Saw my IBD nurse today as starting humira on thursday. I asked about stopping my azathioprine and after asking my consultant said he wants me to be on both. I am still on pred as well though guess that will be tapered fairly soon. I know my symptoms aren't exactly under control at the moment but really thought aza would be stopped.
I knew that for remicade some people stay on a second immunosupp as it reduces you getting antibodies against remicade with it being mousey in origin, but didn't think I would need to stay on both because I was going on humira.
I wondered how many of you on biologics stayed on both and the reason given.
ps there are a lot of s's, m's and p's in immunosuppressants aren't there!!
I knew that for remicade some people stay on a second immunosupp as it reduces you getting antibodies against remicade with it being mousey in origin, but didn't think I would need to stay on both because I was going on humira.
I wondered how many of you on biologics stayed on both and the reason given.
ps there are a lot of s's, m's and p's in immunosuppressants aren't there!!