Posted 11/10/2016 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
Any thoughts on Imipramine?
I was in an amazing state of remission beginning in January 2016 (after starting Humira). Absolutely NO symptoms, maybe 1 BM a day, sleeping through the night without a bathroom trip type of amazing!
In July, I started having symptoms of a flare following a VERY stressful event in my professional life. Fast forward to August and my colonoscopy showed severe proctitis. It also showed my disease was confined to the lower 20 cm of my colon, a big improvement from my previous scope showing my entire descending colon was affected. Since I didn't want to take prednisone, I continued my Liada and Humira and started Rowasa enemas nightly. That, and a few dietary changes, stopped the bleeding and most of the urgency, but I'm still struggling with a few symptoms, i.e. lots of gas, about 8 BMs daily plus 2 or 3 during the night, and a general unwell feeling.
Since my recent bloodwork shows I have NOT developed anti-bodies to the Humira and my colonoscopy showed marked improvement over last year, my GI suggested I try something for stress/depression. I've NEVER taken any type of mood-altering medication, so I'm a little nervous. Feedback please!