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Dealing with symptoms after Gallbladder surgery
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Thank you for responding. I have tried every drug the doctors have thrown at me. And everything makes me worse. I was afraid to take the nortriptyline because my system does not handle anything. And I get horrible side effects to antidepressants. But I will ask my GI about it again. Thank you so much for sharing your story and for all of the information ❤️
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Have you tried Cholestyramine? It is definitely working for me. I hate it. But I can now leave the house and eat out and go for walks etc.... When I 1st got my gall bladder out I couldn't do any of those things. My dose is 2X/day, but I'm managing to pretty much take it 1X/week and as long as I don't hit the fats too hard I'm OK. (I'm a huge fan of ice cream but I try to stay away from it). I have also cut out gluten and I generally eat a banana every AM with my Cheerios. It's working amazingly for me. Hope it helps you!
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I also am very sensitive to all medications, I can't drink or take pain killers . everything makes me nauseated etc. I have only had one antipressent in my life when I was depressed because of breast cancer and I only took one pill and had such a severe side effect that I swore I would never take another. That was 12 years ago so like you I was skeptical about trying the Nortriptyline. I started with 10 mgs and slowly worked up to the 25mgs. In the beginning I was a little woosy in the mornings and was worried about feeling sedated. My body did ajust and now I might be a little slower for the first 30 minutes in the morning but I have my coffee and get on with my day without side effects. It has sure been worth it to me.