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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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My blood pressure has been haywire since I started with this. I also sleep all of the time. I can't tell if there is a dufferen
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making me sick gave me a kidney infection
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I get cold chills with it.
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I started this about 3 weeks ago. I have some minor tremors, but nothing too bad. It takes up to 3 months to work, so I'm trying to be patient.
Considering
thinking about trying the IV drug to get me off of the prednisone due to the weight gain and side effects
Not Working
Didnt work.
Not Working
Threw up, pre-cancer problems
Not Working
problems with adverse side effects, BP and metabolism, toxicity. Had to stop
Not Working
Took this for my first transplant in 1992. Have not taken it since I have been on my second one
Not Working
Cyclosporine gave me massive migraines.
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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]
