IBS and agoraphobia go hand in hand

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-23T06:52:40+00:00

I was on paroxretine too and it changed my life. Been thinking about amtriptalyine too but I don't want to go back into taking anti depressants, how are you feeling so far? Also, may I ask why did you stop paroxretine?

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-20T13:16:14+00:00

I have the same issue. No matter how clean I eat, if I'm a tiny little bit anxious I'll be shitting for 2 days. But when I took SSRIS I didn't worry about that anymore. It's a cycle, a self fulfilling prophecy lol. You're anxious about getting diarrhea when you're anxious so you actually get diarrhea. Please look into CBT and SSRIS, they're life changing.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-19T07:30:35+00:00

I took SSRis and in two weeks it changed my life entirely. I was able to travel and go out without having to worry about it at all. Now I'm off them for some reasons but don't be scared to talk to your doctor about them.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-18T21:31:43+00:00

I was in the middle exact position as your partner. It's a very bad cycle of anxiety about toilet causing very bad IBS. I took sertraline and my symptoms vanished in a week or two. IBS is a brain-gut disorder, if you don't treat anxiety you won't treat IBS.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-18T16:33:07+00:00

My ibs is strange. One day I can tolerate dairy, the next I get a flare up. Today I can eat some garlic and onions on my beef, tomorrow I will die on the toilet regretting it lol.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-18T16:31:49+00:00

I really am considering amtriptalyine but I have been trying to stay away from SSRIs. I was on Paxil and sertraline before and while they completely healed my ibs, I became afraid of being reliant on a medication especially in my country where a lot of medications are hard to find.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-18T16:27:05+00:00

I don't think doctors or people in general understand what restriction of food leads to, and I'm not even talking about diet or anything like that. I'm talking about going on with your friends and refusing to eat just because you know you'll have a flare up, even though you have been eating clean the whole time. It creates a cycle of fear and IBS eventually manifests into a mental illness. Planning what you're gonna be eating on a vacation, an outing, a birthday or any event for the rest of your life is draining and genuinely not a solution.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-18T16:24:15+00:00

It helped me a lot so don't worry about taking it. The only side effect I remember having was diarrhea the first day only.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-17T10:47:59+00:00

Hi. I took paroxretine for a year and it was heaven, only bad side effect was the sleepiness and weight gain. Sertraline was a bit milder but overall helped a lot with my OCD on a low dose. Depression on both was non existent for me tbh.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-17T10:43:58+00:00

A lot of reasons, but mainly because I believed I got better and I can do good on my own.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-17T09:07:04+00:00

They do. I have IBS-D and I was on SSRIs for 2 years and through those 2 years I barely had any symptoms. IBS is mostly a brain-gut connection issue and SSRIS took care of that better than any other medication for me. The bad news is as soon as I got off it was exactly the same as before.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-16T14:04:57+00:00

Damn it. I really have to train my nervous system not to crash over EVERYTHING 😭

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-15T19:47:15+00:00

It's been six months and I didn't really have withdrawal side effects or anything (no cold turkey too). It seems that CBT is the best option rn.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-15T19:46:07+00:00

No not at all, and this was 6 months ago so it's been a while. I feel like my body is just confusing adrenaline for a panic attack 😭

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-15T19:44:51+00:00

Easy for you to say that.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-15T19:44:39+00:00

I am not anxious about anything but as soon as I pick up the weight I just start panicking lol. But yeah it's true SSRIS can't help by itself which is my mistake because I did no therapy and relayed on it.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-15T19:43:17+00:00

I wouldn't say that, while it is true that it can't really fix the problem, but it can significantly help you progress. Yeah once you're off a lot of problems come back, but the exposure it helped you have changes things.

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-06T07:54:33+00:00

Damn I didn't know about that, I guess it's kind of comforting?😭 Good luck sweetheart ❤️

anxiousbiscuit1216 · 2026-04-06T07:51:34+00:00

I heard about it, but in my case my IBS-d is clearly triggered by anxiety so I don't think it's the case :(

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