Daniel Baxter
07-05-2013, 04:10 PM
Hi.
I'll get right to the point. I've suffered from severe generalized anxiety since I was fourteen (8 years). In the beginning it took the form of me feeling and being sick whenever i had to go out of the house. over time I developed IBS in the form of feeling the need to empty out my system so I'd have nothing left to throw up - foolish logic I know but one of my biggest fears is having a bowel movement in a public place without warning -, unfortunately this developed into something that I can no longer stop.
If I need to go out of the house I have to have a fair amount of time to prepare, depending on where I need to go, I will have to sit on the toilet for a long time, forcing myself to go until there's virtually no more I can do. Doing this however leaves me with crippling stomach cramps and the constant urge to be sick. It's a catch 22 situation whereby I try and clear out my system so I don't need to be sick, but I feel like I'm going to be sick because I try too hard to clear out my system.
I need some help as recently my anxiety has been worse. I currently take 40mg of Citalopram, 2 Meberverine tablets per day (130mg) and I also take Imodium instants to help my stomach pains stop and to help stop the need to go to the toilet when out.
I heard that Magnesium tablets could help me, if you have any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.
I'll get right to the point. I've suffered from severe generalized anxiety since I was fourteen (8 years). In the beginning it took the form of me feeling and being sick whenever i had to go out of the house. over time I developed IBS in the form of feeling the need to empty out my system so I'd have nothing left to throw up - foolish logic I know but one of my biggest fears is having a bowel movement in a public place without warning -, unfortunately this developed into something that I can no longer stop.
If I need to go out of the house I have to have a fair amount of time to prepare, depending on where I need to go, I will have to sit on the toilet for a long time, forcing myself to go until there's virtually no more I can do. Doing this however leaves me with crippling stomach cramps and the constant urge to be sick. It's a catch 22 situation whereby I try and clear out my system so I don't need to be sick, but I feel like I'm going to be sick because I try too hard to clear out my system.
I need some help as recently my anxiety has been worse. I currently take 40mg of Citalopram, 2 Meberverine tablets per day (130mg) and I also take Imodium instants to help my stomach pains stop and to help stop the need to go to the toilet when out.
I heard that Magnesium tablets could help me, if you have any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.