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Topic: STOP Taking ZELNORM

elle
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 7721

posted

and call your doctor and ask if you should stop [Smile]

My gastro didn't tell me to stop but I received a letter from Novartis that stated the FDA had pulled Zelnorm from the market on 3/30/07.

elle

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cordor
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9449

posted

Very interesting. Do you know why it was pulled? My gastro kept insisting that this was the new "wonder drug" for my stomach issues. This was about 1 1/2 yrs. ago and honestly when I took it, my stomach/bowel issues got worse!
Was just wondering what was reasoning for FDA to pull it off the market??????

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Corinne

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Visual Afterimage Man
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 10435

posted

I don't have the link to the study, but please google it and read it for yourself.

We talked to the doc about this, and some have the opinion that is was pulled even though it only was dangerous to those who have heart conditions.

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Melanie Reber
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 3707

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A little more information:

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=053592

Melanie

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Truthfinder
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 8512

posted

Thanks for posting this.

I was on Zelnorm when it first came out, and I took myself off of it because I began to have gall bladder pain/symptoms.

A later abdominal scan showed that I now have "sludge" in my gall bladder, and didn't before.... [Mad]

Now that you mention it, I did develop a lot more heart palpitations after being on the Zelnorm and I'll bet there is a connection there, too.... [cussing]

Tracy

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