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By Phobia - 29/12/2017 15:00

Today, thanks to my new anti-anxiety meds, I am finally no longer agoraphobic. Today also marks 5 weeks of constant diarrhea due to the same meds. Guess who's not leaving the house anytime soon. FML

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PhantomCrevan 8

Saturday 23 December 2017 11:51

Call your doctor and have the medicine discontinued already! Chronic diarrhea and vomiting can and WILL kill you eventually, not to mention they can do permanent damage. Have the med stopped, have them call in a new one, ask if you need to wean down off the old one, and if so have them make a schedule that weans you off the old one and onto the new one. Medicine is supposed to help you feel better overall. If the cons outweigh the benefits, then you look at other options. If your doctor doesn't take you seriously when you say that the side effects are intolerable, you need to find a new doctor and consider reporting the older one. They also aren't supposed to treat phobias through drug only therapy. The meds are supposed to supplement a therapy plan written to desensitize you to the phobia. The number of people that don't know that they can and should voice concerns to their doctors concerns me greatly.

Dave_Davington 33

Friday 29 December 2017 15:29

If your mind won't stop you from leaving the house, you bowels sure will. It seems as though you're being tag teamed by your own body.

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Yudith 24

Saturday 30 December 2017 2:48

Poor you. Don't give up just yet. Stop the fibers, eat some rice and boiled carrots and run to the pharmacy to get some adult diapers and Pedialyte. Thus equipped, you may go see your doctor and talk about changing the dosage of your medication or maybe switching for one that doesn't give you the runs. Good luck, and godspeed!

Devilina1998 8

Sunday 31 December 2017 5:33

are you on sertraline or fluoxtine

Maria Brasil 4

Monday 1 January 2018 20:19

what's the name of the pills? My daughter has the same diagnosis.

Rabite 28

Wednesday 3 January 2018 14:12

Well **** all the trolls here not understanding what an illness is.

TheLostWarlock 11

Thursday 18 January 2018 5:59

I'm agoraphobic AND I have crohns disease. My life revolves around poop. I can't win... Even if I got medication so I could go out I would still have the constant fear of ******** myself.