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"   Question I have been suffering with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for about seven years.  My doctor has just started me on fluoxetine to see if this improves the cramping, bloating and diarrhoea attacks.  Prior to this I was taking dothiepin because I felt a little anxious sometimes. My question is this, now that I have stopped taking the dothiepin and started the fluoxetine to try to improve the IBS, will the fluoxetine help with the anxiety?    Answer Fluoxetine, like dothiepin, is an antidepressant.  Many antidepressants have what is called an &amp;#039;anxiolytic&amp;#039; effect \u2013 that means they help to reduce anxiety!  Time will tell. If it isn&amp;#039;t helping within four to six weeks it probably isn&amp;#039;t going to. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As Acid indigestion and irregular bowel movements Antidepressants and IBS Bowel problems Can I cure my irritable bowel syndrome? Can stress cause IBS? Could diet be affecting my IBS? Could IBS develop into Crohn&amp;#039;s disease? Could my nausea be IBS or an ulcer? Do I have diverticular disease or IBS? Do I have IBS? Do I suffer from IBS? Gas in the lower bowel Has my IBS got worse or is this a tummy bug? I don&amp;#039;t think I have IBS I have IBS: what foods should I avoid? I think that maybe I don\u2019t have IBS at all IBS IBS and candidiasis IBS and recreational drugs Irregular bowel movements Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms Is this IBS? I&amp;#039;ve IBS and there is blood on my toilet paper My eight-year-old has involuntary bowel movements My IBS symptoms lessened Paracetamol to control pain from IBS Post-infective IBS Problems in the bowel Problems with bowel movements Relief from IBS pain Three or four bowel movements daily  Last updated 21.01.2015 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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