Posted by Racer on September 23, 2005, at 12:28:32
In reply to Antidepressants and stomach trouble, posted by Septembersun on September 23, 2005, at 10:58:33
About 95% of the serotonin in your body is working in your gastrointestinal tract, so any of the anti-depressants -- except Wellbutrin, which has its own issues -- are likely to cause some stomach upset. The good news is that it usually goes away. How long were you on the various SSRIs before discontinuing them?
If the SSRIs that you've tried have helped otherwise, it might make more sense to add something in to help you stomach until your gut adapts to the reuptake inhibition from the meds. And if you haven't given them enough time to see if they'd work or not, it still might be worthwhile to give that a try so that you can see if they will work.
Otherwise, you're a bit stuck. There are non-anti-depressant anti-depressants to try, like Lamictal, or Wellbutrin, or a couple of the TCAs. All of those will come with their own drawbacks, though, so I'd say it's probably worth giving the SSRIs enough of a chance to see if they will work for you.
Hope that helps.
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