Newly diagnosed with Crohn's

[Emh]

Hi I am new to this forum. I was just diagnosed in November and my doc put me on Humira. He then told me I needed to be on Imuran as well to prevent resistence to Humira. I have a mild case and it concerns me to be taking such a powerful drug just as a precaution. It's also making my hair fall out I think. I have been suffering from infertility as well for 3 years and want to get pregnant on these medications which are not recommended. Is anyone on Imuran only to prevent Humira resistence? Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks

 

[SarahBear]

Welcome to the forum, Emh!

I personally have no experience with Humira and Imuran together, but I have heard of this before.

Is your inflammation considered mild, or your symptoms? The two don't always correlate. Personally, in your situation, I would ask my doctor why Humira was chosen as the best option for me and ask if I could switch to a different medication, at least while trying to conceive. However, please give the medication a chance to put you in remission before you conceive, as pregnancy while flaring can be risky for both you and the baby.

 

[Emh]

Thanks Sarahbear. My doc told me my case was a 3-4 out of 10 and my symptoms are mild. It's been 3 months on humira and I'm going next week to see if I'm in remission. Fingers crossed!

 

[durwardian]

It is always worth a second or third opinion. No offense to doctors reading this, but medicine has failed so many times that I need to get other opinions...