No advice, really, just understanding.  Same thing happened to me when I took those!  They really helped take the edge off my anxiety though so I just took extra lomotil and soldiered on.  But ya, made my trips to the bathroom super noisy.

Megan, did you try multiple SSRIs to try to find one that did not cause GI disturbances? They all have different biochemical action mechanisms so one of them might work while the others don't.

Ditto on the Zoloft!  Ativan is an anti-anxiety Rx and it did wonders to lift my mood and stop the constant pity party during my "situational" depression with zero side-effects for me.

It sounds like Zoloft is the worst of the bunch.

I was put on Nortiptyline for pain issues and it really slowed down my output.   It is still very watery but much better.  Nortiptyline is also used for depression.

Thanks. I hadn't considered Tricyclics. Might end up there if I can't get an SSRI to work. I had very good response on low dose Zoloft (anxiety) but the GI symptoms were unbearable. I need my cognitive abilities intact to get through the workday so likely won't use any Benzos.

Sorry I didn't see this sooner.  I have tried Paxil, celexa, and lexapro. They all tore me up.  They really helped me thru some tough times, though. I haven't had to take any ssri's for several years now but I do take trazodone at bedtime to help me sleep and it has been helpful with my anxiety as a bonus and has zero effect on my pouch. Hope u can land on something that works for you!

Wellbutrin is another one you may want to try. Very similar to an SSRI and helped with my anxiety for years. Also easy to come off if you need too. Tricyclics are not. Kind of wish I would have never started nortriptyline (for migraines) because I don't want to take it forever if I don't need to but I have tried unsuccessfully to ween off but it was too difficult. 

Thanks MN, I've tried Wellbutran a few times in life thinking I was depressed or moody but it was like taking a sugar pill for me. No effect positive or negative. I've been Dx'd with "Pure OCD" which is a powerful thought rumination anxiety condition that can respond favorably to SSRIs (but not anxiety meds like Xanax). I've got a few more SSRIs I can try and then move on to mood stabilizers. Gut flora might be a good target next as there are now quite a few university Psychiatry cases where mental illness was shockingly cured by probiotics (eliminating C. Diff). I'm wondering if I've been dealing with lifelong gut bacterial problems.

Lesandiego posted:

Ditto on the Zoloft!  Ativan is an anti-anxiety Rx and it did wonders to lift my mood and stop the constant pity party during my "situational" depression with zero side-effects for me.

I'm on Ativan as well I'm on a 0.5 dosage for anxiety it seems ok for a lil time I take 1 in the morning and 1 at night but I still get edgy I was think two in the day and 1 at night what's your dosage and how often? Thx