Re: Amytriptilene?

Auntie JoJo

Hello
I was prescribed elavil when I first had my pouch (2001) because I was depressed and also was told by the docs at CCF that it settled pouches down. IS this still standard practice? I am needing an anti-depressant and have found the most common ones tear up my pouch. Thanks for any feedback
Joanne

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Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Yes. Tricyclic antidepressants are what are used for IPS, but in a much lower dose than they use for depression. Elavil is a common one that is prescribed.

Jan

4/27/143:02 PM

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TE MarieMember

AuntieJoJo, How can you tell the other antidepressants tear up your pouch? I'm not on a Tricyclic one but am meeting with a Psych to analyze my medications next week. We will be discussing if I should change what I am on and if I should keep taking what I am or change to something else. I need the medication for depression and anxiety but I also have IPS.

Thank you for bringing this up

4/28/141:25 AM

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PouchomarxMember

this never worked for me...

4/28/1412:15 PM

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Auntie JoJoMember

I had been on prozac, effexor and welbutrin in the past and all of them gave me terrible diarrhea. This was before my pouch but I don't want to take that chance.

4/28/148:42 PM

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