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IBS after Benzodiazepine withdrawal

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KasunLee
KasunLee

Hello everyone.

I was on antidepressants (Xanax and Clonazepam) around 2 years now, and started tapering it off slowly around a year ago. Since I went under 1mg of Clonazepam per day, these very irritating IBS like symptoms started to show up. Irregular bowel movements, chronic Constipation etc. Doctors cannot find anything wrong with my gut, and I also tried Ayurveda which didn't help. So I blame it on Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms. It's said that cuz nerves in my brain are connected to my Gut, and when those nerves get messed up (like they do when on antidepressents), your gut also get messed up.

So, Do you guys know any way to reduce the IBS symptoms caused by drug withdrawal?

Thank you very much for any input.

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