Imuran

[duckbutta]

I have been taking azathioprine (imuran) for my Crohn's Disease, for about a year now and the side effects I have began to notice since taking the medication are:
-Lethargic
-Loss of Appetite (not all the time)
-Flu like symptoms (runny nose, which seems to be constant)

I started out with the medication at 200mg a day, but am now at 175mg. I weighed 215 at the start and now I weigh 175, but that is mainly due to me becoming much more physically active and diet improvements than a negative effect from the medication.

I am happy that I have improved from my first days of the treatment, but am unhappy with these side effects. I am currently looking for an alternative to this for the future, because I do not want the long term side effects of the drug. If there is any information on any different things I can do, please do me a favour and post a link for my reading pleasure.

 

[David]

The first thing I would do if you haven't already is get your vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels tested to make sure that deficiency isn't playing a part in your symptoms as they are very common in people with IBD. If you've already had that done, what were your specific levels?