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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Warpy

(113,131 posts)

9. 12 hours is tolerable

Reply to auntAgonist (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 03:10 PM

Sep 2016

I took care of people who were on it for weeks at a time for various reasons and it can be horrible. None of my patients ever mentioned how much peripheral edema can hurt, but it does. Now that my kidneys are conking out again, I get it.

However, congratulations, I think you might be a bigger mess than I am.

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Is anyone using Cymbalta for Fibromyalgia? Marinol for appetite? [View all] auntAgonist Sep 2016 OP

Have you tried a gluten- and dairy-free marybourg Sep 2016 #1

Not a good idea for someone with malnutrition Warpy Sep 2016 #4

Thanks Warpy! Yes, I've had every test under the sun and then some :) auntAgonist Sep 2016 #6

12 hours is tolerable Warpy Sep 2016 #9

Edema is awful. I'm sorry you're having to suffer that, more than that I am sorry your kidneys are auntAgonist Sep 2016 #10

not exactly, but i love my cymbalta. mopinko Sep 2016 #2

I am hoping the cymbalta will help with the depression too! auntAgonist Sep 2016 #12

These aren't drugs that just stop working Warpy Sep 2016 #3

And mine. And I was malabsorbing marybourg Sep 2016 #5

I suspected Celiac, actually my husband suspected it and so we requested a work up. auntAgonist Sep 2016 #8

It's good to have the workup, marybourg Sep 2016 #11

I get my blood drawn every Monday as I'm currently on TPN auntAgonist Sep 2016 #7