Suggest Treatment For Weakness, Muscle Loss And Swollen Legs While Having Crohn's Disease
Consultation
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Hello, and thanks for your question.
I'm sorry you are going through such a difficult time. Here are my thoughts.
I think while you are working with your doctor to figure out what is the cause of your physical problems, I would also address the significant anxiety this is causing you. Anxiety can worsen physical symptoms, in addition to causing a lot of mental anguish. I would urge you to visit a psychiatrist to consider treatment for anxiety. This treatment may also help alleviate some of the physical symptoms you have. Typical treatment for anxiety consists of an SSRI antidepressant such as sertraline combined with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This combination treatment is highly effective, and I believe it would help you.
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Followup
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This is surely a difficult road, but I recommend exercising patience and allowing the new medications you are taking some time to work. Give them a try, they are effective for most people. Hopefully in due time you will start to feel better.
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Regards.