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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 | 219 |
80% |
| Organ Transplants | 77 |
92% |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 21 |
86% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 5 |
80% |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 5 |
100% |
Overall, 84% (354
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Cellcept Reviews
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minimal side effects.
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Digestive problems, but it's keeping my kidneys going. Joint pain is unaffected so I am taking a worrying amount of Tylenol.
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I took this until switching to Imuran when trying to get pregnant. Gave me diarhhea.
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It upset my stomach (diarra) but helped with the lupus
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Just started 1000 mg daily.
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I still have erythema but my lesions have stablized.
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I get serious stomach cramps if I dont eat before taking this :(
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Seems to be okay.
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just added. did not work after transplant. she has developed rejection for the first time in 6 years so will try anything
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have not had any negative effects
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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] -
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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]
