Posted by jflange on October 29, 2002, at 20:39:59
In reply to Re: Bruxism, Clonazepam, Buspar » jflange, posted by Toast on October 28, 2002, at 20:34:38
Toast:
Yep, I have had the same problems with social situations and everything from a crowded restaurant/ movie theatre to riding the subway made me have all this anticipatory dread about throwing up in a crowd. And as you say, the worst is after eating a big meal... I think it must trigger some kind of panic response in the brain.
When I took BuSpar alone, I found it was helpful but somehow never >completely<, while Zoloft has really done a lot of good for me in terms of motivation and overcoming some of the social anxiety that had developed from weeks, months of feeling at the mercy of my gut (!). There's a lot to be said for that "well, whatever" attitude one gets from ssris! I too was definitely reluctant at first to take these meds for this condition, and the truth is, Zoloft made the anxiety/ nausea worse for a short time in the beginning (this may be why your doc has not rushed to rx it to you). But this indeed did fade after a few weeks or so and now my general sense is that the side-effects and dependency issues from the meds are minimal compared to the deleterious effects of anxious quease.
Oh, and I still only eat little meals just to be on the safe side. ;) Best of luck,
jflange
> Jflange, Thanks for the advice. You are the second person I know of who has had success calming an anxious stomach with Zoloft. I will ask my dr. about it. I haven't tried an SSRI yet, I wonder why my doc hasn't prescribed it. I've got the soft mouth guard now, I can really chomp on it but at least I don't have headaches. I can live with that I suppose as long as I can get rid of the upset stomach! Glad to hear you've had some success. Mine mostly comes in social situations, would be nice to feel a little more comfortable around people.
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