Hey everyone. I started taking Imuran last Thursday, and I was told to take 1/2 a tablet for 2 weeks then increase it to 1 for a week, then 1 and a half, etc. until I reach the desired dose.
So, exactly one week after I started taking the Imuran, I woke up 12:00 at night (Thursday night/technically Friday morning) with the worst chills I have ever experienced in my life. I could not stop shaking. My teeth were chattering like crazy. After awhile, I started getting a really bad fever, I couldn't see straight, everything was really cloudy, I was sweating but cold, and I had a horrible throbbing headache.
I went to the ER, they done xrays on me, multiple blood tests, a urine test, and gave me tylenol for my fever, a round of fluids through the IV and some toradol through the IV for my headache. My heart rate was also extremely fast, it was at 130. They basically told me that nothing came back in any of the tests and that they don't know what's causing it, to take tylenol for my fever and monitor my symptoms, and if anything gets worse to come back.
So the next morning I called my gastro dr, and she told me that it could possibly be the imuran causing these symptoms. She advised me to stop taking it for one week, and then start taking it again, and if I get the same symptoms then it is the imuran. So, today is Saturday and I still have a fever, I've been taking tylenol every couple of hours. I go from having chills, taking tylenol, to getting a full on fever, sweating it out, and it's like a cycle. I really do not feel good at all. I don't feel like I'm getting any better, and I don't know what to do anymore. I'm sweating so bad but I'm cold.
Yesterday, I had already taken the imuran in the morning before I spoke to my GI, so today is my first day not taking it. However, I'm still on prednisone, (tapered down to 30 mg) from a partial blockage that I had about a month ago. Does anyone have any advice? I'm only 20 years old, I'm living 3 hours away from home to attend university and I live by myself, I hate feeling like this and being alone!! Seems like I can't catch a break.
So, exactly one week after I started taking the Imuran, I woke up 12:00 at night (Thursday night/technically Friday morning) with the worst chills I have ever experienced in my life. I could not stop shaking. My teeth were chattering like crazy. After awhile, I started getting a really bad fever, I couldn't see straight, everything was really cloudy, I was sweating but cold, and I had a horrible throbbing headache.
I went to the ER, they done xrays on me, multiple blood tests, a urine test, and gave me tylenol for my fever, a round of fluids through the IV and some toradol through the IV for my headache. My heart rate was also extremely fast, it was at 130. They basically told me that nothing came back in any of the tests and that they don't know what's causing it, to take tylenol for my fever and monitor my symptoms, and if anything gets worse to come back.
So the next morning I called my gastro dr, and she told me that it could possibly be the imuran causing these symptoms. She advised me to stop taking it for one week, and then start taking it again, and if I get the same symptoms then it is the imuran. So, today is Saturday and I still have a fever, I've been taking tylenol every couple of hours. I go from having chills, taking tylenol, to getting a full on fever, sweating it out, and it's like a cycle. I really do not feel good at all. I don't feel like I'm getting any better, and I don't know what to do anymore. I'm sweating so bad but I'm cold.
Yesterday, I had already taken the imuran in the morning before I spoke to my GI, so today is my first day not taking it. However, I'm still on prednisone, (tapered down to 30 mg) from a partial blockage that I had about a month ago. Does anyone have any advice? I'm only 20 years old, I'm living 3 hours away from home to attend university and I live by myself, I hate feeling like this and being alone!! Seems like I can't catch a break.
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