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Has anyone taken a antidepressant for Functional Dyspepsia
Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 15 9:12am | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
Klonopin has been a life saver for my functional dyspepsia. After a multitude of tests my doctor thought so might have FD and gave me a script for Klonopin. At first, I was very skeptical, but I had been in so much pain for so long and had lost so much weight. I decided to try it. It worked, and I didn’t have to take it very long.
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Good evening,
I'm curious how the Klonopin helped you. Did it stop your pain and if so, how did that happen if it is an anti depressant ? I'm very curious. I'm in the same predicament you are. Just diagnosed today after 2 years of pain and long list of tests that my condition is unknown and likely FD. I just can't take anti depressants - it will just take so much out of me. If I can believe the drug will stop the pain, I just might be able to consider it but that is a big "IF". Thanks for any help you can provide. 🙂
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Just to be clear, Klonopin (Clonazepam) is a benzodiazepine, an addictive anti-anxiety med (not a med usually prescribed for depression). If taken short term, as it sounds like you did, and in low doses, it should be fine. Taken long term, dependence builds up and it takes a larger dose to get the same results. And once addicted, withdrawal from this class of drug is very uncomfortable.
The Rx came from your Dr and it sounds like you've already stopped and it helped. That's great news indeed.