hey all,
anyone else here on only 1 medication for their IBD? or is that unusual? as it appears that a lot of people here mention being on multiple prescriptions... is it that the other prescriptions assist you with other symptoms like insomnia, joint pain, etc???
i'm currently on 1 medication... seems to be okay. i'm not a big fan of medication, and i think that doctors are often waaaay to quick to shove multiple prescriptions in your hand.... is it true that doctors get paid when they give prescriptions? if so, that would explain the eagerness to prescribe lol
i'm still in the early stages of assessment, but the only meds i've been prescribed so far are:
Predisone 40mg, for a few months... then tapered off onto Imuran 150 mg...
my rheumatologist tried to add another med - Sulfasalazine, as she thought that it may assist me even more.... but i told her that I'd prefer to wait a little longer for the Imuran to fully kick in (since when I saw her I was only on Imuran for 3 months, and noticed great improvements)....
she also prescribed a low dosage of prednisone as a prn, because she knew i had a little bit of an obstruction/flare up 1 or 2 times while on Imuran...
but i have stuck to Imuran, and haven't had a flare up for a while now... and haven't seen blood in my stools for a while too.
anyone else here on only 1 medication for their IBD? or is that unusual? as it appears that a lot of people here mention being on multiple prescriptions... is it that the other prescriptions assist you with other symptoms like insomnia, joint pain, etc???
i'm currently on 1 medication... seems to be okay. i'm not a big fan of medication, and i think that doctors are often waaaay to quick to shove multiple prescriptions in your hand.... is it true that doctors get paid when they give prescriptions? if so, that would explain the eagerness to prescribe lol
i'm still in the early stages of assessment, but the only meds i've been prescribed so far are:
Predisone 40mg, for a few months... then tapered off onto Imuran 150 mg...
my rheumatologist tried to add another med - Sulfasalazine, as she thought that it may assist me even more.... but i told her that I'd prefer to wait a little longer for the Imuran to fully kick in (since when I saw her I was only on Imuran for 3 months, and noticed great improvements)....
she also prescribed a low dosage of prednisone as a prn, because she knew i had a little bit of an obstruction/flare up 1 or 2 times while on Imuran...
but i have stuck to Imuran, and haven't had a flare up for a while now... and haven't seen blood in my stools for a while too.