Asacol HD side effect-libido??

So i just had my dose upped to 5 pills a day after my colonscopy on Monday. As soon as I started the two pills at a time I started to get a similar feeling as I did from the sulfasalizine. A tightness in my throat and a general uneasiness and nervousness. Yesterday my libido was zero. Not a feeling I have really had before. Wondering if anyone else has felt this way. Im going to go off of it for the next day to see if this goes away. Its a shame because I was feeling slightly better with the higher dose. Anyone else? Im I just going crazy, the doc says that this is not a side effect.

Deeppowder

I never considered Asacol or Lialda to impact the libido, for me it would be extremely hard to correlate that due to the pure fact that a flare alone kills the libido and pretty much anything else I had on my mind. For me while in a flare with the fatigue factor the libido goes up and down and sideways. But it isn't an issue while in remission so I don't think it has any affect on me personally. But I'm pretty sure it is common to have no to little drive in life in general while flaring. I would concentrate on the flare first before becoming to concerned about your libido. I wouldn't stop taking the meds based on that alone, trust me when I say your health will become a bigger factor in life as you age over getting some.

i would generally avoid fightUC opinions for the time being we are not rats -at least not yet -, it most probably is anxiety, fatigue and physical stress from inflammation & colonscopy.

if i can suggest anything i would recommend you to take a multivitamin/multimineral, a good sleep and take it easy and don't give it too much of a thought.

ASACOL HD

Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is an inactive ingredient in Asacol HD’s enteric coating. The human daily intake of DBP from the maximum recommended dose of Asacol HD tablets is about 48 mg.
... in animal studies at doses >80 times the human dose based on body surface area, maternal DBP was associated with external and skeletal malformations and adverse effects on the male reproductive system. Asacol HD should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm215476.htm

Looks like Harvard School of Public Health is doing a study about the side effects listed above
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01331551

CCinPA said...
I wouldn't worry about that side effect ... it occurred in animals at more than 80 times the max dose or the equivalent of 480 pills a day!

"i swear doc it was a total accident, i tripped and fell on an asacol mountain"

i recon 480 pills/day of anything ought to do something bad.