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#231867 - 12/15/05 03:16 PM
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jaime g
Reged: 07/27/05
Posts: 961
Loc: new york city
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thanks for looking for me.  i'm here, and fine. the money stuff resolved itself (birthday present - $$ - from grandparents arrived a few days early, thankfully). work's just been really busy lately, lots of readings and stuff going on, so i haven't been able to keep a good log, haven't been eating regular write-down-able meals, haven't had time to post. i'm not doing the *healthiest* eating - not enough veggies, probably not enough protein - but i'm doing okay, if eating a bit more of the holiday treats than maybe i should. and fitting the gym in there too, a bit. not to mention walking between my office and the theatre where we're having the reading.
so, yeah, things are good, just really busy till we close for the holidays. but i'm still lurking around. and i do really appreciate you asking. much much love.
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jaime
ibs-a (mostly d) // vegetarian
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I'm sooo proud of you for getting yourself some Rescue Remedy and a psych appointment!
That rocks...good for you  
keep us posted, ok *hugs* Love ya
ruch
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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Yep, I was in the care of a psych in the Navy for anxiety (related to my air traffic control job) and never got one out here in the civilian sector after I got out. It's time. I cannot deal with it on my own, anymore.
He'll put me on some good anti-anxiety drugs and I'll be moving along again in no time, hopefully!
I'm sure you guys are tired of hearing about my anxiety problems and I'm REALLY tired talking about it. Time to do something about it!!! Yea!!
*HUGS*!!
Love ya, Ruch! Thanks for your kind comments
Michelle
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IBS-D. Hiatal Hernia, GERD
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If you don't mind me asking, which anti-anxiety meds did he give you? When I get my insurance back in January I'd like to look into that too!
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Karen
IBS-A
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Are you talking about my psyc in the Navy or my new psych??
I don't go to the new psych until January (new patient).
My regular medical doc gave me some Xanax until I can see the psych in January. He (reg doc) tried to put me on Buspar back in August but it triggered IBS attacks, so he tooke me off of it and put me on Remeron (same thing I was on in the Navy) and that made my anxiety REALLY BAD!!!
Well, the psych in the Navy knew that the remeron made my anxiety worse and he put me on Neurontin, on top of the Remeron, to fix the anxiety side effect.
Well, when I told my regular doctor about that, he refused to give me Neurontin.  And he didn't give me anthing else for the anxiety. So, here I am STILL TAKING A DRUG THAT HE KNOWS MAKES MY ANXIETY WORSE and he didn't give me anything else......I was sooo pissed!
I told my GI doc about it when I got my colonoscopy/endoscopy and he told me to stop taking it! So, I did...... What an idiot!
My regular doc wasn't happy about that, so he's done with me. He is the one who told me to go to the psych. MY PLEASURE!! I'm sorry, my regular doc is just such a jack-ass!!
Michelle
So, the combo that I was on in the Navy that worked for me was Remeron and Neurontin. I could not be on the Remeron without the Neurontin, though! They worked together to fix the depression, fix my anorexia, put weight back on me and fix the anxiety side effect of the Remeron. I gained 30 lbs on these meds.
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Thanks for speaking up. I'm glad things are *flowing* & that some funds arrived.
I think, what I've learned from you is that half the time it's not really about *the food* Often, there is more at play. Actually, thanks to you, I'm not afraid to NOT EAT MY VEGETABLES (if that makes sense). I'm also more confident in getting on track re: eating to help my IBS versus all this green goo.
Stay well. And uh, don't worry too much about those vegetables! Sometimes, they hurt.
Kate.
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Well...fiber for me is GOO (i.e. pureed, mushrooms included, incidentally). Seriously, baby food.
I'll keep with the Pepto. Maybe I need a higher dose of Nexium? I stopped my SFS due to D attacks.
Lol! Sometimes I think I need a big jack-the-rip-your pants off fart. I rarely fart. I think the last time I farted must have been over a week & a half ago. However, as fiber from food is giving me D & reflux attacks, I have significantly reduced and will continue to do so...even if that means eating less than 10g/day. Obviously if it's being rejected it's not wanted or there's a problem somewhere in the translation of it...
Kate.
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I really tried to go off of my SFS because I thought it was causing more D, but when I went off of it.....Well, I was fine for about a week and then all of a sudden, I would be eating and all of a sudden my stomach would flip and I wouldn't be able to finish eating. I would have a really bad attack. So, I started the fiber again and in a couple of weeks I was able to eat again and actually finish eating. So, I will stay on mine. But, it doesn't work for everyone. Bev didn't like it, either. Do you feel better or worse since you quit taking it??
What dose of Nexium are you on?? I'm on 40 mg. It sure did take a long time to kick in but it's finally kicked in. I STILL wake up at night sometimes with reflux issues but not every single night, like it was last month.
Maybe you do need more?? My doctor told me to start taking 2 a day since I was still waking up with reflux in the middle of the night but it made me really sick!! Terrible stomach cramps, nausea, headache, oh it was bad!!! So, I'm not doing that again!! I am better off with the Pepto at night, not another Nexium. Too much for me!! Maybe it would work for you. You can try it. If it doesn't work, don't do it anymore, like me!! LOL!!
It's soo funny what you said about farting!! I NEVER FART, BUT I NEED TO ALL DAY LONG.....LIKE RIGHT NOW!! My stomach is soooo big right now and I cannot get rid of the gas, for nothin'!!! LOL!! It sucks!! It hurts!!
Yea, something's going on with your body not wanting fiber. I went through it, too and I kind of still am but not as bad as last month. I don't know what causes it at all.....very wierd, though! I couldn't figure it out. My body just did not want food at all, really.
I Hope you have a better night, hon! I hope I sleep, too. I was awake most of the night last night because I need to make a HUGE BM and couldn't. But, then this morning....I had about 5 BM in 15 minutes! I have taken 2 Imodiums today.
*HUGS*!
Michelle
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