I had to try several antidepressants before I found one that helped me. I started with desipramine, an older one, then tried buspar. Finally I tried Zoloft, which I knew from Heathers book might be a bad choice since I'm IBS-D. I had 4 weeks of d when I started zoloft, but I was determined to give it a chance. After 4 weeks, the d stopped, and now I've had 3 of teh best months I can remember. I don't know how long you've been on the ssri you take, but if its been a short time, I'd recommend giving it a little more time before asking your doctor to switch. Also no one has asked, are you also doing therapy or just the drugs? So many doctors now prescribe antidepressants without encouraging people to talk through the problems that the drugs provide relief for.
Good luck with it all, its a frustrating bit of trial and error for us all.
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