im back and have a question that may be stupid...

[erin626]

I just got diagnosed with a fructose/lactose intolerance but before that I was taking immodium daily just so I could go out and work and shop and live my life. Well now that I got a diagnosis I don't need the immodium because I know what to avoid to prevent tummy troubles. I was taking immodium almost everyday since november until this past sunday. Monday my doc told me to stop the immodium which I had planned to anyway. So for the past few days I've been experiencing severe nausea, headaches, fatigue, and anxiety. My nausea feels similar to when I withdrew from xanax. Its like I'm hungry but feel like I'm going to vomit at any minute. So I took one immodium to test to see if maybe it was from stopping the immodium and I did feel a lot less nauseated. I don't know if this is psychosomatic or if you can really experience slight withdrawal from immodium.

Its nowhere near as bad as I felt during the xanax but it is uncomfortable and I haven't been able to eat much. So if anyone may know if this is possible, I'd like to know. Thanks!

[erin626]

I see. I guess that could explain my nausea and funny feeling stomach. I'm always anxious so it may just be the stomach issues I'm having causing me more anxiety.

[quitinoxys]

Immodium has an opiate in it called loperamide. But unlike most opiates, it has very little to no effect on the central nervous system (does not cross the blood-brain barrier). Instead it has a strong action on the opioid receptors located along the GI tract.

[erin626]

That's what I thought was going to happen, having a rebound effect but I haven't had any bathroom emergencies since not taking...just some mild what I feel like are withdrawals. I have nausea..but I feel hungry I just haven't been able to eat because I constantly feel like I'm going to puke, headache, anxiety, and slight fatigue. I've read online that it can mimic opiate withdrawals but other sites said no withdrawals so I'm confused.

[quitinoxys]

You need to be careful with taking immodium over a prolonged period as it can change the smooth muscles in your intestines and actually make your problem worse.

[erin626]

It does say that but that's because if you're having diarrhea for longer than that you need to be checked by a doc, which I was and unfortunately it took almost 7 months to give me a diagnosis. So I had to take it regularly or else I wouldn't have been able to work or have much of a life at all because I wouldve constantly been in the bathroom.

[GMcp]

dosnt it say on the box dont take for more than 2 weeks? mine dose :P so maybe thats y