Sulfasalazine erm?

[mRae85]

Aight, the last time I went to the Dr, he put me on sulfasalazine, i take 4 of them a day 500mgs each. He said that it was for the crohns but not much else. I seriously dont notice any difference. Last I checked sulfer had to do with bladder issues so how does that connect with crohns. what is it, what is it doing, anyone else here know or on it or been on it.... erm :sign0085: thankx people!

 

[My Butt Hurts]

I was on sulfasalazine when I was first diagnosed. It put me into a pretty good remission, and I was on it for quite a while before I had another flare (2 years maybe?)
You say that you are taking 4 a day. I took it 4 TIMES a day - but 2 pills each. SO 4,000 mg in one day I believe. Maybe you need a higher dose?

 

[fenway1971]

I was on sulfasalazine too, until I found that I'm allergic to it. Supposed to be an excellent maintenance drug. I was on 12 pills/day.

 

[Cookie]

I was put on sulfasalizine by my GP when he suspected I had Crohn's, before it was confirmed by my GI. Let me start by saying that he was an older fellow with some "old fashioned" views on medicine. That said, the sulfasalizine seemed to be working for me, but it upset my stomach something fierce. When I told this to my GI, he said that sulfasalizine is an "old" drug an not many docs prescribe it any more because of the side effects and there are newer and better drugs that will give the same results but with fewer side effects. He then put me on Asacol, which did the trick for quite a while and I had absolutely no side effects from it. I think that Pantesa is similar to Asacol in this regard...good long-term maintenance drugs. You may want to do some web searching on the two and talk to your doctor about it? Just a suggestion...

 

[mRae85]

Thankx for letting me know more about this, it is one that I have not heard of in connection with Crohn's untill I got put on it, thats why I have been asking. I think maybe it and the pred are going to be gettin up'd soon. For now I am playing a waiting game, in total 2000 mgs a day of the sulfasalazine. The only thing I found that I am alergic to so far is flagel or how ever you spell it, that stuff about killed me :eek2: !

 

[mRae85]

Yea, I was on Asacol as well for a while and when I go in on Monday to talk to my Dr again I am thinking of asking him about being on it again. The Entocort might be too expencive but the Asacol I'd like to be on again and now that you told me it is better, I know I'm going to mention the switch back. Thankx for lettin me in on all of this.

 

[jed]

sulpha & mesala never did a thing for me if anything, they made me poop more, why the hell would acrohns med have a side-effect of diarrhea?? LOL

pred i will love till the day i die, methotrexate has also been great

 

[mRae85]

so far i think my Dr is crazy, the pred and the sulpha hasn't done anything but it's nice to know some people that have been on it. I had no clue what I had been put on it for really. Ya know, alot of the meds for Crohn's has a side effect of D if you actually read them..... guess the maker of the pill doesn't have Crohn's eh?