asacol vs asacol hd

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:27 pm

What's the difference?

Post by **tex** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:22 pm

Dosage and Administration for Asacol

For the treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis: The usual dosage in adults is two 400-mg tablets to be taken three times a day for a total daily dose of 2.4 grams for a duration of 6 weeks.

For the maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis: The recommended dosage in adults is 1.6 grams daily, in divided doses. Treatment duration in the prospective, well-controlled trial was 6 months.

Two Asacol 400 mg tablets have not been shown to be bioequivalent to one Asacol HD 800 mg tablet.

Revised: 10/2009Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

http://www.drugs.com/dosage/asacol.html

Dosage and Administration for Asacol HD

For the treatment of moderately active ulcerative colitis, the recommended dose of Asacol HD in adults is two 800 mg tablets to be taken three times daily with or without food, for a total daily dose of 4.8 g, for a duration of 6 weeks. Asacol HD use beyond 6 weeks has not been evaluated. Asacol HD should be swallowed whole without cutting, breaking, or chewing. One Asacol HD 800 mg tablet has not been shown to be bioequivalent to two Asacol 400 mg tablets [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Revised: 05/2009Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

http://www.drugs.com/dosage/asacol-hd.html

Tex

catsrule · Post by **catsrule** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:43 am

I got asacol hd because my doctor had tons of free samples that he gave me. P & G that makes it is here in Cincinnati and they gave him a ton of free samples. I only took 1 tablet 3x's a day. I know t is 800 mg vs. 400 for regular asacol.

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:43 pm

Mary Jo,
How has the asacol hd been working for you? How long have you been on it?
Jenny

catsrule · Post by **catsrule** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:21 am

Jenny it 'cured' me. It took it for 3 weeks and I was doing much better. I then weened it down to 2, then 1. I don't take it anymore. I have been fine since the new year and eat all regular food with no problems. I do not drink soda (diet coke) or anything with caffeine anymore, which is what I think caused my mc. I drank alot of it! I was told my MC was mild, though when it was at full force it sure didn't seem mild.

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:06 am

Thanks Mary Jo,
Best of luck to you! I started my ascol HD yesterday. I have my fingers crossed!
Jenny

catsrule · Post by **catsrule** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:17 am

Hope it works as well for you as it has for me Jenny! Good Luck!

Post by **tex** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:41 am

Mary Jo,

I can't help but wonder if aspartame might be the problem, rather than caffeine. Very few of us have problems with caffeine, but many/most of us have major problems with any artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, and most diet drinks contain aspartame.

Tex

Grannygoo · Post by **Grannygoo** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:10 pm

I've took 2 Asacol 400 mg three times a day for the last 6 years, and I have done well on it, except after taking it for about 2 years decided to get off it, but doc didn't think it was a good idea, but I did anyway by tapering off, but after a while got back in the same shape I was in when 1st diagnosed with this disease, so had to start back on it. The thing I have against it is it's really expensive. The last time I saw my doctor, I asked him if there was something I could take that might be equivalent, and not as expensive and he said could try Sulfasalazine, but it has a lot of side effects, but I decided to give it a try, and I couldn't take it. I had awful side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, and was in bed most of the time. Was very sick as soon as I got out of bed, lost appetite, and couldn't eat anything, would get so nauseous. Only took it for about 3 full days, and had to go back to the Asacol, will just have to stay on it, since it is working so well for me, I still have flares, and have to watch what I eat, but it does well for me.
Judy

catsrule · Post by **catsrule** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:45 am

I was lucky in that I got alot of free samples of the asacol hd.

I don't know Tex. I did have terrible shaking in the hospital for a day or 2, possibly from caffeine withdrawl. Either way, gonna avoid it since I'm doing well without it. Could be it was just too much, I'm embarressed to say 6 cans of diet coke a day.