Both were slightly constipating which for me was a nice fringe benefit. (They were prescribed for depression not IBS.) However, eventually my IBS got bad enough that the slight side effect didn't even faze it!
You know, it was the same thing for me with the Zoloft, Laura. I have decided after seeing so much feedback that these type of anti-depressants really are not constipating.
4) what were the major side-effect(s), if any that you experience and were they significant enough to require you to stop taking the med or to swtich to another med?
Zoloft started giving me headaches which is why I switched to Effexor. Both cause some dry mouth but not too bad, both caused a little trouble starting to urinate when I first started taking them, but that wore off within a week or so. Both are slightly sedating, so I had to take them later in the day so they helped me sleep at night rather than at my desk in the office (!).
That's wierd! I just started on Valium, and it's causing the exact same things for me. LOVE that dry mouth!(GRR!). If it keeps making me sleepy during the day, I may have to consider taking my dose all at night, too. Oh well!
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