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Sulfasalazine

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carol57369
carol57369

i am on sulfasalazine i stared last january at first i had a rash stopped taking them when i started again there was no rash but i have had 1 chest infection after the other antibiotics are not working 

and on the 13th august i have to go to the hospital to have teeth out i have never had to do this before 

yes and dark orange urine but this happens to a lot of us 

 

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  • lesley91928
    lesley91928 carol57369

    Posted

    Hi there I've too start taking sulfasalazine on Monday I hope it

    Agrees with me I did hear it turns out urine orange but hey that's okay I take methotrexe as well I just hope it ease my pain why u

    Too go too dentist does it affect our teeth then😀

    • gemma83759
      gemma83759 lesley91928

      Posted

      Hi all ,I've been taking sulfazalazine for a couple of years and have had no side effects. I chose to take this instead of methotrexate which didn't agree with me at all .Sulfazalazine does make urine very dark but it's completely harmless .I've started taking leflunomide last week too, so far so good with that. Hope it helps in at the end of my tether with the ra symptoms and the tiredness is worse than anything else .
  • barbara58180
    barbara58180 carol57369

    Posted

    I am on 25mg 's of Methotrexate and 600 mg of Sufasalazine. For me there has been no problem with these (except at the begginning of MTX when I was so tired I quit one of my best part time teaching jobs. However, for me, it still isn't enough to control pain, I still need strong NSAID's and Tramadol for that. . . . though my Rheumy might change the Sulfasazine to Xeljanz---- has anyone tried that?

     

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