anxiety and ibs

[maruko99]

am an ibs sufferer
bcoz of the frequent urges iam reluctant to get out of my home
even if i go out i require loperamide
going out of home for me s miserable,i keep on thinking abt these urges tat finnally it aggrevates the symptoms
so iam being more and more dependent to people
is it some kind of mental disorder or simply the normal issue due to my disease
plz do help

[maruko99]

I consulted a psychiatrist
and he prescribed escitalopram oxalate
but this medicine is making me too weak

[Paxiled]

I didn't recommend medication, I recommended natural medicine.  You get a gastroenterologist through your insurance, you try to pick one who is highly respected.  A recommendation from your doctor is probably a good idea.  You get a psychiatrist who takes insurance that way as well, but sometimes the better ones don't take insurance, so you try to get a reference.  There are consumer guides that rate doctors in many areas, also a good resource.

[maruko99]

actually iam little confused where to seek help gastroentrology or psychiatry

[maruko99]

i hav tried all sorts of medication.but then also no effect
so i was thinking will any psychiatric help wud do ny help or not

[Paxiled]

Well, I'm not sure there is a "normal" when it comes to humans.  Your experience of IBS doesn't even necessarily match that of others.  I might suggest that you look into different treatments than maybe you've considered so far, though you might have already tried them.  Natural medicine sometimes has better solutions, sometimes not.  For digestive disorders, often changing diet, lifestyle, and taking natural remedies that are more gentle than medication and therefore allow the body to gently adapt might give you more relief in this case than doctors treating the symptoms with medication.  Maybe you can solve the problem instead of just managing it.  Worth a try if you haven't tried this approach yet.