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Medication question

Posted by carolinemartin656 @carolinemartin656, Nov 13 11:26am

Is there anyone who has both RA and autoimmune hepatitis?
I’m at a loss. Have been prescribed Imuran for the hepatitis and it’s supposed to help with RA, but I still have major flares, daily pain.Does anyone take Imuran and low dose naltrexone at the same time?

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suetex | @suetex | Nov 16 4:20pm
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@catartist

Love to know what you mean by cymbals being ‘counterproductive?’ I’m not sure it adds a lot for pain relief but 30 mg certainly does take edge off anxiety about it all for me ( down from 40 mg) thanks for reply

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It means I can't spell a hoot. Thank goodness you knew what I meant. Cymbalta gave me baad anhedonia. (sp?)

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ollie2018 | @ollie2018 | Nov 16 6:30pm

No prednisone addiction. Actually, he doesn’t want to take prednisone, but is on 2.5 mg each am. Started with 10 mg but, he wants off of it, totally.

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rashida | @rashida | Nov 17 8:25am
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@carolinemartin656

Hi .,
No, no addiction issues, and it’s ok to ask. Because of the autoimmune hepatitis, I’ve been told I can only take Imuran. A naturopath suggested Low dose naltrexone for the RA but I can’t seem to find any info on taking the two medications together. Thanks for asking!

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@carolinemartin656 I use drugs.com as my go to site to check for any drug interactions.

I keyed in interaction between Imuran and Naltrexone. According g to this site, there is no drug interaction between the two.

I find if in doubt, your local pharmacist is the best source of information. If you use a regular pharmacy for all your medications, that pharmacy would have your list of medications too, so would be able to advise you.

After working as a unit clerk in a hospital I have developed a great respect for pharmacists and nurses - they more often than not know more about drug interactions than the prescribing g doctors! Check with your regular pharmacist!

In the meantime here is what I found about any interaction between Imuran and Naltrexone - but check with your pharmacist anyway.
https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=296-139,1684-0

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carolinemartin656 | @carolinemartin656 | Nov 17 10:24am
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@rashida

@carolinemartin656 I use drugs.com as my go to site to check for any drug interactions.

I keyed in interaction between Imuran and Naltrexone. According g to this site, there is no drug interaction between the two.

I find if in doubt, your local pharmacist is the best source of information. If you use a regular pharmacy for all your medications, that pharmacy would have your list of medications too, so would be able to advise you.

After working as a unit clerk in a hospital I have developed a great respect for pharmacists and nurses - they more often than not know more about drug interactions than the prescribing g doctors! Check with your regular pharmacist!

In the meantime here is what I found about any interaction between Imuran and Naltrexone - but check with your pharmacist anyway.
https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=296-139,1684-0

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Thank you so much. So thoughtful and generous of you to take the time to respond!

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rashida | @rashida | Nov 17 10:59am
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@carolinemartin656

Thank you so much. So thoughtful and generous of you to take the time to respond!

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@carolinemartin656 you’re very welcome. I also have all my medications and supplements listed in that website (you need to sign in with a password so only you have access to your information) and interactions get registered automatically. I have also subscribed to their newsletter.

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catartist | @catartist | Nov 18 11:07am
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@suetex

It means I can't spell a hoot. Thank goodness you knew what I meant. Cymbalta gave me baad anhedonia. (sp?)

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What is that???

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suetex | @suetex | Nov 18 5:01pm
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@catartist

What is that???

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It means that even If it helps your pain, you don't enjoy life so who cares?

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