Those who have tried amitryptiline, did you acclimate to it and have to raise the dosage? Was there a dosage at which it worked for a long time? What's the highest dosage you tried before deciding it...
I've been on 6mp for nearly 2 years. It did knock me out pretty well in the beginning, but my body got used to it after a couple of months. One thing that helped is I take it at night. I'm on 100mg...
Glad it's working for you! I'm on 6MP and it took about 2 months to start working, but I was at a lower dose for the first month....
I'm pretty sure I had that before they gave me the 6MP and it was clear. If it is a reaction why would antibiotics help?...
I've been on the 6MP about 6 months. I had a blood test before starting and then after about a month which was normal. I'm gettin another done next week. Primary doc didn't think the pain was related...
Ditto on the unintentional fasting. It hurt too much to eat. I eventually ended up in the hospital severely dehydrated. Low residue diet seems to help with minor inflammation but some sort of...
Has anybody had this before? What the heck causes sore throat, painful joints, killer migraines and arm pain?? I'm taking 6-MP for my UC, which put me in remission after a long awful flare. A few...
I'm staring my third month on 6MP, I was on 50 mg for one month then 100 mg after that. It does take some time to kick in, but I'm finding it helpful - I've been steroid free for almost 2 weeks now...
I've always been an introvert. Although I think you might be getting a biased sample by asking this question on an Internet forum - most of us here probably tend towards being introverts :)...
There will always be someone sicker than you, but that doesn't invalidate your suffering! Hope you get some relief soon....
I'm on depo provera and it doesn't aggravate my UC. I love it because no periods, and those REALLY aggravated it....
Did you eat the actual comb part along with the honey? If so that might have been too "high-residue" and irritated your gut. Esp. If you've had honey before without the comb and were ok with it....
I had been at a temp job for about a month when I flared really badly - I had been flaring when I took the job and it progressively got worse. This was before I was diagnosed, so I had no idea what...
+1 You sound like you're in a similar place to where I was, about a week before I ended up in the ER. Dehydration is a big concern with the amount you're going. Your body needs rest and trying to...
Yep exactly - too much too many days in a row gives me he**. Acidity is an interesting idea, I'll look into that. I'm fine with diet soda but maybe that's lower acid or something... I definitely am...
I'm curious if anyone has some insight into this...my major triggers for flaring seem to be: coffee, tea (black or green), beer, wine and chocolate. It's a cumulative effect, one coffee won't do me...
Ditto what others have said. My experience has been that Uceris is wonderful - fixed my flare right up and no side effects. After a month on that I switched to Enticort (insurance issues) and after a...
OMG I go through this too, nearly every night, since as far back as I can remember. I've always just thought it was my normal. I have to fidget & scratch phantom itches for a good 30 minutes before...
Thanks. I'll ask about the protonix. On the bright side, at least the 6mp isn't giving me any side effects :/ tomorrow I switch to generic from name brand Colazal...hopefully that will be uneventful....
I'm getting frustrated with this...wondering if anyone else has experienced similar. I was diagnosed in November last year after a really bad flare landed me in the hospital for a week. I was given...
Colazal didn't work very well for me either...a few weeks after I tapered off pred my flare came back. As far as hormones, my period always made my flares much worse so I went on the Depo shot. I...
Thanks for the replies! It went away after a couple of hours so I guess it's nothing to panic about :) they did feel warmish but I don't have a thermometer either lol. I didn't feel feverish but then...
This is my third day on Uceris 9mg, and today my cheeks are bright red. It looks like a sunburn, but that's impossible because I've been indoors for the past...I can't even remember LOL, I'm flaring...
Yeah, I get this too ever since I've had UC. I'm still flaring...for me it's not just anxiety, but any heightened emotion. For example the other day I was watching something funny on TV and laughed...
Oh yeah, starting early/long hours would definitely do it for me. Before diagnosed I used to work on film sets -early mornings and 18 hour days. After the first week I would inevitably start having...
I second the "buzz of going to work" comment. Activity makes me worse too. I can be sort of ok laying down, and the minute I start getting ready to go anywhere I get worse. I think part of it is the...
I don't have an answer for you, but I can sympathize. I have the same problem. I'm only on Colazal and have tried everything. Trying a different probiotic to see if that does anything...it went down...
Maybe it's a regional thing? I just refilled my Colazal prescription for 30 days with no problems, a few days ago. I also use Walgreens, they had plenty in stock....
I'm with Sherry, wine (especially red) and beer kill me. It's sad because I (used to) love red wine. It gives me migraines, too! But then so does the UC.... I can handle whiskey, rum and gin pretty...
I had this really bad as well...it got progressively worse over several months. I think it was some combination of the high dosage of prednisone (40 mg) the colazal and the fact that I wasn't taking...
The underarm pain might have something to do with lymph nodes or glands...might be some kind of infection? Hope you get it sorted out and back to feeling well soon!...
Before I was diagnosed (in the hospital after a long horrible flare) I was put on Flagyl and Cipro IV, since they didn't know it was UC yet. It seemed to help a lot, although once I was diagnosed I...
This list is similar to the one I was given when released from the hospital after being diagnosed in November. I believe it is the low residue diet for when flaring. It's very heartening to know that...