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Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:54 pm
by Steven
Afternoon,
Can anybody advise please.
Recently started triple therapy, amoxicillin, clarithromycin and lansoprazole. I also suffer with intermittent anxiety including panic attack’s etc.
I’ve been on the therapy for 6 and a half days now and feel dreadful. All my panic symptoms have flooded back to the point were I ended up in a&e. The doctors there said it wasn’t the therapy causing my symptoms, rather me panicking about it.
Has anyone else experienced similar? Is 6.5 days of the 7 enough as can’t take much more of this?
Thanks in advance. Great forum.
Steven
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:38 pm
by HelicopterPylaros
Hello Steven,
You are not the only one who had panick attacks. I did not have it as severe as you, but I was also fighting with panick attacks. They went away after some time.
PS: Also from my side a big thank you. This forum is really great.
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:44 pm
by Steven
HelicopterPylaros wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:38 pm
Hello Steven,
You are not the only one who had panick attacks. I did not have it as severe as you, but I was also fighting with panick attacks. They went away after some time.
PS: Also from my side a big thank you. This forum is really great.
Thanks for your reply.
What do you think is causing the panic we have/had? The antibiotics, the PPI or just our minds making that association?
I hope this triple therapy does the trick!
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:45 am
by Helico_expert
I think it's the constant worry that cause the panic attack. too much anticipated stress on things that may or may not happen.
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:21 pm
by HelicopterPylaros
Probably. I’ve noticed that issues with the digestive system has a lot of influence on the mood. Also, that the reason that you feel it constantly, you are permanently aware that something is not alright.
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:03 pm
by Steven
I tend to agree expert and pylaros, thank you kindly.
I finished the course anyway and felt ok. Then the GP informs me this morning that blood results from prior to therapy show my iron is a bit low which might indicate bleeding somewhere. Appointment with him in a couple of hours
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Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:12 pm
by Helico_expert
H. pylori can lead to low iron. we have seen many cases where iron level increase after eradication of H. pylori.
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:10 pm
by Steven
Helico_expert wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:12 pm
H. pylori can lead to low iron. we have seen many cases where iron level increase after eradication of H. pylori.
I didn’t know that. You’re a font of knowledge, thank you.
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:35 pm
by Steven
Hello again.
I finished the antibiotics 3 weeks ago and have just cut down from 60mg to 30mg of Lansoprozole. Been on them 6 weeks in total.
Stomach feels better on the whole. Lost 8lbs. Early days.
I’m due for an endoscopy examination in the next 2 weeks which I haven’t had before. I asked GP if I should come off the PPI now so examination would show if HP is still present. He’s of the opinion that I should stay on them for a few more more weeks and just check the condition of my stomach first and have blood/breath test at a later date.
Thing is I think the PPI (or stress) is giving me an incredibly dry and sticking throat sensation. It’s like a sensation of not being able to breathe properly. Should I switch to Ranitidine, or even Gaviscon Advanced and stop a day or 2 before exam? Hopefully by then my throat will feel more lubricated and also I’ll know my HP status as well as my stomach condition.
Thank you.
Re: Triple therapy and PANIC
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:21 pm
by Helico_expert
you should stop PPI for at least 2 weeks before endoscopy. try talk to your doctor about switching to ranitidine. you can have ranitidine until the night before endoscopy.