Good Evening everyone...
I know that some of you take Sulfasalazin. Do you feel that it helped you? Did you get any reaction from it?
Thanks~~~
Luv, Justme
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Hi Justme
I'm on Sulphasalazine (500mg, twice daily). It helps me somewhat (as in my joints still swell, but not as hugely), but not sufficiently to control the inflammation fully. So we've added methotrexate to the mix now (it's only been 4 weeks, so still waiting to see if it works).
My first flare though, the sulphasalazine knocked on the head all by itself. The good thing about it is that for many people it has minimal or no side effects. (It's fun how it makes your pee orange though!!)
Good luck!
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I've been taking 500mg 4x/day and to be honest, I don't think it does much.
Sulfersalizine was the first DMARD I took 12 years ago. It worked pretty good for a long time. Eventually we added Plaquinel as well. Seems like I do remember it taking a little while to get going. It needs to build up in your system just like everything else.
My main objection was the size of those big round pills!! They were very difficult to swallow.
Good Luck to you.
I take sulphasalazine, 500 mg, twice daily, plus 5 mg of mtx. Between the two I do pretty well. But the sulpha...along wouldn't do the trick. No side effects here.
Susan
After about three days of being on it I started getting headaches. They became so severe that they completely incapacitated me. I wasn't even able to drive. This is a fairly common side effect, but you will know right away if it happens to you. Also, it goes away when you stop taking the med.
I take it as well. 2 a day. It works well so far for me. Haven't had any side effects except for the orange pee! LOL