Over the past two years I have been experiencing a new symptom that I wonder might be caused by the UC. I will get a very low-grade fever (never over 101˚F) after midnight, have incredible chills and...
After almost two years of the best health I have enjoyed in my 13 with IBD, GAD, and UC, my insurance is requiring me to change from Asacol and Librax. My GI has put me on Sulfasalazine 500 mg, now...
Lomotil does help greatly with D, but it does not always take care of the urgency issue even when D is not present....
Thank you for the encouragement. I've used a lot of the other tricks but I hadn't thought about an umbrella stroller: priceless! Glad to know I'm not the only one out there who struggles with being a...
I had a Hg of <6 (also male, so this was shockingly low to my doctor -- he was amazed I had not started fainting) when I was initially diagnosed with UC in 2000 and had to have a blood transfusion....
My son is just over a year old, and the IBS has been much worse since he was born! I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder as well as IBS (they seem to play off one another). Has anyone else had a...
I have taken Librax for IBS (as well as Lorazepam for Generalized Anxiety Disorder) for over a year now and not had any problems with addiction, feeling over-medicated, etc. I would not be concerned...
A success story to encourage everyone out there. I just returned yesterday from an 1800 mile round-trip for the wedding of my little sister. I left the mountains of Georgia on Wednesday morning with...
I have a few tricks I use: good books, a few games on my cell phone (especially helpful when I'm trapped in the bathroom for a while and need to get my mind off pain and anxiety), challenging the...
Rubi, Just a thought about the side effects message boards -- most people taking a medication experience no serious side effects and thus do not seek out a message board to tell people how wonderful...
Kitt, Buspar caused the least digestive upset (the others were nothing short of violent) and kept me in the bathroom for hours. Just what one needs when anxiety about IBS-D and UC are already...
I am the same way. When I feel sick -- everything from the common cold to a bout of Ulcerative Colitis coming on -- my anxiety goes up. Actually sometimes the anxiety goes before the illness arrives...
Thanks everyone for your encouraging response. I stopped all Lomotil, which helped the constipation somewhat, though I would still have agonizing abdominal pain for 2-3 hours before each bowel...
(cross-posting this from the IBS forum for an anxiety perspective) I have always had problems with IBS-D, but in recent months I've suddenly developed constipation! I have also had constant anxiety...
I have always had problems with IBS-D, but in recent months I've suddenly developed constipation! I have also had constant anxiety problems (and been unable to tolerate the Effexor XR I had taken for...
I have taken Prednisone (usually 30-40 mg) many times in the past, but this was the first time that it make me have to urinate constantly. I was in the bathroom more often than my 8 months pregnant...
Thank you everyone for the support. My doctor and I have decided that if the digestive side effects are getting this bad, we're going to scratch the Paxil and try something else yet again. I have an...
Greetings! I am new to these forums and would be grateful for any encouragement and advice you can give! I was diagnosed with GAD/Depression (usually just GAD, but when it's bad for long enough the...