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is my ibs mostly related to PD? Or is my PD because of IBS? I wish there was an answer and a magic pill! Thanks for the info on a safe person, I will have to try it. Any ideas or hints are helpful!
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Hi heather robin,
I hope you're feeling better. I'll be glad to help you anyway I can. There is a magic pill, but you might be like me and refuse to take anything for it for years. Finding the right meds was the best thing that ever happened to me.
I can at least deal with it now. I do think IBS is connected to the PD. When I was seven, I remember being out of school for a week because of D and then it would happen off and on until I was an adult. Now, it looks like I might get to gain control of it. Teresa
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Laura,
I was hospitalized with food poisoning in Jul & had a real bout of C afterwards. I was up and down taking the Acacia & Peppermint Caps. At this point I take Equalactin when needed. I use Heather's diet as a guideline. I do know definite foods to stay away from (red meat, really cheesy things, yogurt). I tend to feel like a fraud, I have a mild case of IBS compared to what I read about here on the boards, but of course I am thankful.
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"Sometimes you are the Windshield, sometimes you are the bug".
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Nice to meet you too!
I take Effexor for anxiety and depression. I don't like SSRIs because I think they mess with sleep cycles.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Hi Abby,
Yep, they send me right over the moon and are way too stimulating for me. Did you try Effexor when it first came out? Wow, did they ever have a lot of problems with it. I took one pill and thought I'd dropped down into the rabbit hole with Alice. The new formulation is supposed to be great, but I have marked all of the new SSRI's off of my list of meds to try. Thanks, Teresa
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What happened to me is I was on Paxil for 4 years and it stopped working. My sleep was terrible. I tried Zoloft, no better, then Serzone, which has since been declared dangerous and taken off the market, and then Effexor. This was in 2001. It has literally been a lifesaver for me.
I am also prone to seasonal affective disorder so I have a lightbox on my desk and turn it on for 45 minutes every morning in the winter, which is looooong here in Ontario.
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You must take a Fiber supplement to keep things stable but you must increase it slowly, not matter what kind you take. If you increase it quickly, you will have gas or D so make sure to gradually work up to a good amount. If you don't get enough you can have frequent BM's also. You need to keep increasing it until you have one BM a day, sometimes two. Then you are on the right amount for you. My right amount is 9 fibercon a day. Love ya all!
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Hi Abby,
I'm glad you found something to replace the Paxil. They have warnings out on several of the new SSRI's at this time. I can't remember if Effexor was on the list or not. It doesn't matter though because it is helping you and that's the important thing. My mother informed me that I would get no Vitamin D benefits unless I went outside every day for at least 15 minutes and I have considered getting a light box myself because this is turning into a drizzly, drab Fall here. Thanks, Teresa
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