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Re: Sorry lengthy, but I am ready to throw in the towel or die.Sand
10/01/07 03:58 PM

Sand

Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)

It sounds like you're having a terrible time and I wish I had more to suggest. I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. It seems like sometimes everything just goes wrong at once. I'm shocked to hear about the Cleveland Clinic - my endocrinologist thinks the world of it. I guess it's good to know the story but bad that they didn't help you at all.

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From what I understand Lotronex is not available in the United States, or at least that is what I have been told. It was taken off the market because of severe adverse reactions.

It was taken off the market several years ago because some patients taking it died. After patients who had done well on it protested, the FDA re-approved it but doctors who wanted to prescribe it had to agree to abide by various conditions.

As I said, my GI guy thinks it's safe as long as the patient is attentive. According to him (this conversation took place about 3 years ago) the people who died while taking it were elderly (I'm not sure how he defines that), became constipated, and did not stop taking Lotronex when that happened.

Lotronex is certainly a "big" drug and care is needed when taking it, but if I couldn't get my IBS-D under control any other way I'd give it a try. You can read what the maker has to say here:

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I take lorazepam as needed for anxiety (I'm having a bit of a miserable spell myself although not nearly as bad as what you're dealing with) and I find it quite helpful for that. I'm not entirely sure but I think it may be mildly constipating for me which would be a good thing if it works the same way for you.

I never got much relief from the anti-spasmodics I was on. Once Heather's approach started working for me they helped with that last little bit of upset but when I was suffering from full-blown IBS-D using an anti-spasmodic (or Imodium) to stop it was like using a traffic cone to stop a freight train.

I'm really sorry the ADs you've tried haven't worked for you. Maybe Lexapro will do the trick once you get a chance to try it.

I do hope you find something that helps. Good luck with your possible new job.

Take care.

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Sorry lengthy, but I am ready to throw in the towel or die....
LtDanFan
10/01/07 05:54 AM

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10/02/07 09:18 AM

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10/01/07 03:35 PM

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10/01/07 03:40 PM

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10/01/07 03:47 PM

Re: Sorry lengthy, Maria!Maria!
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10/01/07 05:06 PM

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Sand
10/01/07 12:01 PM

Re: Sorry lengthy, but I am ready to throw in the towel or die.Sand
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10/01/07 03:19 PM

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10/01/07 03:58 PM

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LtDanFan
10/01/07 05:13 PM

One more thought, LtDanFan...
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10/01/07 02:17 PM

Re: One more thought, LtDanFan...
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10/01/07 03:20 PM

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10/01/07 11:02 AM

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10/01/07 11:45 AM

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10/01/07 11:21 AM

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10/01/07 11:35 AM

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10/01/07 10:55 AM

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10/01/07 11:23 AM

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10/01/07 12:45 PM

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10/01/07 03:23 PM

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10/01/07 06:19 PM

Re: Sorry lengthy, but I am ready to throw in the towel or die....LIVS
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10/01/07 11:44 AM

Re: Sorry lengthy, but I am ready to throw in the towel or die....LIVS
JodieKG
10/01/07 04:17 PM

Learning how much you can tolerate
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10/01/07 05:52 PM

Re: Learning how much you can tolerate
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10/01/07 06:39 PM

Re: Sorry lengthy, but I am ready to throw in the towel or die....LIVS
LtDanFan
10/01/07 05:23 PM

Great post, JodieKG! -nt-
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10/01/07 04:32 PM

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