Is anyone else like this...?

[Kroko]

Every medication I've tried has given me constipation. The weird part is that if I battle the constipation, the medicine's positive effect vanishes as well. I know I'm not imagining this because it happens every time!! Like if I eat loads of fiber and my stomach starts working, my panic and OCD and everything come back. Doctors tell me this is not possible, but I KNOW it happens to me, I've experienced it so many times, and it's really really annoying. What could cause this and am I really the only one with these experiences?

Thank you.

[seh1980]

hello Kroko,

I have only been on one medication and I had no problem with constipation. It could be that medication just doesn't mix with you at all. To be honest, I don't see eating more fibre to stop the constipation makes your anxiety come back. Could it be your mind playing tricks on you?

Sarah

[FAN]

hi kroko.............i too get severe constipation with my medication but dont think i found that when i sorted that out the medication stopped working think its as seh says just your mind playing tricks

fan x

"dont wait for the light at the end of the tunnel..........stride down there and light the bl**dy thing yourself!

[vernon]

Hi Kro, Yes strange that, I seem to get the runs all the time with anxiety, never been the other way even with meds.

[Kroko]

I'm 100% certain that it's not just my mind playing tricks on me. The first time I battled the constipation away I didn't think I'd get the panic and OCD back at all...and yet I did...and it happens every time!!

[FAN]

hi you say you have to "battle the constipation away"...........im not sure why that is and maybe your getting yourself all hyped up about the toileting and causing your anxiety/panic to appear over that.......

being constipated wont harm you if its only for a while dont try to cure it over night take something thats gentle but helps

fan x

"dont wait for the light at the end of the tunnel..........stride down there and light the bl**dy thing yourself!

[blossom]

I am on Cipralex and found that when I first started taking them, I was constipated, but it seemed to ease off after a while, but what I do get is continual headaches, and can only take paracetamol because of the anti-meds, so the doctor says, but they dont help me at all. Vernon I know you are on Cipralex, do you get headaches with them, mine are daily, am on 10mgs, a day can anyone who is on the SSRIs tell me if they get headaches constantly, from Blossom

[Kroko]

I'm seriously not just imagining this...

[FAN]

hi no your not imagining it and it is very real but you are caught up in a vicious circle where you take meds get constipated worry about constipation get anxious meds not working etc..................

fan x

"dont wait for the light at the end of the tunnel..........stride down there and light the bl**dy thing yourself!

[Kroko]

Hey,

I took a laxative yesterday, and without even thinking about it, my panic started coming back. So it happened again...I doubt I'm just imagining this.