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Ulcerative Colitis/arthritis pain management

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missclairol
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I have Ulcerative colitis  and am now getting arthritis esp. when I have a flare up. My gastro has told me not to take any NSAIDS.  I can take tylenol but anyone who has artritis knows tyleonol does nothing for joint pain.   My family dr. tried me on Cymbalta which was incredible for pain, however it started to make me very depressed after 4 to 5 weeks and I had to make the decision to stop, esp from how hard I heard it was to stop it.   This week she started me on 25 mg of Gaba Pentin 2 times daily.   It is a low starting dose so I don't know how well it will work but I googled  gaba pentin and colitis and it say Gaba can make your stomach bleed and actually cause colitis.  Does anyone with Chrohns or colitis take Gaba for pain and how does it work for you?  If now what do you take for pain management?  Does the Gaba really  make you gain as much weight as I read?  Thanks for any help

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