Meds.. help!!!

[xoxava]

meds.. help!!!

I've started my meds on tuesday and so far haven't noticed any difference at all. My stomach is still hurting just as badly and I'm still having bm's just as frequently. Right now I'm on asacol 9 pills a day, pred. 20mg 4 a day(all in morning) and omprenzole (sp?) 1 a day. I've only noticed I'm extremly exhausted and want to rest/sleep all the time! I'm afraid to eat because I don't want my stomach hurting and I dont want the weight gain. At night it's hard for me to stay asleep and I wake up exhausted. I've had a low fever and chills. Will this change in more time and has anyone experienced this?? Sorry for all the crazy posts, just new and scared and I personally dont know anyone that would understand what I'm going through. So thank you to all.

 

[Rebecca85]

Maybe your dose of pred is too low to have an effect on your inflammation. The starting dose is usually around 40mg. Although it has only been a few days. Personally, I would give it a couple more days and if there's still no improvement, speak to your GI or GP and see what they say.

By the way, don't worry about gaining weight, most people find it comes off as soon as you finish the pred.

 

[bushydougie]

Hi Xoxava,
I started on pred a week ago. I too was taking 20mg (i've gone down to 15mg today). I have also been on Asacol(3 tabs a day) for the past 4 months. I noticed a marked difference with the pred by the third day of taking it. The majority of my symptoms have faded away. The only problem now is insomnia which is leaving me feeling weary (but in a different way to how tired I was before taking pred). I struggle to get to sleep and then often wake up after 4 hours sleep.The Asacol seemed to firm my bms up after a week or so.
I hope that you get some relief soon and that things improve for you.
Sam