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<22654-36318B72-…@newsd-111.bryant.webtv.net>… I just found this group tonight…well it’s past 3:30 in the morning here and i just had a terrible attack. When i have an IBS attack the panic attack follows and vice versa.I would like to know if any of these sympotms sound familiar to anyone. Just knowing somone else knows what i go through helps me. I have severe IBS. I never make plans. I live by a day to day basis. I usually only go out if i have to. Sometimes i will not leave the house for days except to run to the corner store. I feel like a prisoner in my own home. It has been a very painful month….four days of which i was on a chicken broth and toast only diet. I was afraid for my life. I really thought there was a chance i might die, it was that bad. My panic attacks and financial situaton keep me from going back to the doctor even though i know i should. Considering the pain i am in they would have to run a bunch of tests to rule out more serious problems and i do not have the money(no insurance) nor the bravery to do it. I am scared to death of a lower G.I.. No one should go through that kind of pain. My panic attacks keep me from going to the doctor…and fear of hearing something i know i don’t want to. Last time i went to the doctor my panic attack was so bad that i almost fainted in the waiting room. Once i got into the room and the doctor came in he noticed i was having a panic attack…shaking all over, scared look, sweating. It was really embarrassing for someone i knew to see me like this. It’s not like people who have panic attacks are "crazy" or that they think everyone is out to get them. People feel sorry for people like me and tell there kids…well just be thankful you don’t have to live with so and so’s problem. I was wondering if any of this sound familiar with any of you. My main IBS symptoms are chronic D and painful cramps in my abdomen and rectum. I was also wondering if anyone has those EXTREMELY loud stomach growl right before having D. Or as i call it "churning"…because when i hear that loud sound i know what is about to happen. I am also ALWAYS tired. I have 0 energy which gives people the idea that i am lazy and i know they would not understand unless they walked a mile in my shoes..or run a mile.LOL! Panic attacks and IBS have taken my life away and that really saddens me. I still dream but they are just that…… dreams. I have panic disorder also and have to go to the Dr. Wednesday for the first time about the IBS. The testing really has me in an uproar and like you am also scared of the what ifs but the stress from worrying about it I figure will only make it worse so off to the Dr. I go. I am just going to expalin to him that I have panic disorder and what I can do and what I can’t do and see if he can figure out how to handle me :-/ I have to know exactly what is the problem…can’t live just wondering…if you need to talk just email me… Blessings, Kelly I was weeping because I did not have a pair of shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.
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Hi, I like Mary-Lou get free health care as I live in Australia and I often wonder how people cope having to pay for it?? I’m sure just the stress of trying to cope with medical bills adds to your condition. I have a panic/IBS combo as well, so I really do know what you are going through. It’s hell!!! I think trying to treat your panic/anxiety first will help with your IBS. Have you tried any relaxation exercises etc? E-mail me if you want to talk more about this. Rachell
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Your not alone! It seems you have an extreme case of anxiety which is terrible for IBS. I had a period about 6 months ago of extreme stress and anxiety that I was terminally ill (AIDS/Hepatitis). I had read about them in the paper and had some unprotected encounters in h.s and college. Well I totally lost it, not having any symptoms except a cold I started telling myself I was dying. BOOM – IBS. Stress and anxiety are terrible, it screws up your brain and makes you believe things that are not really there. I have been married for two years and cannot believe I thought I had those illnessess. I was tested for both and during that waiting period of getting the results back I convinced myself I had those diseases. Of coarse they were negative and my doctor was never worried – why I was I don’t know. It sounds like you may be suffering from depression – anxiety is a large symptom of depression. My advise is see a m.d regardless of the cost. Put your mind at ease or it will never get better. Pay a little now or alot later. Just try and relax and tell yourself that hey I am fine and you will get through this. It is alot easier dealing with something that is really there; instead of something you just think is there. I am praying for you and remeber you are not alone. Everyone with IBS or other illnesses suffer from those symptoms. Take control of it and don’t let it control you. God Bless & Take Care
