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@kariulrich

@jmmb Thank you for thinking about me. My appointments went very well. I first met with the pharmacist in the Individualized Medicine department. He went over my test results and found out I am a slow metabolizer with some medications. We went through what medications would work best with my genetics, and what was nice is that I had a follow up appointment with my primary immediately after. We made some med changes, and I am hoping it will help decrease some of the pain I have and help with situational depression. I am starting on Cymbalta, a low dose. Right now it is making me very sleepy, and have a bit of nausea, so I decided to take it at night. I go back in a few weeks and we will increase the dose. I have noticed a bit of a positive change already. I just need to get through these few weeks of side effects, it always takes time for your body to get use to a medication! No way to fast forward through those yucky days! How are you doing? Is your pain being managed since the angiogram?

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@kariulrich thanks for getting back to me. I take Cymbalta. I was given that years ago for the CFS it helps with the fibromyalgia, I take it in the morning. I think I did take it at night and then changed for some reasons, so long ago can't remember. I know those first weeks aren't the best, so good luck. I hope you get some relief. This MALs can lead to depression, being sick all the time....
Anyway, I have been feeling a little better since the procedure. Don't know about doing the fodmap diet. So restricted and hard. So a slow metabolizer of meds, does that mean that take longer to help? Well stay positive and keep me posted...