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Reviewer: foxxcat, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I am beconing very painful in entire body, arms , neck and legs I wake up in great stiffness and pain not to mention I am very weak , losing muscle tone in arms it this a side effect
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was just diagnosed with Crohn's.I started Pentasa and had headaches for the first few days. Its a lot of pills to take and kind of inconvenient but so far its helped a little...
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Reviewer: crohnpatient1984, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was diagnosed back in 2008 with crohn's. I was prescribed pentasa at first. I used it for the first couple of weeks and it had no effect. Popping pill after pill and even upping the dosage still did nothing at all. I was swallowing these pills for nothing. My case isn't even as bad as what I've read about some people having. It was until I was prescribed prednisone that I felt back to normal(tha
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Started taking Pentasa times aday about 7 months ago..had a horrible headache for the first few days, but that was the only side effect I had. After about a month I started to notice a difference. I am not completely symptom free, but it definately helps! I would take it 8 times a day if I had to. After almost ten years of being told I had IBS or nothing at all I finally found a doctor that I love
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