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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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I was on dialisis for 3 yrs. befor my transplant,that was really hard for me,but since then ive done really well.
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As long as it's applied - it worked
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Worked during a bad flare up
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Temporary relief
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Bad side effects
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I was on that for a while, but I had to get off because of the long term damage.
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2% helped a little bit, but still itched from time to time
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Works for short periods of time, normally for the first 2 weeks.
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They put me on this for about amonth into my transplant. Tasted nesty and diddnt work for me.
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It worked for a little bit but then it came back
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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]