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I have severe IBS. I never make plans. I live by a >day to day basis. I usually only go out if i have to. Sometimes i will >not leave the house for days except to run to the corner store. I feel >like a prisoner in my own home. It has been a very painful month….four >days of which i was on a chicken broth and toast only diet. I was afraid >for my life. I really thought there was a chance i might die, it was >that bad. My panic attacks and financial situaton keep me from going >back to the doctor even though i know i should. Considering the pain i >am in they would have to run a bunch of tests to rule out more serious >problems and i do not have the money(no insurance) nor the bravery to do >it. I am scared to death of a lower G.I.. No one should go through that >kind of pain. My panic attacks keep me from going to the doctor…and >fear of hearing something i know i don’t want to. Last time i went to >the doctor my panic attack was so bad that i almost fainted in the >waiting room. Once i got into the room and the doctor came in he noticed >i was having a panic attack…shaking all over, scared look, sweating. >It was really embarrassing for someone i knew to see me like this. It’s >not like people who have panic attacks are "crazy" or that they think >everyone is out to get them. People feel sorry for people like me and >tell there kids…well just be thankful you don’t have to live with so >and so’s problem. I was wondering if any of this sound familiar with any >of you.
I used to go shopping and all of a sudden I would start sweating and feeling faint. Then I felt like I had to go to the bathroom right then and there, which made me panic more. Got a Mr. Juiceman juicer and started juicing regularly, take metamucil everynight and I’m trying to give up pepsi (its real hard). Also trying to meditate more. I think it is getting better. My husband made a comment that it appears I can go out without having to go to the bathroom now. cet…@aol.com
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Hi there, It is like you are telling my life story. I have been living like this for 15 years. Luckily I live in Canada where we have universal health care so I don’t have to worry about the expense of doctors and tests. I have the same symptoms and I have panic attacks too. I wish I could say that I found a solution but I haven’t…. Be brave, you aren’t alone at all :) Mary-Lou – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -pooping partners wrote: > I just found this group tonight…well it’s past 3:30 in the morning > here and i just had a terrible attack. When i have an IBS attack the > panic attack follows and vice versa.I would like to know if any of these > sympotms sound familiar to anyone. Just knowing somone else knows what i > go through helps me. I have severe IBS. I never make plans. I live by a > day to day basis. I usually only go out if i have to. Sometimes i will > not leave the house for days except to run to the corner store. I feel > like a prisoner in my own home. It has been a very painful month….four > days of which i was on a chicken broth and toast only diet. I was afraid > for my life. I really thought there was a chance i might die, it was > that bad. My panic attacks and financial situaton keep me from going > back to the doctor even though i know i should. Considering the pain i > am in they would have to run a bunch of tests to rule out more serious > problems and i do not have the money(no insurance) nor the bravery to do > it. I am scared to death of a lower G.I.. No one should go through that > kind of pain. My panic attacks keep me from going to the doctor…and > fear of hearing something i know i don’t want to. Last time i went to > the doctor my panic attack was so bad that i almost fainted in the > waiting room. Once i got into the room and the doctor came in he noticed > i was having a panic attack…shaking all over, scared look, sweating. > It was really embarrassing for someone i knew to see me like this. It’s > not like people who have panic attacks are "crazy" or that they think > everyone is out to get them. People feel sorry for people like me and > tell there kids…well just be thankful you don’t have to live with so > and so’s problem. I was wondering if any of this sound familiar with any > of you. My main IBS symptoms are chronic D and painful cramps in my > abdomen and rectum. I was also wondering if anyone has those EXTREMELY > loud stomach growl right before having D. Or as i call it > "churning"…because when i hear that loud sound i know what is about to > happen. I am also ALWAYS tired. I have 0 energy which gives people the > idea that i am lazy and i know they would not understand unless they > walked a mile in my shoes..or run a mile.LOL! Panic attacks and IBS > have taken my life away and that really saddens me. I still dream but > they are just that…… dreams.
