Linzess
Active Ingredient(s): LinaclotideFDA Approved: * August 30, 2012
Pharm Company: * FOREST LABS INC
Category: Laxative
Linaclotide, (sold under the brand name Linzess in the US and Mexico, and as Constella elsewhere)[2] is a drug used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic constipation with no known cause.[3][4] It has a black box warning about the risk of serious dehydration in children in the US; the most common adverse effects in others are gastrointestinal.[3] It is an oligo-peptide agonist of guanylate cyclase 2C and... [wikipedia]
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I was just prescribed Linzess for my IBS. I am wondering if others on this medicine have experienced wieght gain? ## Act...
102 REPLIESI have been on the 145 dose of Linzess for several years now, and it was like a miracle drug. No side effects, and for t...
32 REPLIESHi! My Dr. Gave me linzess to help with weight loss. HOWEVER, I am reading all the posts about horrible weight gain, I a...
25 REPLIESChronic constipation with 40-50 lbs weight gain... Linzess works with explosive diarrhea within an hour of taking it but...
13 REPLIEShow long does it take to work ## Hello, Oscar! How are you? Linzess is not actually intended to be used for weight loss,...
9 REPLIESI am the same. I have lost 85 lbs over the last 1 year. I have gastroparesis. After 120 days on linzess I am up 15 lbs. ...
9 REPLIESHas anyone had any realistic, but odd dreams upon just drifting off to sleep? I just started the 290mcg. Took it 2 days ...
8 REPLIESI have been taking linzess off and on for a few months. The first few times it worked great, but now it just makes my be...
8 REPLIESI've been on Linzess for constipation for two weeks. While it has only produced one bowel movement during this time,...
8 REPLIESWhen I take linzess with food it gives me severe diarrhea Will this be sufficient to clear me out for a colonoscopy ? ##...
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