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(also known as Neoral, Sandimmune)
Cyclosporine belongs to the group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It is used to reduce the body's natural immunity in patients who receive organ (for example, kidney, liver, and heart) transplants.
When a patient receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to get rid of ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Psoriasis | 46 |
61% |
| Organ Transplants | 34 |
82% |
| Lupus | 29 |
93% |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 7 |
71% |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | 9 |
67% |
Overall, 76% (139
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Cyclosporine Reviews
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was good but you cant stay on longer than 1 year and you heed to check your kidneys
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Makes to sleepy
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1 week and counting....
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works ok
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It took years. First to take the medicine, then my Dr. slowly over a year weaned me off after He thought I was flare-free for a year. It was long and frustrating.
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Again in my story
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Same as cellcept. Also, I called this my "skunk pill" because of it's smell.
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The only medicine that bothered me was prednisone. It made me gain weight. I went from 95lbs. to 170lbs. in 2 years. I have since lost it, but it made me sooo hungry!
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I'm taking this now. It messes with my stomach. It works pretty well though. It keeping me it under control for the time being.
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Cyclosporine for the first few years then Neoral 'til now
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OOPS - sorry, I don't know how to edit my first post -- but I meant to say that "today 8/6 marks his 2nd full day out of the hospital..." ... [More] -
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Hi there - My name is Jen. My hubby has UC and just 2 days ago he was released from the hospital after going through a major flare-up. He had been ... [More] -
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Kristy7116, Those side effects sound awful!!!! Do you think cyclosporine is good enough to be worth it? Is your doctor concerned about those side... [More] -
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Is anyone on Cyclosporine? If so how long before it started working and what side effects if any did you have. [More] -
have you been advised to take or not take
I havent asked my doctor, but I did do a little research on my own and came to the conclusion that it is not a good thing if you are on tx and take ot... [More]
