Yep, it's unpleasant, and hard to put up with » CoutureMan

Posted by Racer on November 26, 2007, at 20:38:18

In reply to Re: Thanks for asking » Racer, posted by CoutureMan on November 26, 2007, at 4:47:33

> Racer,
> Oh, how I can empathize with the constipation. I have to take high doses of Miralax daily along with prunes, prune juice and tons of water just to have 'incomplete' daily evacuation.
With both Amitiza and Miralax, I'm having my bouts of the icks about once, sometimes twice a week. Daily anything sounds much more manageable.... But I agree, it's harder and harder to put up with some of these side effects. Kinda like sexual side effects -- when I took Paxil, I had complete anorgasmia, just numb in that region. Since the doctor at that time said to stay on the Paxil for two years once I hit remission, I grumbled, but stayed on the drug. Now, with the doctor saying, "indefinitely," I wouldn't be as willing to put up with that. And now that I know not all psychotropic meds cause constipation, I have a much harder time putting up with this.

> On a more hopeful note, if you normally don't have severe constipation, I bet if the Emsam were to kick in and fully remit your depression the constipation and related GI symptoms would go away.
At this point, since I have been on meds for so long, I have no idea what is "normal" for me, bowel wise. Honestly -- I don't remember what went on when I wasn't on medications, especially since I think you're right about depression slowing all that down anyway.
I'm not going to think about that right now. The EMSAM is not blowing the depression away, and I am still having the periods of wanting to give up most days. If I think about this problem, on top of some other practical life sorts of problems, I will just be that much more depressed. Gonna have to change my name to Scarlett, I guess. I see my psychopharmacologist tomorrow, maybe he'll have a scathingly brilliant idea for this...
By the way, do I remember correctly that you were in California? Or am I delusional?

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Racer, how is the Emsam trial? CoutureMan 11/25/07
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Re: Thanks for asking Racer 11/25/07
Re: Thanks for asking rskontos 11/25/07
I'm not sure what you have in mind? » rskontos Racer 11/25/07
Re: Thanks for asking » Racer Phillipa 11/25/07
Re: I'm not sure what you have in mind?/Racer stargazer2 11/25/07
Re: I'm not sure what you have in mind? rskontos 11/25/07
Re: I'm not sure what you have in mind? » stargazer2 Racer 11/25/07
Re: I'm not sure what you have in mind? » Racer Phillipa 11/25/07
I don't understand what you're trying to say? » Phillipa Racer 11/26/07
Re: I don't understand what you're trying to say? » Racer Sigismund 11/26/07
Re: Thanks for asking » Racer CoutureMan 11/26/07
Re: I don't understand what you're trying to say? » Racer Phillipa 11/26/07
Yep, it's unpleasant, and hard to put up with » CoutureMan Racer 11/26/07
Re: Yep, it's unpleasant, and hard to put up with » Racer ClearSkies 11/27/07
Re: Yep, it's unpleasant, and hard to put up with Racer 11/27/07

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