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Azathioprine for Myasthenia Gravis User Reviews

Brand names: Imuran, Azasan

Azathioprine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 6 reviews for the off-label treatment of Myasthenia Gravis. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.

Azathioprine rating summary

7.2/10 average rating

6 ratings from 6 user reviews.

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  • TEP
  • August 27, 2009

Imuran (azathioprine) "Been on Imuran 6 months and find it very helpful for my ocular symptoms and moderately helpful for my generalized Myasthenia Gravis symptoms (fatigue and weakness). So far normal hemograms, hepatic function tests and renal/chem-7 results."

8 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • May 27, 2020

"I've been taking this for eight months and just got out of the hospital where I was diagnosed with pancreatitis , probably caused by this drug. I have had stomach issues and diarrhea the entire time I have been on this"

7 / 10
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  • Wables
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • September 3, 2023

"When I could no longer take prednisone with mestinon, I was switched to azathioprine by a doctor specializing in MG and MS in Detroit, Michigan. I was warned from the beginning that it could cause lymphoma. It was difficult to take as it gave me an ill feeling in my stomach. Once I got past that feeling, it did a great job, until 17 years later when I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I'm lucky to be alive today. I have experienced many after effects. I believe there are better medicines available today."

4 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 10, 2023

"Still unsure if it's helping. Inverse titration relationship between azathioprine and high dose prednisone. Now at 20 mg prednisone, 159 mg azathioprine a day. Struggling to breathe, gained weight due to prednisone."

6 / 10
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  • Elena
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 23, 2022

"Very happy. Start feel better after one week on this medication. It was huge surprise for my Dr. (He is professor, his specialty is rare disease), how fast I start regain my abilities"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • October 18, 2021

"I've been on it for 11 years, its been working I guess? I'm still on it and I get decent dr reports"

8 / 10
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