Hello –
My name is Alli, I am 23 years old and am pregnant with my first child. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s when I was 14, and have had moderate symptoms. I am currently having a flare and have had more frequent flares over the past year. I have been on 75 mg of 6mp for the past 3-4 years. It worked great at first, but has lost the effectiveness. Once I took my first dose of Humira I felt great, but that only lasted about a month. I started to have symptoms again, and have been sick for the past few weeks.
My GI is adamant about keeping me on the 6mp, which I am weary of. There are increased risks for the child while I am on this drug, but his argument is that if I am healthy the baby is healthy. The thing is – I’m not healthy, and 6mp has not worked for me for some time. I am fine with taking Humira since it is a level B drug for pregnancy. My GI wants to increase my dose from 40mg every other week to once a week – still waiting for my insurance to approve this.
I have my first appointment with my “high risk pregnancy” OB tomorrow and hope she will give me some ease of mind, but right now I am very scared and confused about what I should be doing.
Are there any other women on this forum that have had success during pregnancy? What are your opinions on taking high risk drugs like 6mp? Any advice would be so helpful to me during this time of transition.
Thank you!
My name is Alli, I am 23 years old and am pregnant with my first child. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s when I was 14, and have had moderate symptoms. I am currently having a flare and have had more frequent flares over the past year. I have been on 75 mg of 6mp for the past 3-4 years. It worked great at first, but has lost the effectiveness. Once I took my first dose of Humira I felt great, but that only lasted about a month. I started to have symptoms again, and have been sick for the past few weeks.
My GI is adamant about keeping me on the 6mp, which I am weary of. There are increased risks for the child while I am on this drug, but his argument is that if I am healthy the baby is healthy. The thing is – I’m not healthy, and 6mp has not worked for me for some time. I am fine with taking Humira since it is a level B drug for pregnancy. My GI wants to increase my dose from 40mg every other week to once a week – still waiting for my insurance to approve this.
I have my first appointment with my “high risk pregnancy” OB tomorrow and hope she will give me some ease of mind, but right now I am very scared and confused about what I should be doing.
Are there any other women on this forum that have had success during pregnancy? What are your opinions on taking high risk drugs like 6mp? Any advice would be so helpful to me during this time of transition.
Thank you!