Question 8

"Cellcept" Survey 2002.
Page 9

Question:	Did you have a choice between taking Imuran or Cellcept, if yes why did you choose Cellcept ?
Name	^Answers
^Aneta	^{TRIED IMURAN WITH NO RESULTS AND TO MANY SIDE EFFECTS ( INFECTIONS).}
^Bob	^{Cellcept had fewer advertised side effects than other medications. My choice to not go more aggressive.}
^Bill	^{Wasn’t given a choice.}
^Jackson	^{imuran is not an option.}
^Brenda	^{less side effects, newer med.}
^Buddy	^{Yes, Imuron was not as effective anymore.}
^Carmen	^{Imuran was never offered or discussed.}
^Cathy	^{Neuro started me on Imuran first and I had a terrible reaction to it, so was changed to Cellcept.}
^Christine	^{I did have a choice, I chose Cellcept, It has less side affects.}
^Dean	^No.
^Debbie	^{Imuran has worked before, but didn't seem to be during this exacerbation.}
^hack	^{My neuro did not want me on Imuran because of the known side effects.}
^Woody	^{I was on imuran and was dissatisfied with my progress against my MG symptoms, so I switched to cellcept, also based upon reports that Johns Hopkins was having good results with cellcept.}
^Jeff	^{I had used Imuran and it was very bad with side effects (severe upper and lower lower GI tract problems)}
^Jennifer	^{I guess I had a choice but the neuro and I went straight with the CellCept since it's the "new" drug of choice.}
^Joanne	^{The Imuran was working great since 1996. I prefer the Imuran because of the dosing with CellCept. the 1 hr. before meals and 3 hrs after…}
^John	^No.
^Kerri	^{Neuro suggested it, he did not want to give me Imuran. Said the side effects of CellCept were less.}
^Kevin	^{I tried Imuran for more than a year but symptoms did not improve.}
^{Linda W.}	^{I tried Imuran in Sept. 2002. After one month, my liver enzymes went up 10 times normal, and I had a bad rash. My neuro said I was lucky I didn't slough off the skin on my hands.}
^Louise	^{Imuran was never really a choice for me as my liver enzymes went sky high after a short time on imuran.}
^Marianne	^{Yes. Cellcept seemed to have fewer side effects and sounded more promising for MG.}
^{Michael A.}	^{Yes - Cellcept has fewer bad side effects.}
^{Michael R.}	^{Imuran was never considered; it has its own set of troublesome side effects}
^Rebecca	^{I had already had elevated liver function with Imuran.}
^Renee	^{No choice given.}
^Robert	^{Neuro felt was abetter choice for me.}
^Blutomato	^{Switched from Immuran.}
^Jim	^{No, immuran hadn't worked for me.}
^Jan	^{Had to stop taking Imuran after many years due to low white blood count, so Cellcept was obvious next step.}
^Connie	^{Tried Imuran and it wasn't helping after approx 8 months of use.}
^{Diane G.}	^{See my answers to questions # 1-3}
^{Diane M.}	^{No, Imuran, didn't seem to be helping, as much, especially with my diaphram. To avoid Prednisone, we started Cellcept.}

……….Answers to Question No. 9

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