Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | New to group, IBS for 4 years

Hi All

I am 27 years old and I have been strugling with IBS & Anxiety Disorder for the past 4 years. My doctor could not tell me what is what at first as I was having these attacks and I felt like I was going to die. I had to come to my own conclusion as to what it was that I have. I even had surgery so they could take a biopsy of my stomack tissue. Of course, nothing was found. Whenever I have attacks I feel like my world is falling apart, I get faint, sweat, sick on both ends...etc. I am sad and no one understands how I feel. I am currently taking Celexa, Wellbutrin, and Protonix. My anxiety brings on attacks and vice versa. I just want to live a normal life and most recently have had urges to start a family. My husband and I just married in January 2004. I am concerned with how I will feel when I am pregnant and how my medicine will affect the growth and heath of my baby. Does anyone have a similar story or advice? My doctor told me that I have an anxiety disorder (which I knew) and I have slight OCD which gets worse under anxiety. Sometimes I panic in a loud restauraunt and once we leave early I just cry and cry. I also gained over 50 pounds since I double my meds about 1 year and 1/2 ago. Losing the weight has been a huge struggle and I feel so uncomfortable in my own skin. I constantly pray that God will heal me of this horrible nightmare.

Kendra

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