Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Jrrachel

i went to the dr. today and she gave me a starter pack of Effexor and a prescription to fill after i'm done with the trial. i piped up and talked to her about how i feel about meds, and asked her what she thought about counseling. she said "sure! i'll set up an appointment with a counselor for you." and said if i have any side effects on the meds, to call her and she'll switch it... she said there's like 15 different kinds so something should work without bothering me too much.

i kind of decided that if this really is a chemical imbalance problem and not just situational (which i am SURE is part of it... just don't know how much), than i should try the meds. hopefully it will just be short term, though.

i'm not just like this about some kinds of meds... i realize depression is a physical problem as much as anything else. but i just don't take medicine. i don't even have any advil in my house. i HIGHLY prefer natural ways of making myself feel better, partly because i am so sensitive to medication in general. i feel the same way about IBS meds... i'm taking them for now, but i want to be free of them as soon as possible.

thanks for the advice and help and information and for being there. you're all wonderful !

beth

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