paxil for ibs

It could be IBS. You should have a colonoscopy to verify, but most likely it is IBS. IBS is aggravated by stress. Also diet is a big factor. For example, for many of us, we simply can't tolerate gluten and dairy. I have the opposite symptoms, but it's all IBS. When the doctor does the colonoscopy and sees nothing but what looks to be a healthy pink colon, he will conclude that it's IBS. But, it's best to have the test done, just to be on the safe side.

26 Male. I started suffering from anxiety 2 years ago, My most common symptom was nervous stomach, no appetite, pacing, mind racing with thoughts like "when am i gonna get better? when will this stop?" I would also lose sleep. Had nightsweats. Etc. The Dr. put me on Lexapro and it worked for a while... then I went off of it, and did good for 6 months without it, then I started getting it again...

ve been taking the medication. I took Paxil for many years and it stopped working for me and started making me sick to my stomach. I don't recommend Paxil, because I know of others who had problems taking Paxil, too. What ever you and your doctor decide to do, don't stop taking the medications you're on now abruptly. This is true for all of the medications in this class.

I also have the same symptoms and am scheduled to have my gallbladder removed but I want to try to be sure the pain is caused by the gallstones and not the IBS. My right sided pain lasts for days and I was told that gallstone attacks only last for a couple of hours. Please tell me how long you suffered with the pain and whether the removal of your gallbladder helped or not.

I would avoid wheat entirely, it's pro-inflammatory. Brown rice, teff, quinoa, tons of good grains out there to eat, and yes, whole grains are the way to go, they have the fiber still on them which helps with IBS. I wouldn't take medication for IBS since it tends to repress acid, but your stomach just makes more in order to digest protein. Try drinking a few ounces of aloe juice every day and take digestive enzymes. If you crave meat, eat it, but only naturally raised.

For the longest time now my stools have been flat off and on. But now it seems that my stools are always flat and smaller pieces. I'm also having lots of gas bloating. It's been 8 months since I had a upper and lower endoscopy, should I ask my doctor to perform the procedure again? Can all this be from the IBS? Thanks. Michael C.

I know I know...i have an issue with taking medication...but i've been suffering for 2 years...and these pvcs, pacs, etc...are causing me a lot of anxiety and it's ruining my life...i constantly think about it and it's driving me crazy...I took paxil 5 years ago..for 8 months and it changed my life....it really really helped me...and i didn't get one pvc....so i thought about going on it again...only at 10mg....and it's my fifth day...and i'm doing it very slowly...

About 4 years later the anxiety returned though not as severe and has been manageable. I have been on Paxil for 10 years now and am 42 years old. I had my OBGYN check my hormone levels and there are no abnormalities. The anxiety has started to limit my life and I cannot walk up stairs without having a panic attack and cannot get into an elevator. My career demands I attend meetings and court hearing that I must attend on high floors.

I've been on Paxil for 2 years, diagnosed with hypothyroidism 1 yr ago... Long story short, I'm trying to get off Paxil now, hoping that my depression was caused by thyroid. I weaned myself (doctor approved) down to 10 mg, doc said I should be fine to stop taking it... Now I am having SEVERE headaches and nausea. I don't want to get back on this med, and would prefer to suffer through withdrawals, however it's very difficult to function when I'm feeling this way.

All together, I took paxil for 6 years. I decided to stop taking it because it kept me from concentrating and memorizing which is vital since I am in college to be a school teacher. In addition, I gained so much weight due to the medicine. My doctor helped me get off of the paxil which was a horrible experience that I never want to repeat again! Now my anxiety has come back and it is becoming worse. I tried lexapro and it didn't help.

Hey, for me Paxil did the trick! It took awhile to kick in, but when it did, it worked great. I took 10mg for 6 months and then bumped it up to 20mg for another 6 months...currently on it still...trying to get off of it soon though...hope you find something that helps you.

Hi! I started paxil six weeks ago for anxiety. I started at 10 for the first week and then up to 20. At four weeks the doctor suggested I increase to 40 because I wasn't having any improvement. I didn't go all the way to 40mg, but I have felt better since going up to 30mg. Today, I have all my anxiety back. I was looking for some help/advice. I also take lorazapem in the mornings. Thank you!

