Posted by zeugma on October 26, 2003, at 20:20:47
In reply to Re: fallout » zeugma, posted by Dinah on October 26, 2003, at 17:13:48
> Sorry to hear that. I *do* know the feeling. But as fortune would have it, there are a number of IBS drugs out there, including some that also happen to be psych drugs. (Says the person who just broke down and let a doctor prescribe one after years of only partial relief with Immodium.)
>At the risk of redirect, what did your dr. prescribe for IBS?
For the most part, nortriptyline helps with the IBS, especially with the pain and nausea aspect. The problem is that anxiety aggravates it, so an anxiolytic that actually worked (unlike what my pdoc is willing to prescribe) would be prophylactic in terms of lessening the frequency of episodes. I have also heard that clonazepam can help with the actual symptoms of IBS.
Some people have a cocktail of meds- I feel like I have an unwieldy combo of mental health professionals, pdoc, CBT therapist, and neuropsychologist, all seeing various parts of the elephant of my dysfunctional psyche, but none of them getting a whole view. And I feel terribly inhibited with the pdoc, a little looser with the CBT therapist, while I see the neuropsych a lot less frequently as she's more expensive :)Maybe part of the reason I'm so anxious now is because my CBT therapist was on vacation?
> If your pdoc won't help you deal with such a common and surprisingly debilitating problem (I went to a seminar once, and it's surprising how many people are practically housebound), I'd seriously contemplate turning him in for a more empathetic model. Do you have any choice in doctors?
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> Sometimes, unfortunately, we have to insist on being treated properly. Doctors are too quick to dismiss certain problems as being all in your head. When we all know they're in our head, our gut, and everywhere else the nervous system operates.
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> Hope you feel better soon. :(
Thanks. I usually get more anxious on the weekend anyway, so hopefully starting a new week will help cheer me up- plus i see my CBT therapist and will have a good chance to vent.
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