Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Heather too, Can Levbid make you shaky, weak,tired?

Hi everyone,

Just saw a post fr. BarbaraS who couldn't stabilize and was on Levinson (sp?). She said it made her SHAKY!

I had a colonoscopy last Wed. and had trouble after, pain, sleeplessness, feeling out of it, unsteady, etc.

Finally, I thought I was doing better, but get very shaky & weak and wonder after seeing BarbS's post if it's the Levbid the GI Dr. gave me?????

This happens right before and after having BM's and just doesn't seem to go away after!!!!! Even feel that way most of the time, I guess.......! I take 1 at nite, tho the pharmacist said usual dose is one 2 x day. STUPIDLY fell asleep w/out taking it last nite and was a wreck today!!!! Running to the bathroom a lot...! Felt like I couldn't even stand to take a shower........so FINALLY did take nice long bath. One good thing!!!! BUT........EVERYTHING IS A HUGE EFFORT when feeling like this! And I can't stand feeling this way. Feel like a cripple..........!

Before that I was taking Phenegran(generic name is Promethazine) 25 mg. 1/2 tab abt 2 x da. This was doing a pretty good job re the pain and didn't see any side effects. GI said Levbid is better....... (fewer side effects) but am SURE WONDERING??? Think my reg doc said Phenegran could cause glaucoma and wouldn't prescribe it.

I used to take Bentyl many many years ago which did a bit more than zilch. Then Librax for years 3 x day which I had pretty much gotten off of. (I probably should not have done that!!!!!) When this D attack started in early July,I felt like the Librax made me GOOOOOOOO!!!!!

With a lot and I mean a lot of fiber supplements & Calcium, I'm not having the D so much lately, but HAVE NEVER HAD A D ATTACK THAT LASTED THIS LONG.......! Also, I've NEVER FELT THIS SHAKY !!!!!! (Now.......there is this weak & shaky problem keeping me in the house!!!!!!!). Yes, I've felt shaky before, BUT NEVER ANYTHING LIKE THIS!!!!!

I keep reading abt. stabilizing & thought it just meant the symptoms, but fr. posts am getting the idea that it means being able to eat some halfway decent foods too! My diet is bread, oatmeal, bananas, chicken noodle soup, potatoes, noodles, chicken breast rice milk, carrots and some zucchini and that's abt it.Seems I could eat more things before the colonoscopy.....! A while ago I did buy some soy milk and some days have a couple ounces of that cause Heather said I need to be getting some soy in my diet and I'm really afraid of bean products because of past REALLY BAD experiences.

Am wondering 2 things:

1. Could the Levbid be causing the shaky & weak, etc. problems and would you retry the Librax? Feel like I want to now that I have more bulk.

2. What foods and When can I introduce them into my diet to get more of whatever it is that I need?

Afraid I don't know much abt. the diet. I assume tofutti is from tofu (soybeans). Am I correct? Looks to me like soy products are the main source of protein in the diet?

The depression is REALLY getting to me. Just want to sleep all the time and that's NOT ME!!! Supposed to go for lunch w/girlfriends tom. but don't know if I w/make it. Also have a big reunion that I'm on the committee for this weekend and just don't know if I can go feeling this shaky & crummy to put it mildly! THE VERY FEW TIMES I'VE been OUT THIS SUMMER, I've gotten sick even tho I've tried to be very careful w/the food!!!!!!

Thanks!

Marnie

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