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Hi! I have just started taking Sulfasalazine, i am upping my dose over the next 4 weeks, i am curious to hear about people's experiences with this drug good and bad! The dmards scare me if i'm totally honest, trying to keep an open mind as much as possible 
Any info would be great, and thank you in advance.
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Cabernet61 tracey0603
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Hi Tracey
I've had Psoriasis for 38 years and was diagnosed with PsA many years back, I was given Sulfasalazine I only took it for a month i did have side effects but carried on taking it I felt fantastic on this drug physically and mentally, but had to come off it, the hospital phoned to say it had knocked my white blood cells down to borderline I was taken off them straight away. My arthritis healed after this and been free of it since if it was PsA the docs are saying now could have been reactive arthritis my nephrologist says there both the same. Anyway as long as your getting your bloods checked you will be ok. Ive since had a DNA test which i paid for myself and it said i cant tolerate sulfur drugs.
tracey0603 Cabernet61
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Oh no! That's awful! I'm 3 weeks in and not feeling much of a difference yet to be fair, but i was told to stick it out for 12 weeks, as long as bloods are okay so will keep going, my father has suffered with reactive arthiritis so that is interesting! Glad you are free of it though that's great news! x
Tracey