stress and worry

Hi everyone, my IBS is mainly caused my getting nervous,worryed and stressed when i go out,i get a sudden need to run the toilet sometimes i will have diarrhoea sometimes i dont need to go atall,but the feeling is always there.is there any medication i can get to calm me down? maybe if i took somethink to calm me down i think 80% of the problem would go.

What about meditation and/or yoga? Exercise should really help reduce stress.
Sometimes when I have a big day ahead I take 1/2 of 1 Imodium and that calms me enough through the day (yet doesn't make me constipated for more than a day or 2 since I took such a small dose).

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hey kelly,
KavaKava is a 'natural' supplement that calms some down. (it worked for me a couple of years ago when i was battling a homeless situation...) also zoloft did help me out. i was ticked when my doctor perscribed it to me, cause all the diarrhea was the problem, not my brain. BUT the two go together!!! and i found out that many cancer patients are given zoloft before they start their chemo, simply to help them in such a difficult time. so don't be shy about asking for info on an anti-depressant it could really help.
i too, take immodium on mornings when i am stressed, it helps me.
practicing yoga has helped me, it took a while to feel the effects, but it is worth it.
also why not journal? i know that a lot of what bothers me are the stupid things i tell myself, that really aren't true. (i am not smart, i am not good at my job...) after writing all my negative thoughts i then write the realistic thoughts next to them, and on paper i can then see how silly i am, and i am worrying about something that might not even happen!
talk to someone--anyone really, don't hold all your stresses inside! you are not alone. EVERYONE feels the way you do at some point.
take care of yourself,
--bunny

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what would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

Especially anti-depressant medicines (MAOIs); they seem to interact with pretty much everything.

i went to see my doctor today, he wasnt much help,he just gave me imodiam which i already take, ive had more response and help on the forum than ive ever had off my docter. i just bought herbal tablets called kalms,so i hope they will help. can you buy zoloft over the counter or do you have to get it off your doctor