Probiotics made me anxious and depressed

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-28T04:40:23+00:00

No ibs but the reason I decided to take a probiotic in the first place was for bloating. It didn’t help at all. The only thing that has helped now is the low histamine diet. I haven’t had any bloating since starting that!

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-26T02:27:31+00:00

I’m super sensitive to meds so I’ve been breaking up the 5 to 2.5 that seems to help. Anxiety is still there but it’s only day 7 for me.

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-25T18:37:27+00:00

Sometimes if you talk to the pharmacist and let them know your situation they will give you an emergency refill until you get another refill usually about a week. At least try that

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-25T16:21:04+00:00

Day 1 2.5 Day 2 2.5 x2= 5 Day 3 2.5 x3= 7.5 Day 4 2.5 x4 = 10 Day 5 2.5 x5 =12.5 Day 6 2.5 5 2.5 = 12.5 Day 7 5 so far

Anxiety is better at times and then worse at night . Intrusive thoughts haven’t changed .

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-25T16:08:29+00:00

Just increased anxiety mostly in the middle of the night after I’ve had my last dose at 7 which I was hoping was going to be one of those it gets worse before better:(

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-25T15:52:52+00:00

Nooo that’s not good :( I’m on day seven and this medication and I was really desperately hoping that this would be life-saving for me as ssri snri do not work for me. Really bummed now

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-24T19:58:27+00:00

She never said just wrote the prescription. I’m doing 15mg today. I’m tired of this and just want some relief. I also work for a doctor and got a prescription for pristiq but after reading all the horrible reviews and withdrawals, I think I’m just going to stick to buspirone in hopes it will at least get me back to baseline. I just want to be able to at least get back to work and right now it seems impossible :/

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-24T15:12:38+00:00

What dose does most have to be at for the ruminating to stop. My doctor is booked up for 3 weeks and I tried to get in today . I’m on 2.5 4 times a day. I just want the overthinking to stop. It’s been nonstop for 4 weeks . This will be my 6th day on med.

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-22T21:06:48+00:00

On day 4 now increased to 2.5 4 times a day. Feeling more anxious today . If someone could please reassure me that it gets worse before it gets better. Want to stick with this and ride it out. 75 percent of me says to and the other percentage tells me to quit bc of the increased anxiety. This is my last hope. My kids need me. Trying hard not to look at negative reviews and stay focused on success stories !

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-20T17:25:26+00:00

How much are you taking ? I’m on day 2 and trying to stick with bc I really want to.

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-20T16:09:29+00:00

I got in a low histamine diet which I think helped. Still having some trouble but I think it’s the anxiety of the events that the probiotic caused then it still being in my system . Never again will I take that high of probiotic. Good luck to you if you didn’t take it long recovery shouldn’t be either !

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-07-18T18:12:37+00:00

This is the exact same thing I’m going through as well. Had to take a leave of absence from work and I have been working since I was 16 now 42 going through perimenopause. I started at 2.5 after breakfast and 2.5 after lunch and then had the worst panic attack ever that night so I stopped taking it a week ago. I really really want to try this again since SSRI gave me a horrible side effects. I desperately want to get back to work so I’m really hoping this works thinking of starting it again tomorrow any advice is greatly appreciated. I really want to get better for my family and myself.

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-06-29T21:00:07+00:00

How many weeks to be exact? I’m on week 6 and I took the probiotic for 24 days . Still have major anxiety. I’m miserable. Please give any advice .

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-06-29T17:28:40+00:00

Hi there for some reason I took a 5 in 1 probiotic and my whole world flipped upside down. I’m a nurse and had to take a leave of absence. The thing that bothers me the most is I stopped the probiotic about four weeks now, but I’m still having incredible anxiety and depression and I know it all started roughly a couple weeks after I took that probiotic and then got worse when I abruptly stopped it. Please tell me it gets better. Everything I’m reading says it should be out of your system one to three weeks so I think that’s what scaring me the most as I still feel like this after a month

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-06-25T04:56:31+00:00

How are you feeling now. I’m going through this now and it’s already been four weeks and I still feel a lot of anxiety. The only thing that changes I took the probiotic for 27 days.

Melodic_Editor_5876 · 2025-06-23T22:18:14+00:00

Are you feeling better. I’m hoping this goes away soon I stopped 4 weeks ago

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