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I just found this group tonight…well it’s past 3:30 in the morning here and i just had a terrible attack. When i have an IBS attack the panic attack follows and vice versa.I would like to know if any of these sympotms sound familiar to anyone. Just knowing somone else knows what i go through helps me. I have severe IBS. I never make plans. I live by a day to day basis. I usually only go out if i have to. Sometimes i will not leave the house for days except to run to the corner store. I feel like a prisoner in my own home. It has been a very painful month….four days of which i was on a chicken broth and toast only diet. I was afraid for my life. I really thought there was a chance i might die, it was that bad. My panic attacks and financial situaton keep me from going back to the doctor even though i know i should. Considering the pain i am in they would have to run a bunch of tests to rule out more serious problems and i do not have the money(no insurance) nor the bravery to do it. I am scared to death of a lower G.I.. No one should go through that kind of pain. My panic attacks keep me from going to the doctor…and fear of hearing something i know i don’t want to. Last time i went to the doctor my panic attack was so bad that i almost fainted in the waiting room. Once i got into the room and the doctor came in he noticed i was having a panic attack…shaking all over, scared look, sweating. It was really embarrassing for someone i knew to see me like this. It’s not like people who have panic attacks are "crazy" or that they think everyone is out to get them. People feel sorry for people like me and tell there kids…well just be thankful you don’t have to live with so and so’s problem. I was wondering if any of this sound familiar with any of you. My main IBS symptoms are chronic D and painful cramps in my abdomen and rectum. I was also wondering if anyone has those EXTREMELY loud stomach growl right before having D. Or as i call it "churning"…because when i hear that loud sound i know what is about to happen. I am also ALWAYS tired. I have 0 energy which gives people the idea that i am lazy and i know they would not understand unless they walked a mile in my shoes..or run a mile.LOL! Panic attacks and IBS have taken my life away and that really saddens me. I still dream but they are just that…… dreams.
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On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, aa…@webtv.net (pooping partners) wrote: > When i have an IBS attack the >panic attack follows and vice versa.I would like to know if any of these >sympotms sound familiar to anyone.
From: http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/hoggan/ Some cases of panic attacks have long been associated with abnormal levels of certain neurotransmitters, including serotonin. A recent report of drug therapies for panic disorders has suggested that modulation of serotonin levels can alter panic the propensity and intensity of such attacks(1). Further, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, paroxetine, has been shown to be quite effective in alleviating this condition. Of equal interest, perhaps, is the reported reduction in platelet receptors for serotonin, and hence a reduced capacity for transport of serotonin in the bloodstream, in celiac disease (3). The disturbances in behaviour and mood, which have long been recognized in celiac disease, have been postulated as a possible consequence of the altered serotonin metabolism which is often found in celiac disease (4,5). A connection between gluten and panic attacks seems a very reasonable possibility. I hope this is helpful. best wishes, Ron Hoggan 1. Blanchard DC, Griebel G, Rodgers RJ, Blanchard RJBenzodiazepine and sterotonergic modulation of antipredator and conspecific defense. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 1998 Sep;22(5):597-612 0 2. Dunner D, Kumar R Paroxetine: a review of clinical experience. Pharmacopsychiatry 1998 May;31(3):89-101 3. Chiaravalloti G, Marazziti D, Batistini A, Favilli T, Ughi C, Ceccarelli M, Cassano GB Platelet serotonin transporter in coeliac disease. Acta Paediatr 1997 Jul;86(7):696-699 4. Hernanz A, Polanco I Plasma precursor amino acids of central nervous system monoamines in children with coeliac disease. Gut 1991 Dec;32(12):1478-1481 5. Challacombe DN, Wheeler EE Are the changes of mood in children with coeliac disease due to abnormal serotonin metabolism? Nutr Health 1987;5(3-4):145-152
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