Hello im on imuran and been on it for a long time my side effects were bruising weakness fatigue some thinning of hair but it never got worse.Was on predisone for a short time and I was very tired on it.But the side effects of the imuran went away except easy bruising. Other than that the other meds i'm on duragesic patch fatigue rash around the patch,effexor,and lamictal seem not to have to bad of side effects.

Be careful with the durogesic patch. My doctor had me on one for 3 months and my system became addicted to it. I changed doctors and my new doctor had to wheen me off of it. I went thought terrible withdrawl symptoms. Just be careful.

As for the azothiaprin and prednisone, I am still on both. My doctor has just prescribed an iron pill for the fatigue that I have been having. To tell you the truth it seems to be getting worse than better. I feel tired and sleepy when I wake up. I want to fall asleep all throughout the day. I just feel drained most of the time, like I can just sleep all the time. My hair has been shedding excessively also.

Just being on 10mg of prednisone has made me gain about 20 pounds in two and a half months. That's crazy. I thought 10mg was a low dose and wouldn't make such a difference but that proved me wrong. My appetite has also increased. Before, I could hardly finish my plate. Now I can finish it and go back for seconds. It's crazy!!!

I am also on imuran, plaquinal, prednisone20mg and naproxn. I am so very tired. I feel these pills do not do anything to make me feel better. No matter how I take them I still get the same side affects. Is waking up all through out the night with an upset stomach a side affect to any of these pills?

I do not know if those are symptoms of any of the meds. I do, however, wake up at least two times and sometimes more per night to use the rest room. I have kidney issues and so I figure that makes me get up at night. When I was really going through a flare-up spell, I would wake up and not be able to fall back asleep and I would have terrible night sweats.

I can't stand the prednisone! I have gain almost 30 pounds since july and I am only taking 10mg a day. It is also making me crave sweets like snicker bars and m&m's. I was talking to a fellow church member who is on it as well and she said that she went from the snickers to vanilla wafers. It's crazy!!!

One of my doctors wants to increase the imuran from 50mg to 150mg and the other thinks the dosage is fine. I do not want to increase it personlly because I am already having my hair shed a lot. So I am going to have to think this over.

I'm on imuran, plaquenil, and synthroid. Don't notice any side effects of the imuran and it's certainly better than being on prednisone. Only problem i've had is stabilizing my white blood cell count (too low).

I've taken plaquenil for at least 5 yrs. Prior to the imuran I was on prednsione for up to six months at a time in conjunction with the plaquenil. Don't think there were any problems with the two drugs together, but the prednisone can be hard to deal with.

Hankat