Sulfasalazine for Rheumatoid Arthritis User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Azulfidine, Azulfidine EN-tabs
Reviews for Sulfasalazine
- Edd...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- June 2, 2020
"After taking sulfasalazine for 9 months, I don't feel any better. Severe pain in shoulder, elbows, hands, and feet. Don't know what the next step will be. Any recommendations?"
- Pat...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- February 29, 2020
"After 2 years of taking this drug with little relief, I stopped taking it."
- Har...
- August 11, 2019
"Sulfasalazine worked on me for 2 years. After 2 years, it showed allergic reactions on my legs under the knee. The doctor discontinued it for further treatment. Now he prescribed me leflunomide 10 mg."
- BAD...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 1, 2016
"I don't recommend this med... Just two days of taking this and a severe headache every time. Gonna see my rhumy to change this med..."
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- January 19, 2018
"Started taking sulfasalazine about 5 months ago, doubled the dose just last month. It's not working, I'm getting worse!"
- Nan...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- May 25, 2023
"I experienced dizziness, nausea, and tinnitus. It has helped my arthritis, but the side effects are making me want to discontinue taking it."
- CJN...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- March 16, 2023
"Helped with RA symptoms for a while, but never did enough on its own. Taking maximum dose now with a JAK inhibitor and seeing some success. Increasing from 2500 mg to 3000 mg was hardest on gut."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 22, 2024
"After taking this med for four years I’m having: digestive distress, itchy skin and rashes, cough and tightness in my chest, losing hair, weakness and extremely tired, tinnitus."
- Wor...
- November 21, 2017
"Ended up in ER for falling on concrete, reason: dizziness and drop in red blood cell and more."
- che...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 20, 2023
"I had difficulty sleeping, a mild headache, and nausea, and found it hard to concentrate."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- June 10, 2023
"This drug has raised my liver enzymes. Four months into taking this medication, my liver enzymes have increased."
- Anonymous
- February 7, 2024
"15 years on it and it works! I must add, I apparently have a mild case but have had RA for 25 years."
- Eli...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- October 15, 2023
"No side effects that I'm aware of. Have been taking it for RA for around 6 years instead of methotrexate which caused me to feel sick and lethargic."
- Pam...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- July 23, 2023
"Dizziness, ringing in ears, insomnia from time to time."
- geb...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 9, 2023
"The pain is reduced in my lumbar. I can bend now and can move my neck with less pain. I have taken this medicine for six weeks and prednisone for three weeks."
- Wya...
- October 3, 2021
"Been on it 4 weeks and no help yet! I am about ready to go back to diclofenac."
- Ric...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 7, 2023
"Bowel movements are more than normal. Not sure if inflammation is going down. I guess it takes time."
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"Sulfasalazine had too many side effects and was not effective for my rheumatoid arthritis."