Myfortic

[lafounk2]

My son, Josh is taking Myfortic vs Cellcept for immunosuppressant med. He is currently on dialysis hoping for transplant later this year. Does anyone know why he may have been prescribed Myfortic vs. Cellcept? Has any one ever taken Myfortic? He's having some stomach/nausea/throwing up issues in the morning times and wondered if anyone had these side affects. Help!

[Jack]

I have had a transplant and used to take Cellcept, but switched to Myfortic because it is slow release and easier on the stomach. I still have lots of digestive tract problems, but have never really discovered the cause other than 25 years of taking toxic drugs.

[elephant]

I take cellcept and it has not caused stomach problems yet. Hopefully I won't have to worry about that. I also take culturelle for the stomach, which helps keep the digestive system in balance.

[Jack]

I take Lansoprazole and Loperamide. I could not get by without them.

[Sangye]

Cellcept gave me diarrhea right after eating anything. That's a common side effect. So common that docs call it "Cellcept diarrhea."

I only got heartburn for about 15 minutes within 1/2 hour of taking it. Otherwise it was fine. Does Josh take his daily dose all at once? I took 1,000 mg in the morning and at night.

[elephant]

Hey Sangye, when you go back to " Cellcept diarrhea", what are you going to take to counteract that?