Re: Is diarrhea or IBS

[Guest guest]

Dear Terri,

You said:

<<part of withdrawing from Zoloft? I know I had problems when taking

Prozac, but it stopped once I went off it. I went back on Zoloft and

do have bouts of IBS/diarrhea, but not that often. Well my last day

of Zoloft was at the end of June, and about a week later (and since

then) my bowels have been in an uproar. I get stomach cramps out of

nowhere and have to run to the bathroom. Then I am fine. This can

happen 2-3x's a day or in excess of 6-7x's. I am assuming it is to

do with the Zoloft and maybe part of the detoxing, but just wanted

to ask to see if others are experiencing this when coming off the

anti-depressants???>>

** It's fairly common but it has little to do with detoxing and more to

do with the smooth muscles of the body (bowels are a smooth muscle) which

are profoundly affected by serotonin levels.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

All I can tell you is from the time i stopped the paxil, i had loose bowels.

I woldn't call it diarrhea because i didn't have the violent cramps and

nausea that usually go with it, but they were loose to the point of, well,

liquid. It has gradually eased off over the last couple of weeks until now i

am more or less back to normal with it. In fact i think i will be upping my

magnesium dose now :-).

susan

Is diarrhea or IBS

part of withdrawing from Zoloft? I know I had problems when taking

Prozac, but it stopped once I went off it. I went back on Zoloft and

do have bouts of IBS/diarrhea, but not that often. Well my last day

of Zoloft was at the end of June, and about a week later (and since

then) my bowels have been in an uproar. I get stomach cramps out of

nowhere and have to run to the bathroom. Then I am fine. This can

happen 2-3x's a day or in excess of 6-7x's. I am assuming it is to

do with the Zoloft and maybe part of the detoxing, but just wanted

to ask to see if others are experiencing this when coming off the

anti-depressants???

Thanks,

Terri

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,

Do you still consume dairy products? I hadn't noticed anyone asking you this, and wondered if I missed it... Lactose intolerance looks a lot like IBS.

Lesly

RE: Is diarrhea or IBS

All I can tell you is from the time i stopped the paxil, i had loose bowels.I woldn't call it diarrhea because i didn't have the violent cramps andnausea that usually go with it, but they were loose to the point of, well,liquid. It has gradually eased off over the last couple of weeks until now iam more or less back to normal with it. In fact i think i will be upping mymagnesium dose now :-).susan-----Original Message-----From: mom2matty Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:38 PMTo: Withdrawal_and_Recovery Subject: Is diarrhea or IBSpart of withdrawing from Zoloft? I know I had problems when takingProzac, but it stopped once I went off it. I went back on Zoloft anddo have bouts of IBS/diarrhea, but not that often. Well my last dayof Zoloft was at the end of June, and about a week later (and sincethen) my bowels have been in an uproar. I get stomach cramps out ofnowhere and have to run to the bathroom. Then I am fine. This canhappen 2-3x's a day or in excess of 6-7x's. I am assuming it is todo with the Zoloft and maybe part of the detoxing, but just wantedto ask to see if others are experiencing this when coming off theanti-depressants???Thanks,TerriTo subscribe to the off-topic list go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/socialWandR/

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Thank you very much ....I was starting to wonder if it was from the Zoloft or something else....thanks for the info!

Terri , 12/18/01 Caroline Grace, 6/4/03

** It's fairly common but it has little to do with detoxing and more todo with the smooth muscles of the body (bowels are a smooth muscle) whichare profoundly affected by serotonin levels.Regards,