Collasped after taking Azathioprine!

[HorseLover!!]

I have been on Aza for a year now and yesterday after taking my dose i started to not be able to breathe properly for about 2 mins then i just completely collapsed :eek2:, i was out for a good 15 mins and ever since then i havent been able to breathe properly?? Has anyone else had this before while being on Aza??

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Wow that sounds really scary. Please call your doctors emergency service or goto the ER. Definitely don't take another dose before being seen by a medical professional. You could be developing anaphylaxis to the medication.

 

[HorseLover!!]

Thanks i will do, it is pretty scary

 

[CrohnsChicago]

Hi HorseLover!! ,

Just checking in to see how you are doing? What did your doctor's say about your breathing and collapsing? :hug:

 

[upsetmom]

This is interesting.
My daughter had been on lmuran for 3 months when she collapsed at school l took her straight to ER but we never found out the cause. Luckily it hasn't happened again.

 

[alex_chris]

I am not saying that aza can't cause the reaction you experienced, but knowing how aza works, I would be surprised if taking it can cause breath shortage and a blackout immediately. The reason is simply that it takes some time for aza to go into the bloodstream and then its main function is inhibiting the protein synthesis for white blood cells.

Have you experienced any other deficiencies lately (iron deficiency, for instance?) or did you eat anything unusual? Was it a new box of aza from a different manufacturer (you could be allergic to a non active ingredient)?

 

[HorseLover!!]

This is interesting.
My daughter had been on lmuran for 3 months when she collapsed at school l took her straight to ER but we never found out the cause. Luckily it hasn't happened again.

I was at work at the time and I ended up in the back of an ambulance on my way to hospital , when I got there they did x-rays of my chest and my stomach they didn't find anything, they kept me in since Sunday for two nights so I was allowed out Tuesday afternoon, but they told me I was having a Crohn's flare, not as bad as I have done but it was mild. they decided to see how I go again on the azathioprine and if it happens again to let my GP know, hopefully it doesn't happen again, but overall they didn't really find out a cause.