Re: predisone and other corticosteroids

[Guest guest]

Darcy,

I have panic attacks along with irritable bowel syndrome. My doctors (yeah I

have more than 1, lol) say that irritable bowel syndrome is affected by stress

and panic. So as long as I don't have stress or panic attacks my ibs is under

control.

~~~Tami~~~

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[Guest guest]

My diagnosis of fibro followed a similar path. First I was diagnosed

with generalized anxiety and a phobia disorder (my medical phobia),

then I was mistakenly diagnosed with Crohn's, downgraded to IBS, and

finally they got to the fibro. Feels like a domino effect after a

while. You never think that when you get diagnosed with something

psychological that you'll suddenly be besieged with everything

physical under the sun. It's like your body gets a grudge against

you!

And for the doctors who believe fibro is caused by

depression...while I did suffer from anxiety before fibro, I did not

become deeply depressed until after the pain and fatigue started.

Even with anxiety, I was pain free and had a fair amount of energy

before fibro started. Love how doctors listen to your chronology of

events and then hit you with something that defies logic....

Shandi

> One of the worst series of panic attacks I've ever had came about

> while I was taking prednisone, and is what actually led to my

> diagnosis of panic disorder. It does say in the drug book that

> prednisone can cause serious mental and personality disorders (or

> exacerbate them). Unfortunately for me, it also makes my body

feel

> fantastic and pain free. Can't take it though, I'd be in the

> loonybin for sure. Its really amazing when I think back to when

I

> was diagnosed with stuff, and how it all ties into fibro. I was

> diagnosed with panic attacks first, then irritable bowel, then

> finally years later with fibro. Was wondering if other people

have

> the same slew of diagnoses too.

[Guest guest]

Hi. I was on prednisone for crohn's and after I went off of it I

started having panic attacks and have had them ever since, I take

xanax for it, I never had them before that. I was dx with fibro right

after that also. I do have IBS too. I hate prednisone, I gained

30lbs while taking it and after 2 years I have finally lost all of it!

> One of the worst series of panic attacks I've ever had came about

> while I was taking prednisone, and is what actually led to my

> diagnosis of panic disorder. It does say in the drug book that

> prednisone can cause serious mental and personality disorders (or

> exacerbate them). Unfortunately for me, it also makes my body feel

> fantastic and pain free. Can't take it though, I'd be in the

> loonybin for sure. Its really amazing when I think back to when I

> was diagnosed with stuff, and how it all ties into fibro. I was

> diagnosed with panic attacks first, then irritable bowel, then

> finally years later with fibro. Was wondering if other people have

> the same slew of diagnoses too.