seekingsmiles, Wow that is a lot of meds!!! I agree that the meds are too much...some doctors rather just throw meds at you then to really research what the problem is...you might want to see someone...
seekingsmiles, Feel your pain. I just turned 30 and thought by now that I would be married with children and have sucessful career. However I am at a low-paying finance job (that I seriously hate but...
I have been dreading this time of year since April and now it is here I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to combat seasonal depression. I have already been pretty depressed this summer and...
thanks for all the advice...now I feel like more normal!...
In the past right before my period my IBS-C would get some relief because my hormones would kick into high gear and I would be regular or even have D, but for at least a year now it seems that the...
Miralax didn't do anything for me and I took it for a week. When you say horrible was it too strong or too weak? For me it was really weak and only produce water. But sorry to hear about it. I know...
Wow...will be praying for you!...
Right now I just started drinking some cleanseing tea that is suppose to help with the upper track...which I am having a real problem with lately...it just feels so impacted that some products can't...
Gutastrophe, Sometimes when I take too much fiber I notice that it will backfire on me as well...so what kind of diet do you follow?...
Thanks for all the advice...I am definitely going to add more roughaage and try to cut out Fructose as much as possible!...
I suffer from IBS-C and am trying really hard to combat it. Because of all the problems of Rx drugs I prefer not to go down that rode again and am currently taking Advantage and fiber capluses...
I am currently taking Disgestive Advantage IBS for constipation for about a week now and it helps just a little...not as much as the reviews have been, but it says for some it might take up to a...
Thanks so much for the advice! I tired it last night and it worked a little...I think I should have given it more time to melt. I also pick-up some stool softner and hopefully that will help. I stop...
I have IBS-C and am feeling at the end of my rope. I take fiber supplements everyday, eat bran cereal every morning, removed red meat from my diet, and exercise 30 mins six days a week. Once in a...
Shy, I am one of those persons too that gives 100% only to get nothing back in return...so I know you must be hurting and emotionally exhausted right now. Your b/f dad should not have written such an...
faithfully4you, I don't know what it feels like to be in despair for months on end, but for two months I had a panic attack everday and cried for hours on end. I would just sit in the dark all day...
Thanks Darren, it's nice to hear that someone understands! I am really trying hard not to go back to that place where I couldn't get out of bed and cried all day long. It's exhausting trying to stay...
Wow...I actually have IBS-C (well I consider it more like slow transit C) and it seems to get worse during that my period...only occassionally do I get D, but mostly I have to take in more fiber and...
I have been apart of this board for months but haven't posted in forever. Every time I think about posting I feel like I am just whining. Anyway, it has been seven months and I still haven't found a...
Thanks for the info...I actually got a little relief before me workout this morning...Feels a little less uncomfortable and will take a few more days to get full relief....
How long does Miralax take to work? Last night I took a second dose and nothing has happen yet. I was hoping for some relief yesterday but nothing happened. Can you take more than the one dose per...
Thanks for the advice...I purchased some yesterday and took my first dose last night...I am hoping that it will start working soon...and hopefully I will find a job soon so I can get some health...
Hi I am new to this broad and am wondering what is wrong with me. I have been experiencing chronic consitpation for about two years now. I take fiber supplements everyday and have given up redmeat....
Wow, you said a lot of things I had been feeling and some I am still feeling. I too have been fighting for my unemployment and have a stupid hearing coming up and am praying to God that I find a job...
Sarah, Thanks for your input...it was really healthful! I decided to take the time that I need and though some friends are upset about it...if they really care then they will give me the space I...
Thanks for the advice guys...I just really needed a break especially since I keep going to these interviews and not getting the job...urgh!!!!! I just really want to be stable emotionally before I...
Slowly, Well I just got through having a huge cry over feeling defeated and trampled on by life, so under how frustrating it is to feel so alone and lost. It's okay to express how bad things are...I...
Right now I have a lot of anxiety because I am suppose to hear back about a job I really want today. The interview however didn't go as well as I wanted because I couldn't seem to get the upbeat...
Spent the weekend in the country and got some rest. I managed to get through the whole time without crying once...which I haven't done in weeks! I still feel anxious but not to the point of shear...
Hollisterchick, I too cry myself to sleep some nights and feel like I have to put on a front because friends and family just don't understand. I however, have found great comfort in this messageboard...
Again thanks everyone for your support. /community/emoticons/tongue.gif I was feeling pretty good yesterday evening as I was reading everyone's replies and stories, but for some reason around 11pm I...
Thanks for all the encouragment! It's so nice to hear from those who know what I am going through. When ever I talk about my depression with friends them seem to want to brush it off with pat...
Thanks for the advice ShynSassy. Actually I got my last job through a temp agency and got laid off from the job because the position was moved to India. They haven't found me any other work nor...
Hello everyone, I am a 27 year-old female who was laid off in Nov. and am looking for work and spiraling into a deep depression. I have suffered with depression all my life it seems and with all the...