Now I'm getting angry

**PJ2010** · 03-14-2016, 10:29 AM

Hi Pete. I think that's a bonus. At least you got to work through. Not good getting sick as you retire though.
I got this in 2010. Just been so hard dealing with it and trying to work.

**PJ2010** · 03-14-2016, 10:33 AM

Hi Andrew. Won't see the dr for another few weeks. I did read your body should adjust. I also read if it doesn't go straight to the hospital.
I haven't vomitted for years. I forgot how awful it feels.

**andrew** · 03-14-2016, 10:38 AM

Sure does feel bad - especially in this case where it doesn't stop you feeling like crap. I suggest a call to your doc to just ask if you should still be puking. Best to be sure it's just the standard reaction and not your body just refusing it altogether.

**PJ2010** · 03-14-2016, 10:45 AM

Yeah, got the day off today. I might duck in and see the dr.
It's not constant, lasts only a few hours. Mainly dry reaching.
The other thing I've noticed is I've gone off food. I love food even though I can't taste or smell it. I still enjoy food for its texture now.

**andrew** · 03-14-2016, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by PJ2010

Yeah, got the day off today. I might duck in and see the dr.
It's not constant, lasts only a few hours. Mainly dry reaching.
The other thing I've noticed is I've gone off food. I love food even though I can't taste or smell it. I still enjoy food for its texture now.

Good. Best to be sure. While loss of appetite is a side-effect, not sure about the taste/smell issue though. Might be worth mentioning too.

**Middlesista** · 03-14-2016, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by PJ2010

Hello everyone. I've been gone a while. So much has happened in the last 4 or 5 months. They have now put me on imuran. 10 days into it so far. Vomitting etc. I feel worse. They say that clears.

All I want is to be able to work 4 more years. I'll be retirement age then. I don't want this disease or the meds causing me to stop earlier.

pj2010 - I am also about 4 years from retirement and want to be able to keep,working. Just was DX this past November and got back to work in January - my return was delayed not due to GPA but rather to a botched lung biopsy - but that is another story

i just stated Methotrexate - did you ask your doc for oral Zofran for the nausea? We use that a lot in the hospital and it does help some folks - might be worth a try.

Hope this gets sorted out for you - I hate nausea and vomiting but understand it is also a side effect of Methotrexate and I am not looking forward to it for sure.

**Jaha** · 03-14-2016, 01:40 PM

PJ2010,
I hope you get your doc to check this reaction out. Did they do lab tests on you to check to see if you might be allergic to Imuran? I had to be tested and I believe that testing is protocol before taking it. I am wishing you all the best for a resolution.

**drz** · 03-14-2016, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jaha

PJ2010,
I hope you get your doc to check this reaction out. Did they do lab tests on you to check to see if you might be allergic to Imuran? I had to be tested and I believe that testing is protocol before taking it. I am wishing you all the best for a resolution.

I had the liver enzyme test too but started out with a mini dosage first just in case. Starting with a smaller dosage lessens the chances of side effects. I had none that I remember.

**Alysia** · 03-16-2016, 06:12 AM

after 3 weeks on Imuran I started to vommit like hell about half an hour afer I took it. it got worse even when my dr. told me to take half dose. I vommited about 2 hours on, each time. felt poisned. after few days like that my dr. told me to stop it completely.