Posted by stickywicket on May 17, 2006, at 6:55:51
In reply to Re: What to do about Dad » stickywicket, posted by Larry Hoover on May 16, 2006, at 16:48:56
> Do you know which form he has? IBS has three variants: a) crampy diarrhea; b) crampy constipation; c) alternating.
He has b) crampy constipation. And the use of an AD concerns me for this because they usually cause me constipation.
> If he will take Paxil for the IBS, the antidepressant effect would be a bonus, non?
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Absolutely.> Would it help for him to read up on the difference between the definitions for dependency vs. addiction? Sometimes the mere use of a particular word is enough to trigger the stigma. It is quite possible to become physiologically dependent upon e.g. an SSRI, but there is no addiction.
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Even I'm still confused about the difference. I'll have to poke around on the Net to self-educate.
>Thanks, Larry, for taking your time to reply and for the, as always, helpful advice.
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