Antidepressants CAUSED my IBS. I have Borderline Personality Disorder and as such need to take cocktail of meds to control my moods.
One anti I was on was Effexor. I was MISERABLE. I lost 10 pounds in a month without trying only because EVERYTHING I ate made me sick, except bread. I was crying from the pain almost every single day. I had horrific nightmares, would get dizzy for no reason, felt 'brain shivers'....the week after I took my last pill (after talking to my doctor and TAPERING OFF. Never, ever, ever quit cold turkey), I was able to eat more than bread. I had to slowly introduce foods back into my diet, and discovered that I could no longer tolerate milk, regular yoghurt, ice cream, etc. Things just got worse after that once I realised that a lot of the food I was able to eat before, I could no longer eat.
My point is....seriously, take them with caution. Many antis are known to cause some tummy problems, Effexor being one of them. Not only that, but going off of Effexor can be hell.
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