FINALLY!!!! answers after all these years

[mrspeffer2]

Hello everyone. I have not been on for awhile for many reasons, mainly trying to figure out what was really going on with me. After 20+ years of being told I have PBC, I was diagnosed with NOT having PBC, but drug induced liver injury. Seems it mimics PBC, so I have the symptoms, but not an autoimmune disease. In 1997 i was is a horrible auto accident and the medications given to me caused liver damage. Continued use of supplements, and other medications have fueled the fire. So now I am on nothing but D3, calcium and essential medications. We'll see in a few months.

The good news i wanted to share is about Sertraline. I had terrible intense itching for 3 months. First the prednisone bandaid, then the Sertraline kicked in. My magic number is 75 mg. No more itching! Yippie! I will come on time to time to say hello.

Be well....Micheline

[Ktltel]

Yahoo!! Well now that's great news! Take good care of your liver. ❤ Wishing you all the best.

Stella❤

[butterflyEi]

great news, and something to be rid of the itch as well, fantastic. I take sertraline as well as rifampicin and gabapentin to still the itch and for the most part I am free. Good luck and be well. best wishes

[happysewing]

Thanks for sharing your news. I've just been diagnosed with PBC and the itching is driving me nuts! I'll ask about sertraline when I next speak to my consultant. So pleased to hear that someone has 'ditched the itch' 😀. Take Care

[4pjx__]

Great news. Thanks for sharing this with us.