Hello all!
So I have gotten a best case scenario and have found my remission has started. In the past month I have begun taking Imuran, and in the past two weeks have also increased my Vitamin D intake to 5000 IU a day. My concern is that I have no real way of knowing which is causing the remission, if not both. My hunch is that the Imuran is not what is causing this relief because I read that the Imuran will take about two months to take effect. While I have yet to go consult my doctor, I am considering stopping the Imuran at some point, lest I take it needlessly and suffer the side effects. I realize that if it is the Imuran, it will not be as effective the second time around if I go back on it once having stopped. Help?
Additional details:
Prednisone dependant and currently tapering off while Imuran begins to take effect.
Immediate disappearance of symptoms once the vitamin dosage was raised.
D3 taken with appropriate cofactors and folic acid with calcium.
So I have gotten a best case scenario and have found my remission has started. In the past month I have begun taking Imuran, and in the past two weeks have also increased my Vitamin D intake to 5000 IU a day. My concern is that I have no real way of knowing which is causing the remission, if not both. My hunch is that the Imuran is not what is causing this relief because I read that the Imuran will take about two months to take effect. While I have yet to go consult my doctor, I am considering stopping the Imuran at some point, lest I take it needlessly and suffer the side effects. I realize that if it is the Imuran, it will not be as effective the second time around if I go back on it once having stopped. Help?
Additional details:
Prednisone dependant and currently tapering off while Imuran begins to take effect.
Immediate disappearance of symptoms once the vitamin dosage was raised.
D3 taken with appropriate cofactors and folic acid with calcium.