major anxiety problems. He is now on 150 mg.of the Imuran. His liver enzymes are finally in the normal range for the first time in a year.

Read all the side effects of prednisone, it might be that it is related to the prednisone or prednisone is causing the water retension to be worse... just a thought. Keep us posted of your experience ok?? It might be helpful for all of us that have AIH for future reference and to compare our experiences. Best Wishes!

In October 2008, I was put on 60mg of Prednisone after liver biopsy revealed a rapid progression from an earlier biopsy, I now had non-alcoholic cirrhosis. In March 2009 at the Mayo Clinic I was diagnosed with AIH (autoimmune hepatitis) with non-alcoholic cirrhosis. I was placed on 50mg of Imuran, which was adjusted to 100mg and my Prednisone was gradually reduced 10mg. In September 2010 my Prednisone was being reduced by 2.5 every 6 weeks.

I was not on Imuran but they put me on it when I left the hospital along with Prednisone, again. I am told as soon as the Imuran kicks in I will be able to finally get off the steroids. I find it strange that your mother had this happen to her heart while on it but I was put on it after being told I have electrical problems with my heart. I have gotten better. I am also on two heart meds.

It screwed up my blood and i ended up losing 40 pounds in less then a month and with my blood test results it was either the imuran or i had cancer so i had to go to a hemotologist and go off imuran and get so many blood tests for so many months just to make sure it was the imuran and not cancer. Thank god it was the imuran. I started taking it again and went up in dosage slowly and so far so good.

Hi Kenia, I have cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa. I have been able to achieve remission for 5 years with prednisone and Imuran (azathioprine). My rheumatologist began me on prednisone (30-60 mg. eventually 30 was enough) to control the flares and then once the ulcers began to recede, I was weaned off of the prednisone. However, as soon as it was out of my system, the flare would begin again.

This is important as it can damage your liver very quickly. The treatment is normally prednisone and an immunosuppressive drug called azathioprine (Imuran). Normally you would start out with prednisone of up to 60 mg daily and azathioprine of 100 mg daily to saturate the liver, then gradually reduce the doseage. Remission normally occurs in 80% of the cases. Sometimes it takes up to two years.

He ordered steroids for 2weeks, then colcrys. Neither helped so ordered prednisone 60 mg a day and did a blood test so could order Imuran. I am so desperate and miserable, I agreed to try.One week on prednisone I started feeling fuzzy headed,weak all over, terrible mood swings, jittery and so depressed. He started me on the Imuran too. I called the nurse last week and told her the ulcers weren't any better and couldn't function like this, so I am now weaning off the prednisone.

s not) and also low iron and potassium. She is now taking the prednisone, imuran, asacol, aciphex, an iron supplement, probiotics and a multi vitamin. I hope this works, but now, someone today was telling me that she also has symptoms of celiac disease (they seem to be same as UC) and I dont' know if you can have both at the same time or not...if anyone knows or has any information, I would greatly appreciate it...

Of course he wanted high dose pred and low dose Imuran or low pred and hgh Imuran. I suggested low dose prednisone 30mg only, he agreed but wanted labs weekly. Within few weeks ast 96 ""YAHOO"". I am currently on 5mgs Pred. I have weened down as low as 3mgs couple of times (most recent, last week) but feel enzymes elevate. When I feel enzymes elevate I have my lab work to verify. Had lab work yesterday ast 90 alt 60, not too bad but not good enough of course.

I can only tell you that I have been on prednisone since beginning of 2002 along with Imuran. I also took 40 wks tx for hcv & finished in July 2006. I will be on the prednisone it looks like for my entire life but everything is going great. I do have to admit the tx mixed with the other meds made me pretty ill for the entire 40 wks I was on but am fine now & still svr & all shows good.

Your post was about a year ago, but I am wondering how you have been doing on the Humira? I am in a similar situation - I was diagnosed with SLE in Sept 2010 with main symptoms of finger, hand, and wrist arthritis that did not respond to MTX or moderate doses of prednisone (6 - 40 mg per day over the past year). MTX was stopped in Jan 2011 and Imuran started, but my arthritis persisted so I was put on Humira in mid April 2011.

Hi, I have AIH & have been in treatment since 2002. Started out with larges doses of prednisone & Imuran. Cut back on the predisone as doctor permitted & am now down to 2.5 mg of prednisone & 50 mg of Imuran ( a generic version of it). All is fine now with me & doctor informed me last month that as long as I stick to regiment should be no problems, I am not going to die from this. What meds are your husband on & what did his biopsy say?

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