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(also known as Mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate, Myfortic)
Mycophenolate belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It is used to lower the body's natural immunity in patients who receive organ transplants.
When a patient receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to get rid of (reject) the transplanted organ. Mycopheno... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Lupus | 214 |
79% |
| Organ Transplants | 76 |
92% |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 20 |
85% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 5 |
80% |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 5 |
100% |
Overall, 84% (347
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working great 1000 mg x twice a day. Allowed me to get to 10 prednisone.
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yes somewhat better
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works well, no side effects
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Still working. Had some diarrhea at first from it I think but my body got used to it. Same does as the beginning 2 350 mg pills in the morning, 2 at night.
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Working, no side effects
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yes, it works.
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Still taking 1gm a day after beginning treatment last November (2008)
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it worked to put me in remission but i am no longer on it
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I was on 1000 mg and the lupus took over and they bumped it up to 2000mg which seems to be working!
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my body was rejecting my liver and so they put me on cellcept. and it seems to be working great.
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anyone on Mycophenolate (Cellcept)?
Hi there my friendI wish my hands did not hurt so much so I could respond to more posts. I did however take mxt with plaquenil for a while, and for wh... [More] -
anyone on Mycophenolate (Cellcept)?
I could not take cellcept due to stomach upset. I take a very similar drug, Myfortic that disolves in the bowel. The only side effect has been const... [More] -
Question on mycophenolic acid
I too had terrible diarrehia. Life changed when I weaned off Cellcept. Now things are fine. [More] -
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Yep, Mycophenolate can definitely cause diarrhea. I had it for months after my transplant. My nephrologist told me that it was most likely the culprit... [More] -
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I havre been suffering with diarhea since transplant. Many things have probably aggrivated it, but recently I was taken off Myfortic (time release My... [More]
