I am sick and scared and don't know what to do. My feces have become orange-tainted (at times yellowish), pale, sometimes clay colored like putty, sink to the bottom like not before and are in little pieces like a pile of soft rocks. I see food in them like rice, beans, carrots and sometimes little black specks of unknown origin. I have severe abdominal pain, feel extremely weak, bags under my eyes, getting pale.
I have been taking Ativan for 14 months and am trying to go off. They tried detoxing me a few months ago to no avail and this is when things got really bad GI wise and they had to reinstate. My upper right side hurts the worst. I am sore all over. They have tested my liver. My bilirubin is always on the verge of being too high and my liver enzymes seem to be decreasing. I can't even take my vitamins anymore and have been found to have a severe vitamin D deficiency and my vitamin B has fallen 800 points in 4 months. I know Ativan withdrawals can be rough but I wonder if there's not something else also happening. I get sick now sometimes when I take the Ativan. I feel really nauseous. My periods have vanished. I constantly think I'm going to faint and pass out on the street. My doctor is sending me for a colonoscopy but from what I know, shouldn't I be tested for further liver problems and more of an endoscopy? They are sending me to a gastroenterologist after the procedure, ruling out cancer. I am only 30, but some in my family
have died young from this. I have Celiacs...am gluten free. I cannot increase Ativan or benzos as they severely depress me and I have become unable to take any meds to help with that. I am having chemical reactions