Re: azathioprine
- From: "Kelly" <kelly.e1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:23 GMT
Angela,
It does take a long time it seems for the rituxan to kick in but once it did
it has really started working. I think it was about the 4 month mark for me
if I am right. I know at 5 weeks I was pretty discouraged if I recall
correctly. Donna finally told me it took a bit for her.
Having said that I came down from 10 mg of prednisone which I have been on
for about 3 years to 5.5 mg from November to now. It was an easy drop too.
My energy level went up and I went to zero swollen joints after the second
set of infusions. We didn't catch the freefall after the second set of
infusions quick enough though so hopefully this last set (3rd set for me)
will let me get lower on my prednisone faster (apparently it should kick in
a little quicker this time and next time we will automatically have the next
infusion at 6 months - not 7 months as it turned out).
Hang in there! It feels great!
Kelly
"Angela" <FightingArthur@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:677b0c41-30d0-4ff8-88ea-41cfcac0f98f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have been on azathioprine for quite a while. It did make a
difference in my symptoms, just not a big one. I am hoping that since
I have started Rituxan that I can start removing some names from my
daily drug list.... IF the Rituxan finally kicks in. I
Its been 5 weeks since my 2nd infusion and I have seen no improvement
yet. I do know that is takes several months to become fully
effective. Saw my rd yesterday, he said he thinks we are on the right
track and to come back in 2 months.
I hope the azathioprine helps you.
God bless
Angela
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