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So... been using ketotifen 1mg 2x daily for about a month now. The side effects have eased, but not totally. But no progression in symptoms (food).

Went back to the GI doc today.
Results from colonoscopy + biopsies were ok too. I did have a polyp which is removed.
Blood test ok. Hb and vit D a little bit low. (wondering if this could be due to me not eating calcium for over 6 months?)

The GI doc thinks I'd better quit the ketotifen.
He suggested amitriptyline, but at first he wouldn't prescibe it, because he has no experience with it.. He wanted to sent me back to my family doctor for guidance with the antiD (but my fam-doc told me that antidepressants are not used for IBS).. Otherwise the psychiatrist!!?

I insisted he'd prescibe it to me (otherwise I will perhaps never get it; he prescibed 75-150mg daily!!) And I insisted he'd sent me through to a functional GI specialist (there is 1 in the Netherlands, but last time my family doctor did that, I was rejected).

I'm actually pretty pissed off and disappointed. I thought I was finally going to get some good guidance and advise.

So now I think I'm first trying to build up the ketotifen, at least up to 2mg 2x daily.
Otherwise the amitriptyline, starting 10mg.
?? But I think this is pretty absurd! I just got a bunch of meds and have to figure it all out myself!!

I made an appointment with my family doctor, curious what he thinks about all this. And if he feels ok in guiding me with this meds without experience in using it for IBS too.

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PI-IBS-C/A nausea & very bad gastric pain
meds: lansoprazol+macrogol
started EFI +FODMAPs 1/2011. 'Relapse' for 8 months. Now partly back on track again with the diet..

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