Posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 28, 2003, at 11:46:46
In reply to nervous bowel problems, posted by sarawati on January 28, 2003, at 10:50:34
>Benzodiazepines will help by reducing anxiety, and loperamide reduces peristalsis, but neither is a suitable long-term proposition. Is there any other medication that will help? Any other way of coming to grips with the problem?
-----------------------I went to 4 different doctors in an attempt to solve the same problem to no avail. Loperamide worked somewhat, and hyoscyamine worked better, but neither really solved the problem, as you've experienced. I'd given up on fixing it until I read several reports on PubMed about treating IBS with trycyclics, in particular with imipramine, so I got some. It worked great! I thought I'd never have a normal bowel, but things cleared up rapdily on just 20mg of imipramine (you can use more if you need it). It also has a fairly long half-life, so you only need one dose a day. Certainly worth looking into. There's also the added benefit of it's antidepressant and antianxiety properties at higher dosages, if needed. More than other ADs, imipramine also does a good job of "waking me up" and giving me energy.
poster:Eddie Sylvano
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