any help would be great

I have been suffering from major upper stomach gurgling for a while now (abt 6 mths)and some nausea, i had fundoplications surg. 4 years ago, I am Female 33, widowed with 4 kids. I get most of the discomfort on my left side about 2" up and 2" to the left of the belly button. I think it may be partly due to stress, i just had a upper gi done 5 days ago (no results yet)the dr. put me on paxil a few weeks ago but the side effects for me were horrible i felt more aniexty than before, i am really stressing here I am sick and tired or feeling sick and tired. i take a mild traq. when really bad and that helps, any ideas?? do you think it is stess? any idea what to do ??

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[Jeanette]

Hi.
To be quite honest, the only part of your ordeal that I have knowledge with is Paxil.  I have been diagnosed with severe depression and have been on Paxil..... actually I am still on 5mg of it.  Before I started taking anti-depressants, I had never had a panic or anxiety attack in my life.  After a few weeks on Paxil, they became a regular occurance (some were quite severe).  After four and a half months of being on 40mg of Paxil, I was having crazy side effects.  Ex.  Insominia, sweating (excessive), food cravings, stomache problems (quite like yours), nightmares...... I could go on and on.  Is the Paxil only taken for anxiety?  I must tell you though, I have been on different anti-depressants, and it does take between 3 - 8 weeks to start the full effect.  All of them do have side effects, good and bad, but if they are making the situation much worse, a switch is definatly needed.  I am not sure if this helps at all, but I do feel that Paxil is playing a huge role.  I hope you get your results very soon, and I would talk to your doctor about maybe trying a different anti-depressant.  If you have any questions, please ask :)  And please let us know how everything makes out :)  Take Care.
Jeanette