Regular blood panel, Tested for bacterial over growth, not lactose intolerant, checked for celiac a few times. negative for H. Pilori, negative for C.diff. Um, Ive been tested for all types of hepatitis. I don't have Lyme, no campylobacter, Salmonella, or Shigella. HCG,QUAL (i don't even know what that is) is negative. I'm almost positive I've had my thyroid checked but I don't have the records for it, so maybe they didn't. I think that's it.

I have anxiety for no reason at all which baffles me and keeps my mind going nuts most of the time. For the better part of 10 years my issue was controlled through paxil or paxil cr and a little bit of Clonazepam. Over the past year, my anxiety has gotten much worse and paxil doesn't seem to work anymore like it did. Over the past 5 months I have come off of paxil, switched to Lexapro, switched back to Paxil CR upping my dose (50mg) to see if that would work.

I have been diagnosed with IBS for years but now have only a few breakouts from something with dairy sneaking through. Chickens are now being injected with milk deravites as a preservative. I buy organic now other than wings as not bothering to Inject those. Potassium Lactate is in most processed meats like hot dogs and lunchmeat. Ground beef made me sick as a dog at 3am, FDA allows fillers and emulsifier fto be added without listing as ingredients. I now buy organic ground beef.

SHe told me to keep taking Paxil for just a week which she perscribed me cymbalta for 30 mg for a week with the paxil then she has me on 60 mg of Cymbalta and she told me to stop taking Paxil when i start taking 60mg. So is she weaning me off the Paxil along with the Cymbalta? And is this safe for a week of taking cymbalta 30mg and Paxil 20mg for a week?

I have had anxiety for about 5 years. I was put on paxil for about a year then decided to quit. I always go from one thing to another and trying to always diagnose myself for the way i feel...such as testicular cancer never had a lump but thought i had it. I went to the doc 2 times to make sure i didnt have it. Im always worrying i have something. Now my stomach. It has had pain in it for about a month or so.

Hi! I have been taking Paxil for 20 years. I have recently been struggling w/ more intense anxiety and depression and irritability. I am switching from Paxil to Cymbalta, and am down from 30 mg of Paxil to 5 mg, and then up to 60 mg of Cymbalta. I feel like I am having a racing heart/palpitations. I am not sure if it's anxiety, Paxil withdrawal, side effects from Cymbalta, or there is something wrong with my heart.

Hi all. I am a 49 year old female who has been on paxil for almost 20 years. When pregnant with my first son, about 18 years ago, I weaned off it over a few weeks and did okay. Granted I had only been on it a few years at that time. Due to recurrence of anxiety I went back on it before he was born and have been on it every since. Was doing very well for years at a low dose of 10mg. Then in early 40s started feeling more anxiety which I think was related to hormonal changes.

I have been on paxil for ten years and the last year and a half it has not worked like it use to. So my doctor started weaning me off paxil 50mg to 40mg for a week then 30mg for three days then 20mg of paxil at night with 25mg of zoloft also at night.I seen the doctor again today and now Im taking 50 mg of zoloft in the morning and 20mg of paxil at night. The reson that I have been on ssri"s is for terrible panic attacks with agoraphobia.

I took paxil for 6 years and it changed my life. I went off of it to try to get pregnant but got really depressed so had to get back on. Within 2 weeks I felt so much better and took away the derealization I was having to ( worst feeling in the world ) then when I found out was pregnant I got off paxil again.

I have had my gallbladder removed which was gangrene, appendix removed, hysterectomy and bladder sling, bilateral knee replacement, and foot surgery. I take the antidepressant Paxil and have been on it for 22 years. My current life style - go to work, come home and sleep.

I have been on Paxil for over 6 years. Almost off of it and then went back up in dose only to have it not work for me. Started having weird side effects at 40mgs and started tapering down to get off it. Down to 7.5mgs after many months of hell! I have one Dr who wants me to take Klonopin and add lexapro to my paxil, titrating one up and one down till I am off Paxil.

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