Budesonide for Crohn's Disease, Maintenance User Reviews
Brand names: Pulmicort Flexhaler, Pulmicort Respules, Eohilia, Entocort EC, Tarpeyo Uceris
- REA...
- October 22, 2015
Budesonide "Been on it for 7 years. Works well for me, but I should find a better long-term solution. Almost no flare-ups. Minimal side effects since it's only a locally absorbed steroid."
- Anonymous
- May 26, 2010
Budesonide "I have had no problems with it, and when I go off it, I get a Crohn's relapse. It's worth the expense to have my health."
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- Anonymous
- November 22, 2009
Budesonide "It gave me profuse sweating, minimal weight gain. I had nausea, elevated liver enzymes, and elevated cholesterol during the 8-week course for acute disease."
- mal...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 22, 2020
"Caused increasingly blurry vision, leading to darkening of vision in one eye and almost complete blindness in that eye. That corrected itself after I got off the budesonide."
- Tim...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- April 25, 2025
"Of all the medications I've taken for my Crohn's disease, budesonide seems to have the least side effects for me. I take it three times a day in the time-release capsules."
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Budesonide "I have been on it for 8 years. Have tried to wean off but always start to have Crohn’s symptoms again. I still have flares periodically on the medication, but they are minimal. Happy it works for me."