First of all I'd like to note the fact that I now believe it was not, in fact, my boyfriend who was causing my problems which I blamed him for such as anxiety, queasiness (stress), and an easily provoked trembling feeling. It was this blasted medication. Alas, I have not yet told him that he is not the problem, as I may need ammunition for the next argument. But I digress. I've been on this for months, as I believe I have erosion esophagus, however I refuse to let the GI doc knock me out and jam a camera down my throat. My throat was made for food, not welcoming a creepy device meant to spy on my insides. Regardless, I shall diagnose myself and just keep canceling the endoscopy until I dgaf. So, for months, no issues. Last several weeks? I start having WEIRD breathing issues. I keep forcing myself to take deep breaths, even though I don't need to. Then I can't catch a full, satisfying breath. Now I'm getting short of breath walking up the stairs, and while I'm lazier than a politician, I can assure you, I do not have this problem normally. Simultaneously, my new favorite side effect has entered my life: gas. GAS. I have passed wind perhaps a maximum of 20x in my life and I'm near 50. Suddenly, my behind is like a tire leaking air sporadically. No warning. Just.... a tiny burst of air that smells like I sold my soul to the devil. In the car. Where I'm trapped. And... I already told you... I do not fart. It's not ladylike. Now? I walk through a diner and am forced to squeeze my butt vehemently, trying... TRYING to prevent the slippage. No dice. Poor patrons... I walked right past them and... silent but deadly. Again, I digress. Now to make matters worse? I am having log jams in my bowels. Urgency to urinate is back from years ago. I'm anxious. My boyfriend, God bless him, believes he can't make me happy because I sound miserable and depressed. I thought it was HIM causing it, and perhaps causing my anxiety, which of course I attributed to "breathing problems" and now nausea.
I should say that it's quite possible that if this causes low Vitamin D, THAT causes depression, which can lead to aches and pains; and if it causes low B12, THAT can cause a sea of things like anxiety, lightheaded, depression and other things. I'm going to try to skip a day tomorrow and hope that I can get off this highway to hell. My poor boyfriend. My poor self. Thankfully, he does not know about the "air leak" and "bowel issues" but I'm hoping soon to be back to the fun-loving jovial person I used to be so he doesn't want to fire me off a cliff. Read More Read Less