I have been dealing for years with stomach and gastric issues.

It blows my mind that I went nearly a decade of my life without ever having any kind of stomach illness other than the kind of “knots in stomach” triggered by stress.

Now, for the last half decade or so, it’s just this constant cycle of getting beaten up behind the dumpster after school by my bully stomach.

I just need this shit to stop. My sanity is waning.

  • Sirus@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Same here op. I’ve been sick my whole life from stress making me sick and gerd. Lexapro saved me from the stress aspect of it but I’m going now got an upper gi and considering the surgery because it’s getting worse the older I get and I’m tired of cough gagging all the damn fucking time…

    • anotherpurpleheathenOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Omg, cough gagging is the worst. I feel that. :( Yes, lexapro is amazing! I was on it for over a decade. It was great. It lost effectiveness for me a few years ago and I had to taper off, now am in this limbo of trying different medication again. I think when there’s less mental stress it absolutely does decrease physical health issues. I wouldn’t be surprised if at least some of the crappy stuff I’m dealing with is stress-related. I hope you can find relief for your GI pain soon. If surgery seems like the right path to take, then I support that and I wish you all the best! No one should have to live with that their whole lives.