Hi all,
I'm glad to have found this site! My symptoms began Oct 2016 and I was diagnosed in January 2017 after a colonoscopy biopsy. The GI attributed my MC to Cymbalta which I had been taking for 2 years. So I stopped it and went back to a drug I had been on before for many years without incident. My symptoms did get better and I was somewhat "normal" again by June. However, 2 weeks ago my symptoms returned with a vengeance and now I'm back to square one with the usual abdominal cramps and massive diarrhea. Any ideas? Clearly it wasn't the Cymbalta that caused the MC like the GI thought. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar?
Thanks!
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SamiB
Hi Samantha,
Welcome to our Internet family. Here's one possibility to consider.
1. It was the Cymbalta, the first time.
2. You have now developed an intolerance for the drug you resumed taking when you stopped taking Cymbalta. If it's an SNRI or SSRI, it's very likely the problem.
I know you didn't come here looking for a solution for your depression, but please be advised that depression is a very common symptom of chronic magnesium deficiency. But as common as it is, most doctors pretend to be unaware of it because there's no money in prescribing magnesium. They would much rather prescribe an antidepressant and keep their drug reps happy. Magnesium supplementation is a very effective treatment in many/most cases of depression.
Again, welcome aboard and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
Welcome to our Internet family. Here's one possibility to consider.
1. It was the Cymbalta, the first time.
2. You have now developed an intolerance for the drug you resumed taking when you stopped taking Cymbalta. If it's an SNRI or SSRI, it's very likely the problem.
I know you didn't come here looking for a solution for your depression, but please be advised that depression is a very common symptom of chronic magnesium deficiency. But as common as it is, most doctors pretend to be unaware of it because there's no money in prescribing magnesium. They would much rather prescribe an antidepressant and keep their drug reps happy. Magnesium supplementation is a very effective treatment in many/most cases of depression.
Again, welcome aboard and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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twirlitgirl
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Sorry you had to find us, but that being said, you are in good hands ! It is so overwhelming right now, take Tex's advice and add magnesium to your life, read up on the section all about it,
You have come to the right place to get answers and feel better everyday, it will take work and patience but hang in there ,you aren't alone and among friends. Just read up on the newbies section and anything you don't understand just ask questions, and someone will know how to help, either themselves, or point you in the right direction. Take some deep breaths and get started on you journey to getting your life back. We understand what you are going through.. Big hugs.
diagnosed with LC by biopsy
in May 2013 , supplements B complex, Vit C ,Vit D3 Zinc, with a multivitamin, and magnesium to round out the pack.
in May 2013 , supplements B complex, Vit C ,Vit D3 Zinc, with a multivitamin, and magnesium to round out the pack.
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