For a week I had watery diarrhea from Amitza. This whole week, since Sunday, I haven't been able to have a bowel movement except for a couple of thin tiny bits. Doesn't equal at ALL the quantity of...
Thanks - could I ask what dosage you were on and for how long when you got the kidney stones? Ouch....
I don't mean to be dumb but can you further explain what you mean by inflammation? Is that the swelling/fluid retention I experience? I'm sure that everybody experiences different reactions too -...
Seems to be refined sugars that are the problem - sucrose, high fructose corn syrup....
I may have misspoken. I meant to say an intolerance - how does that differ from an allergy?...
I forgot to mention, if I eat a lot of carbs - not just flat-out sweets, but like bread or crackers - I get this weird phlegm in my throat and I have to cough it out. But those do contain some...
Hi, I have a problem where if I eat too much sugar, I seem to retain fluid and bloat up mainly in my lower body - gut, hips, thighs, get constipated. Tends to take 5 days or so for it to "go away"....
This has happened to me several times. Has this happened to anyone else? Sometimes if I eat too much sugar - which I know will cause my IBS-C to flare up, but hey, I'm only human - I'll bloat way up...
Hi sillylilly, Well, the first week I was on Amitiza I had diarrhea and cramping. Then for a week and a half I was terribly constipated. Now, for the past 3 days or so I have had a lot of bloating,...
Sarita, I was told that Zelnorm was completely off the market - but as of the past several days my body seems to be working with the Amitiza. Maybe it just needed some time - who knows!...
Has anyone else experienced this, where Amitiza will work GREAT for a day or two, then for no apparent reason just stop working for a while? And even if it does work, do you still feel bloated and...
Hi Serafina, I don't know if the weight gain came from the depression - it's possible. It didn't start happening until well after I'd been on it. I do remember just suddenly craving sweets and then...
Hi all, In the past I was on Paxil and Prozac. Hated 'em both. Made my head fuzzy, could barely drag myself out of bed, gained 15 pounds with each one. HATED that. Made my depression WORSE. I have...
Has anyone else out there experienced pelvic floor dysfunction as a result of chronic IBS-C? I was diagnosed 4 years ago at age 34. I went through biofeedback therapy, but still have to do it...
Has anyone gained weight just because they stopped taking Topamax? I lost weight when I started taking it, then the weight loss leveled off. I watch what I eat very carefully, and work out 7 days a...
Hi, I just started Amitiza two weeks ago and it worked for about 4 days, then it stopped working. I'm still on Topamax for anxiety (reason was because it seemed to help calm my nerves when I had no...
I have been on Topamax for a while, initially because I had gained weight while on Prozac. I'm no longer on any antidepressants and have lost the weight and kept it off. I do have (and have had for...
Hi, I just started on Amitiza Tuesday night after having been on nothing since Zelnorm was pulled off the market. I was very, very backed up and the doc had me drink a bunch of crappy laxatives to...
Hi all, It's been a while since I've been on the discussion board here. I went off Zelnorm when the FDA pulled it off the market and figured I could handle being med-free. I was soooo wrong. I had a...
Hi, I have had IBS-C for 12 years, so you'd think by now I'd know better. But I ate a casserole with canned tomato products and cooked cabbage in it over the weekend - got diarrhea. Then I ate some...
Hi, I have pretty bad, chronic, IBS-C and from time to time need to do a saline enema. Why is it that when I do one, I get very bloated (typically from the waist down) and retain fluid and look...
Hi, I just had my Topamax dosage increased from 100 mg/day to 125 mg/day. I lost a bunch of weight when I first went on it. Does anyone know if that will happen again now with the dosage increase? I...
Hi, I have been on 100 mg/day Topamax as a mood stabilizer for a while. It has worked for me and as a plus, has helped with my IBS. I just had it bumped up to 200 mg/day because my doc said that I...
Just wondering, does anyone know how long it would take for Prozac to be completely "out of your system" once you stop taking it? I was taking 20 mg per day for about 6 months. I stopped taking it 2...
I guess everyone is different! I'm glad it works so well for you....
Hi All, A few years ago I was on Paxil and gained 8 pounds, RAPIDLY. Went off of it because I felt too spacey and lost the 8 pounds, RAPIDLY. I've been on Prozac 20 mg for a few months but am going...
You guys sound just like me - if I eat sugar I get very sick. If I overeat on ANYTHING, I get sick. I have to avoid high fat and sugary foods but sometimes I slip up and eat it anyway, despite...
I have no idea if I have fructose intolerance but I get horribly sick and constipated if I eat much sugar; this started happening right about the time I figured out it was IBS. Sometimes if I eat too...
Zelnorm is supposed to be for IBS-C. I've been on it for a few years. Unfortunately for those of us with "C", we don't have too many choices. It seems to work for me, though, but I have to remember...
I'm on 20 mg/day Prozac to help control my anxiety and IBS. But I'm so so so worried I'll gain weight. I work out like crazy but I also have a sweet tooth. I've tried Topamax to control that but that...
Thanks, Lilly113. I was on the 20 mg back last spring and I remember feeling sick to my stomach, no appetite, and some weight just vanished. But the problem is, I gained weight rapidly once my...
Hi everyone, I need to go back on Prozac because it appears to be the only thing that helps my anxiety and IBS (I have the severe constipation type). I had gained weight at 80 mg/day, went on Topamax...
Did you have "brain fog" problems at first or nausea or gut cramps at times when you first started it? I actually started out at 25 mg, then 50 mg at first. I seem to feel happier on the Topamax than...
I take 100 mg/day....
Anyone else out there been prescribed Topamax as a med used to lose antidepressant weight gain? I'm curious if and how it works....
I sure do appreciate your insight. What burns me is that I was told that Prozac doesn't cause weight gain in most people. Honestly, what antidepressant doesn't? I was on Paxil before this and what a...
Well, I'm way older than you. I'm 36 although I'm told I look a good 10 years younger. I'm around 5' 6-1/2" or somewhere in there. I've been dealing with body image issues ever since I was 12 years...
Right now I'm 122. I was in the 115 range, plus or minus a pound. My eating habits and exercise habits were the same as they are now, yet my weight didn't change. Now, within the last couple of...
OK, I was on Prozac for 8 months, wasn't supposed to gain weight (or so I was told) but guess what - I gained 10 pounds. I went off Prozac 2 weeks ago and so far I've lost 2 pounds but I still feel...
I like that explanation. Makes sense. Thanks!...
Well, it's been almost 8 months on Prozac so I'd like to give it a shot. I would prefer to deal with my issues in a non-prescription drug way in the first place....
I noticed the bulimia part too. My shrink told me that what could happen with me is I could become rather complacent about my eating habits and as a result eat more than I should. All I know is...
Hi, I am new to this forum. I've actually been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and some mild depression. Last year, I was on Paxil and gained a bunch of weight. I switched doctors and...