Met with GI specialist today regarding IBS. Here is what he told me. UBS, chronic headache , insomnia, fibromyalgia, ,hyperactive bladder, OCD, personality changes are all classified as Hypersympathetic Syndrome. Syndrome causes increases in adrenaline (cholinergic). IBS=abdominal pain mainly in colon. Prescribed Hyosciamine. A little pill to be taken 1-2 tabs every 4 hours as needed for the cramping, gnawing, grating , "electric" pain in lower abdominal/pelvis. Advises following low FODMAP diet. Eliminate Fructose, Lactose, Fructans, Galactans, and Polyols. Need to reduce amount of foods that can ferment in bowels like fruit juices, certain fruits, fructose, honey, lactose like milk from animals, soft cheeses like ricotta, cottage, mascarpone. Galactans like baked beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils. Polyols like apples, apricots, blackberry, nectarines, plums, prune, watermelon, bell pepper, mushroom, sweet corn and all sweetners that end in -ol like sorbitol, mannitol , xylitol.

Avoid stimulating antidepressants like Zoloft and instead use relaxing (anti cholinergic) antidepressants like and cymbalta.

Stop trying to diagnos ourselves. For medical information go to :

www.pubmed.gov

This is a non commercial site. I explained to him that we go to other sites trying to get information because physicians don't give us enough information. We look for alternative medicines in desperation to stop pain and get advice from support groups because we see specialist only 15 minutes at a time every 2-3 months. He said in regards to supplements St John's Wort is only one valid for mood enhancer. SAM-e not proven effective for mood booster. He said "fibro fog " should be called loss of concentration.

After 2 months of loosing work time and floundering around trying to get answers from physicians I finally found one doctor that I feel has a clue to my treatment plan. I will see rheumatologist in a few days. Will post what he says. Hope this helps.

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I hate this symptom almost more than any! I thought I must be losing my mind when it started! I've always been very articulate & a bookworm. I love words! To have them 'stuck" is so heartbreaking for me & forgetting what I'm saying in conversation is humiliating.

Sooo glad I am not the only one! I feel really stupid sometimes because I can't seem to remember anything. I keep lists on my phone now, carry a pad around with me at work and write things down. I make memory signals to help try to remind me if I did certain things. It is really bad and scary :(

No!! See what I said to Amy Thomas, but no your not alone!!