pentasa- side effects?
i'm 22 now and I can't complain because I feel fine now after being diagnosed with colitis about a year ago. I'm done with predinoze (probably going to spell everything wrong) which in on one hand I did not like because of the bad side effects, but I must say it had good results, and then was put on something called 6mp for the code name. I do not think I actually noticed any side effects from this despite the massive amounts of warnings and after 2 months on this drug it pretty much made me feel normal combined with low dosages of the predinzone which they tapered off to nothing. As of now I am just going about my normal life, but I notice that it has become crucial that I stick to pretty much an absolute pattern of eating and taking pills. I find that when I wake up in the morning I am just real drowsy and out of it and must immediately eat and take pills which are 6mp and 8 500mg pentasa's 2 X 4. If I do not eat enough and take the pills then I will be even more out of it. Or if I eat too much and take the pills i'm pretty much feel like throwing up and have the urge to burp for a few hours. I find if I go without food and the pentasa for awhile it leads to more then just hunger, but a state of drowziness and being out of it. I feel like the colitis really isn't an issue as much anymore as I feel healthy and I am having normal patterns in terms of going to the bathroom, but I think my issue deals with managaing the pills and not feeling drowzy and out of it. Does anyone have experiences like this with pentasa and is there other alternatives I should look at. I almost feel like I have become dependent on them just to feel undrozy and not normal, and I do not the actual benefits really being offered. I know they are supposed to keep you in a state of remission though. I mean I can easily get by with the way things are going and I can't complain at all, because I am not in a bad health state now, but if i'm going to be on these the rest of my life I want to try to figure these issues out early on. Also, what are people's experience with drinking on pentasa. I went awhile without drinking when I was initially sick and was the prednizone, but at my age it is almost crucial that I am able to go out on friday or saturday night and drink with other people. I find that drinking beer is not a problem at all, but I have to wait about 4-5 hours after the dosage of pentasa. When I tried drinking a shortwhile after the pentasa it makes you really dehydtrated and pretty ruins the night. My other friend who is on the equivalent of pentasa which starts with an A, said he can drink whenever and doesn't have the side issues i'm having so is it an option to switch. Basically just wondering people's experiences with the drug in general. Thanks in advance
i'm 22 now and I can't complain because I feel fine now after being diagnosed with colitis about a year ago. I'm done with predinoze (probably going to spell everything wrong) which in on one hand I did not like because of the bad side effects, but I must say it had good results, and then was put on something called 6mp for the code name. I do not think I actually noticed any side effects from this despite the massive amounts of warnings and after 2 months on this drug it pretty much made me feel normal combined with low dosages of the predinzone which they tapered off to nothing. As of now I am just going about my normal life, but I notice that it has become crucial that I stick to pretty much an absolute pattern of eating and taking pills. I find that when I wake up in the morning I am just real drowsy and out of it and must immediately eat and take pills which are 6mp and 8 500mg pentasa's 2 X 4. If I do not eat enough and take the pills then I will be even more out of it. Or if I eat too much and take the pills i'm pretty much feel like throwing up and have the urge to burp for a few hours. I find if I go without food and the pentasa for awhile it leads to more then just hunger, but a state of drowziness and being out of it. I feel like the colitis really isn't an issue as much anymore as I feel healthy and I am having normal patterns in terms of going to the bathroom, but I think my issue deals with managaing the pills and not feeling drowzy and out of it. Does anyone have experiences like this with pentasa and is there other alternatives I should look at. I almost feel like I have become dependent on them just to feel undrozy and not normal, and I do not the actual benefits really being offered. I know they are supposed to keep you in a state of remission though. I mean I can easily get by with the way things are going and I can't complain at all, because I am not in a bad health state now, but if i'm going to be on these the rest of my life I want to try to figure these issues out early on. Also, what are people's experience with drinking on pentasa. I went awhile without drinking when I was initially sick and was the prednizone, but at my age it is almost crucial that I am able to go out on friday or saturday night and drink with other people. I find that drinking beer is not a problem at all, but I have to wait about 4-5 hours after the dosage of pentasa. When I tried drinking a shortwhile after the pentasa it makes you really dehydtrated and pretty ruins the night. My other friend who is on the equivalent of pentasa which starts with an A, said he can drink whenever and doesn't have the side issues i'm having so is it an option to switch. Basically just wondering people's experiences with the drug in general. Thanks in advance