Sulfasalazine and nausea?

[Inwe]

Hey everyone! So I will give you the backstory first: the first drug I was ever on was sulfasalazine (which was like 7 years ago). It was killing off my white blood cells and when they dropped the dose, I lost effectiveness.

I'm in a drug trial now and have been stomach symptom free for a year BUT I have developed a type of arthritis. My GI put me back on a lowdose of sulfasalazine to help with my joint pain. However now I feel sick to my stomach all the time. I know nausea is a symptom but my question is does this side effect ever go away or diminish over time? (Like I said earlier, it's been 7 years and I can't remember, and I never was fully in remission anyways). Thanks!

 

[Twiggy930]

My son had more nausea and abdominal pain when he first started taking sulfasalazine. We also discovered that he feels much better if he takes it with a full meal so he takes his am dose with breakfast and his pm dose with dinner.