Hi Colleen, thank you for your kind comments. Mamacita's post touched me deeply.

If I recall correctly, I found Mayo Connect by accident while researching digestive problems caused by stress, or maybe suddenly higher blood pressure, both of which new, disturbing probs have joined my heretofore manageable, regular list of a 69 year-old body's woes, which included being hypothyroid, hard of hearing, and bipolar 1. (Those were the good old days!)

Two weeks ago, a racing heart sent me to the ER, scared. Since then, my n.p. prescribed metoprolol, which I have not yet taken, being somewhat drug-phobic. I'm keeping the BP in check with Magnesium citrate. My worst problem, and the one I really seek advice and comparisons on, is the digestive chaos.
Following the ER trip, I lost all appetite, shed 16 pounds quickly, sleep much less than is healthy, became very weak, and am now, when the extreme constipation lets up, pooping a sickly light yellow ochre poop. (my most sincere apologies for having to mention this) I am fairly desperate to hear from people who have coped with, and/or found remedies for these kinds of symptoms. I kind of imagine such symptoms are running rampant in these days of high anxiety. This is the wrong thread for this, but since it's typed, I'll leave it and ask for forgiveness. Wise people out there, are your guts similarly out of whack, and what do you do for it? (I just reread the upstairs comments, which are all about worriers, so maybe this mess does tie in to the discussion for other worriers out there, I hope so) Thank you for reading.