I just noticed a post from another newbie who takes an SSRI and a response that says there may be a connection to MC. I have been taking prozac or zoloft for the last three years, which coincided with the beginning of chronic D: could this be the cause, and if so, would stopping put me in remission or reverse damage?
On a related note, I take a low dose of buspirone (it's an antianxiety, but not in the benzo/ sedative class) for panic attacks. Any link between buspar and MC?
If I had to choose one to jettison, it'd be the prozac. Of course, I will make all of these decisions with my doctor, but I am curious about others' experiences.
Thanks!
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scoutfinch
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I've got high hopes, I've got high hopes;
I've got high (gluten free) apple pie in the sky hopes.
I've got high (gluten free) apple pie in the sky hopes.
As far as I am aware, buspirone has never been associated with any form of colitis, (but it's possible that I may have overlooked something, somewhere).
Zoloft and Paxil have definitely been shown to cause MC, and so it's probably just a matter of time before sufficient evidence is accumulated against prozac, to classify it the same way.
Sometimes, just avoiding the drug that caused MC, can bring remission, so that's certainly worth a try. We've had at least a couple of members whose MC was caused by a PPI, and who were able to get their life back, simply by stopping the use of the drug that caused their problems.
Good luck with this, and please keep us posted.
Tex
Zoloft and Paxil have definitely been shown to cause MC, and so it's probably just a matter of time before sufficient evidence is accumulated against prozac, to classify it the same way.
Sometimes, just avoiding the drug that caused MC, can bring remission, so that's certainly worth a try. We've had at least a couple of members whose MC was caused by a PPI, and who were able to get their life back, simply by stopping the use of the drug that caused their problems.
Good luck with this, and please keep us posted.
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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scoutfinch
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Thanks, Joe and Tex! Joe, I live in Vermont and grew up in Nashua--greetings, neighbor!
Tex: Will keep you posted; I see my gi doc tomorrow and will talk about possibly stopping prozac. While most of my doctors up the line over the last years have discounted this theory, I have always had this nagging feeling the the SSRIs may have been the catalyst. The D started during a particularly stressful time and coincided with a bout of food poisoning and beginning depression/ anxiety medication, so I could never disentangle the possible sources! hmmm....
Tex: Will keep you posted; I see my gi doc tomorrow and will talk about possibly stopping prozac. While most of my doctors up the line over the last years have discounted this theory, I have always had this nagging feeling the the SSRIs may have been the catalyst. The D started during a particularly stressful time and coincided with a bout of food poisoning and beginning depression/ anxiety medication, so I could never disentangle the possible sources! hmmm....
I've got high hopes, I've got high hopes;
I've got high (gluten free) apple pie in the sky hopes.
I've got high (gluten free) apple pie in the sky hopes.
Usually, when a drug is the cause of the inflammation, stopping the use of it will bring dramatic improvements within a week or two - in some cases, within just a couple of days or so.
Tex
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.