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Anyone start an antidepressant for the first time during an active flare?

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Nottallatall51

Hello,
First time poster here! Diagnosed with Crohn’s in 2006 age 25. I’m having a pretty bad flare right now. Didn’t respond to hydrocortisone enemas and now not responding to budesonide. I’m bleeding a lot. Weight down from around 103 to 98lbs.
Has anyone on here ever started an antidepressant during a flare?? I took my very first Wellbutrin 150mg yesterday, but now thinking maybe I should wait until this flare is over??
 
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lost

Wellbutrin is a very hard drug to take IMO. I have never started a mental health drug during a bad flare. I always ask to start with the smallest sized pill when taking metal health drugs and Wellbutrin would of been 75 mg. You will need to watch your food intake a lot when taking Wellbutrin as there is a chance of getting a touch of mania the first few weeks of the medication.
 
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Nottallatall51

Delta_hippo said:
I have no personal experience of this but I am aware of a theory that some antidepressants can help Crohn’s - no idea if it works but I’ll try and post a link if you’re interested

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Oh wow! This is so interesting. I can’t wait to do more research on this. Thanks so much!
 
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Nottallatall51

Nottallatall51 said:
Oh wow! This is so interesting. I can’t wait to do more research on this. Thanks so much!
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Delta_Hippo, check this study out. Very interesting.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The Influence of Antidepressants on the Disease Course Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis—A Danish Nationwide Register–Based Cohort Study

Psychiatric comorbidity might modify the disease course adversely in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Treatment options include antidepressants, which, apart from improving mood, have anti-inflammatory properties that might modify the disease ...
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James02

James02

I personally have taken Lexapro (10mg) for five or six months. But I basically never reach remission. So, I don't have much to offer.
 
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