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685 patients posts reported that Pentasa helped them for Inflammation
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13,627 patients posts reported that Prednisone helped them for Inflammation
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What patients are saying about Pentasa vs. Prednisone

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was awful) and then went back to the Pred. But, having said...
01/20/2008
...I'd go with that. I tried taking just Pentasa (but, double my normal dose) after a cycle of Pred once. It did absolutley nothing ...(it was awful) and then went back to the Pred. But, having sai...  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
with insomnia with Pentasa.. it was mainly from the...
04/09/2013
...with insomnia with Pentasa.. it was mainly from the Prednisone aka steroids or the pain meds. Welcome...  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
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Pentasa, and it helped my symptoms initially, but after...
01/20/2011
I take Pentasa, and it helped my symptoms initially, but after a while pred was needed, and I've been ...since. I don't know if Pentasa is helping, if I stopped...  (from www.ulcerativecolitis.org.uk)  Read full post
if he tried to drop my prednisone, pentasa will not be able...
04/01/2011
...i seriously think if he tried to drop my prednisone, pentasa will not be able to keep me from flareing ...be on 20 mg of pred from now on and pentasa ...6mp till he takes me off of pred and p...  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
Hope your retry of pentasa works well. I can't help you...
09/05/2011
...also! Hope your retry of pentasa works well. I can't help ...I was never put on pentasa..straight to pred then azathioprine. I have would preferred to be on pentasa as it is a safer...  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
weeks as well as prednisone. Switched to 1000mg Pentasa 4x...
03/18/2012
...Situation... Off of Imuran 10 weeks as well as prednisone. Switched to 1000mg Pentasa 4x day. Chronic cough since, gotten worse. Went to my GP last week and got a Comuvent inhaler which helps only...  (from www.healingwell.com)  Read full post
diagnosed I was on prednisone, then switched to pentasa...
09/03/2009
I'm on pentasa too. My crohns has been pretty mild so far, so the pentasa works for me. When I was first diagnosed I was on prednisone, then switched to pentasa for maintenance. I went off...  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
Crohn's, they will start with prednisone, then pentasa or...
01/14/2010
...woods, once they have a Dx of Crohn's, they will start with prednisone, then pentasa or imuran to get you off the prednisone, then if that doesn't work, it's remicade or imuran...  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
They had me on prednisone for 6 weeks and then switched...
04/10/2013
...crohns. They had me on prednisone for 6 weeks and then switched to pentasa four times a day and ...sharp pains but I still get bloating and mild to ...if i have made pentasa stopped working....  (from www.crohnsforum.com)  Read full post
up??!! The dr. put me on prednisone and wants me to...
09/24/2008
...for Pentasa?? (Read 695 times) ...up??!! The dr. put me on prednisone and wants me to take Pentasa. That is so expensive ...impression that is what Pentasa does. Do you know...  (from www.crohns-sanity.org)  Read full post