Want to start EoE but my gastro is concerned?
I stared having EOE symptoms in Feb of last year. For a long time were treating it like it was an allergy until finally we did an upper endo and got the result that it was EOE. I went to my Gastro and they tried a high PPI does which had minimal effect and then Fluticasone which worked great but after a few months its effectiveness started to fade. I mentioned that I had seen online and here that Dupixent is kind of the go to drug to treat it. She said that basically cause she is at a smaller practice and has never prescribed it before she wanted me to see the foremost expert on esophageal issues in the area she would probably be able to help me get access. She also mentioned that because I was young (29) starting a life long medication wasn't a great idea. She had me try Eohilia which was great at first as well but I am still having flare ups that cause alot of discomfort. It is also only a 3 month long treatment.
I see nothing that notes that EoE goes away over time or as you age so if I am gonna have to deal with this for the rest of my life I see no reason why I wouldn't want to be medicated for it for the rest of my life. I know that there are possible side effects like dry eyes and what not but I really don't see an issue with starting if It means I can swallow normally and generally raise my quality of life.
I am for sure going to meet with the specialist and when I do I want to advocate to get on Dupixent .
Does that make sense? Was anyone else advised in the same way?