Deborah...

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Hi Deborah, I just wanted to say that I am so sorry for your inability to

have a bowel movement... My sis has the same problem (non-WLS'er), and I

simply do not know what to tell you regarding this.

As far as the inability to sleep, my sister has that too, and that is caused

by a chemical imbalance in the brain. She takes meds to go to sleep, and if

she doesn't take her meds, she doesn't sleep. Have you thought of consulting

a different doctor, or perhaps a psychiatrist? She was first Rx'd her

" sleepers " by a psychiatrist... Just make CERTAIN that to whomever you go,

they give you lots of tests!

I speak from personal experience, when I had my first psych eval with what I

call the Psychotic Psychiatrist... I had not filled out any paperwork, he and

I talked about my life for 45 minutes, and he told me that I was bipolar

(other psychologist, my PCP and PA all say he is wrong), with psychosis, and

that I would need treatment for life. Thank God that He put in me to research

the bi-polar disorder (I know that I do not suffer from psychosis, as I am

well grounded in reality and suffer from no delusions), otherwise, I would

have been in the hospital and then in a mental ward for all the cr*p that he

had me on! I only took the meds for 6 days (lithium, topemax, phentermine,

fish oil caps for Omega-3 Fatty acids), but they were screwing me up so badly

that I had to get off them.

So, even in the light of my experience with the first psych eval, please do

consider seeing a different professional for your inability to sleep. As far

as the constipation is concerned, I am sorry, I just don't know what to

say....

You'll be in my prayers...

Katt Morales

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Katt said:As far as the inability to sleep, my sister has that too, and

that is caused

by a chemical imbalance in the brain. She takes meds to go to sleep, and

if

she doesn't take her meds, she doesn't sleep. Have you thought of

consulting

a different doctor, or perhaps a psychiatrist? She was first Rx'd her

" sleepers " by a psychiatrist... Just make CERTAIN that to whomever you

go,

they give you lots of tests!

Me:

I would think a neurologist might be good here, too.

Pam in Niceville

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