Posted 8/1/2014 9:46 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I am an new member. I have read all the posts, and not surprised that everyone having problem with ibs and anxiety, unfortunately, I am one of you guys!
All started with march 2012, my 16th years old dog got sick and took him to vet, his organs was failing so vet said best thing to put him a sleep, knowing he was old and would pass soon, still didnt prepare me for this event. We said goodbye and he was in peace shortly, it was so devastating to accept him gone, my other dog who loves him so much home wondering what happened to his good friend, didnt return from outside trip, looked him everywhere in house. Horrible devastating made me depressed, so sad, cry all the time all week and I have started to xanax .25 mg. weeks passed I was still sad, I got job offer to work from home, feeling like these, I turned it down. While I was feeling sad like that my other dog start to have a serious heart problems and giving him 6 med. a day and seeing him suffer made me even worse, ten weeks later, we had to put him to sleep too. Home was so alone without them, I was so depressed and not feeling well, Even though have been taking zoloft 100 mg a day and xanax .25mg to .50 mg.. After going thru this took the toll on my stomach and started to developed anxiety caused by IBS and IBS caused by anxiety vicious cycle. I had a panic attack ended it in ER, they also prescribed more xanax, keep taking xanax and not feeling better. Horrible bloating, cannot breath, feeling like I am dying feeling waking me up from sleep, if I burp, feel better. Immediately seen GI doctor told me I have a IbS gave me prilosec and xifaxan 200mg, when I started to take those immediately I felt better, I said wow, I dont need this xanax and got off, two months took prilosec and I was not feeling anxiety and ibs was not bad at all. After taking two months, thinking shouldnt be on this med. longer decided to take break, second day I stopped, woke up with like dying feeling extreme fast heart beating. I was scared seen cardiologist and go thru tests, I was fine, they said panic attack, ok start back to xanax, while on xanax and start back up to prilosec, this time around nothing helped. I was so weak, stayed home all the time, my bp and sugar levels was up and day during the day. Since, Prilosec wasnt helping anymore, I stopped that, but couldnt stop xanax. Seen another GI doctor, he told me I have IBS without doing any tests and he said, he is fan of xanax, xanax could relax mind and therefore helps IBS, I said I am on .25 mg a day, he said no! Gave me pres. For 1 mg a day and sent me home, i refused to go up to 1 mg a day for a while, than when my IBS got really bad, I wanted to give a try, took it a while, taking it didnt feel better on IBS, now I am trying to get off and tampering slowly giving me horrible withdraws, this morning had panic attack again now finally taking down to .12.5 mg a day. I have seen another GI doctor, he couldnt believe other doctor gave me xanax for IBS, had endoscopy done, all clean and took test called hyrojen breath test to see overgrowth bacteria in small intestines and boom came back positive, he put me on extremely expensive antibiotic called xifaxan 550mg, which I had taking 200 mg version very short time nine months ago overseas with different name and way too cheaper. Now, a week taking this antibiotic and feel not well at all, still horrible bloating, so tired, weak, anxiety is horrible. I have noticed if I am bloated I am anxious, tried chewing fennel seeds, helps very little, constipated. I want to finish this antibiotic and take pribiotic after that thinking hopefully I would feel better, get off from xanax which is hard but trying it. I am trying to do formad diet, and gluten free, dairy free food as well, didnt see that much difference. I had IBS in 2009 for during the summer and I didnt have developed anxiety at that time. I know, if we all can change our emotions, the way we think and feel, and have fun somehow, it all IBS and anxiety will go away...