http://waitingforthecure.com/I/2009/10/15/the-week-from-hell/ ... a day in the life of Crohn's disease ... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:10:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://waitingforthecure.com/I/2009/10/15/the-week-from-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Ragamuffin Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:14:09 +0000 http://waitingforthecure.com/I/?p=866#comment-649 i'm sorry you're having such trouble with anxiety and insomnia. my worst bouts are completely attributable to prednisone, and i'm able to control it with benadryl/oxycodone (depending on what the situation calls for!). it's interesting that it tends to happen with you during PMS week, when estrogen peaks... maybe your baseline anxiety from Crohn's and hormone cycle collide and are additive during weeks like this :( hope things improve. i’m sorry you’re having such trouble with anxiety and insomnia. my worst bouts are completely attributable to prednisone, and i’m able to control it with benadryl/oxycodone (depending on what the situation calls for!). it’s interesting that it tends to happen with you during PMS week, when estrogen peaks… maybe your baseline anxiety from Crohn’s and hormone cycle collide and are additive during weeks like this hope things improve.

]]> http://waitingforthecure.com/I/2009/10/15/the-week-from-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-648 David Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:37:47 +0000 http://waitingforthecure.com/I/?p=866#comment-648 It occurs to me that serotonin interacts with the digestive system in weird ways. I've heard that one of the main effects of serotonin syndrom (overabundance of serotonin usually caused by prescription or recreational drugs) is really bad diarrhea. You might want to see what other sorts of antidepressants are available. I'm glad the benadryl helped - I swear by that stuff for insomnia. It occurs to me that serotonin interacts with the digestive system in weird ways. I’ve heard that one of the main effects of serotonin syndrom (overabundance of serotonin usually caused by prescription or recreational drugs) is really bad diarrhea. You might want to see what other sorts of antidepressants are available. I’m glad the benadryl helped – I swear by that stuff for insomnia.

]]> http://waitingforthecure.com/I/2009/10/15/the-week-from-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-647 David Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:33:27 +0000 http://waitingforthecure.com/I/?p=866#comment-647 You might want to hold off on St. John's Wort. It's just a weak herbal SSRI, so it's not necessarily better than Lexapro just because it's "natural". The main difference is, because it's an herb you don't know what the purity or quality is. I hope things get better for you! You might want to hold off on St. John’s Wort. It’s just a weak herbal SSRI, so it’s not necessarily better than Lexapro just because it’s “natural”. The main difference is, because it’s an herb you don’t know what the purity or quality is. I hope things get better for you!

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