Very emotional lateley again, going into remi#4 tomorrow, Holidays coming

Bob....a huge hug to you! I think we all get to a point where it's all too much, and you've been through more than I can even imagine myself dealing with a fraction of it.

The cymbalta should help with your emotions...it's an antidepressant that helps to deal with physical and emotional trauma.

How long have you been on it and how much are you on?

Are you also on pred?

Hang tough...try not to think of all you can't do for Christmas...but what can you do to make the season meaningful but in a different way that you will be able to handle.

As far as news reports...way to negative most of the time. Try to limit your intake of that type of information for a while.

Heather xx

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*Heather*Status:mini flare June 23* 6asacol daily+ Salofalk (tapered every 4th night)

~diagnosed January 1989 UC (proctosigmoiditis)

~5ASA: Asacol + Salofalk enemas (increase for flares tapered to maintenance)

~Bentylol (dicyclomine) 20mg as needed

~vitamins/minerals 

~Probiotic 2 (Natural Factors Protec) + 1 (Primadophilus Reuteri) at bedtime

~Natural Factors Multi Digestive Enzymes with supper

~Ranitidine,Pariet (reflux) Effexor XR 75mg;  Pulmicort/Airomir (asthma)

~URSO for PSC (or PBC) 500mg X 2 daily (LFTs back to NORMAL!!)

My doc's logic.. "TREAT (FROM)BOTH ENDS"  worth it !!!

Oh, Bob. As a longstanding sufferer with chronic depression, I can only imagine how difficult THAT is added on top of your physical maladies. Please do not wait too long to consult your GP or whoever prescribed it and let them know that you are feeling this way. Perhaps a dosage adjustment is warranted, or even a change in medication. I have no idea how long you've been on this one.

Depression can most often be very successfully treated. If Cymbalta doesn't work for you, please don't give up. Keep looking. Life is so much better when that cloud of despair and hopelessness is lifted from you! It's like being reborn, almost. You can find Bob again!

Good luck, darlin'.

Hugs,
Mitz

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Sporadic proctitis since about 1985. Mother had J-pouch surgery 1983.
DX'd with clostridium difficile in 2000. Pred, two courses of Flagyl, then Vancomycin finally got rid of it. 2001 colonoscopy dx'd left-sided UC. . Treated with prednisone, Rowasa, Asacol. Asacol not working, switched to Imuran. Three small flares since in 2002, 2005, and 2007, brought under control with steroid and Rowasa enemas. Lap Chole performed October 26, 2007, after gall bladder attack in June, '07.
Daily meds: 100 mg Azathioprine and 225 mg Effexor XR (for chronic, longstanding depression), many vitamins and Primadophilus Reuteri

Bob,

I upped my anti depressants yesterday following a discussion with my GP I knew it was time to discuss the matter with him and he agrees that I'm going through quite a bit at the moment so is totally on side, I feel I have a great GP and am able to communicate well with him, what I'm trying to say is I totally agree with Mitz talk to your doctor and tell him/her everything, I have started typing notes out and presenting them to the docs so I don't forget anything.

Take care, hugs right back at you.

Dave

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I'm thinking about you too!

I think the advice of talking to your doctor and upping the dose or changing meds is good.

Hang in there! Big hugs :)

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