cardiactec Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 OH MY ACHING REAR END!!!!!!!!!!!! LITERALLY! THOSE OF YOU YET TO TRY ZELNORM, DONT!!!! I TOOK THE FIRST DOSE ABOUT 5 HOURS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THE TOILET FOR THE PAST 2 HOURS!! (OBVIOUSLY NOT NOW)..............i am so mad. this med is ridiculous. i should have, instead of paying the co-pay of 35$ for it, just shoved it down the toilet with the GALLONS OF WATER THAT HAVE BEEN POURING OUT OF MY REAR END FOR THE PAST 2 HOURS! .........i called the GI doc on call and told him all about it. he said that a "normal" side effect for the med was "diarrhea". i told him this wasnt watery stool, but a full fledge niagra falls pouring out non-stop. he obviously agreed with me that this abnormally abnormal and to not take any more of it. and the saga continues...i dont even know why they prescribed such a med for me cuz zelnorm works for people with IBS who are constipated. it has some properties that help to promote motility in the stomach, but also in the colon. hence the reason why i have been going to the bathroom non stop for the past two hours!!!!!!!!! it is the only med they could try on me though cuz of the beta i am taking!this is a nightmare! onward with the nausea and if that wasnt worse enough, now niagra falls pouring out of my rear end!!!!!!!!!!!!! LITERALLY!i almost went to the E.R. cuz the fastest i could take in water orally, faster it was pouring out the other end! i think it has started to calm down now.......just feel really weak, really tired, really NAUSEOUS, really DEHYDRATED~!UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi,What a terrible reaction. I am glad that the falls are calming down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4cem Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Wow, ouch that has got to hurt. Promotes motility is certainly putting it mildly. Hope you are doing better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Dame Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I hope you start to feel better soon. And be careful not to dehydrate. Don't be too proud to go to the ER for some fluids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfish Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 i'm sorry that the med didn't help you and has made for such a miserable day, but please be careful about such blanket statements that could scare someone away from something that could be helpful. we're all different. it's also a bit unusual (though obviously not impossible) that it took affect so quickly for you...for many it takes days or even up to weeks to do anything (good or bad).it DOES help some with gastroparesis & in the past i was one of them. it's true that this is more likely to be the case for those with dysmotility in the intestines as well (as i do) but it doesn't cause havoc for everyone.i hope you're feeling better soon. melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labas_2u@shaw.ca Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Oh Cardiatec!I hope it doesn't last long......I think most people with dysautonomia are super-sensitive to medications. There are very few meds I can take at all.I know how it is...you put such hope into a new medication that will make you feel better and something else falls off..... Take careMaggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 zelnorm helped me a bit, but I also stopped taking it because it seemed to make my potsy/ncs stuff worse. http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/zelnorm/zelnorm_QA.htmbtw, fainting and low bp are common side effects; probably a serious consideration for those of us with POTS and NCS. However, gastroparesis can be very serious in and of itself - I have a friend who passed away from complications related to a long period of gastroparesis (oldies will remember Brent Chance from the NDRF forums).Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hey, glad things have calmed down!! Could you take something to make you STOP going to the bathroom??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSM3KIDZ Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I had the same reaction to that med on 1/2 a tablet. I had to stop it on day 2.Sorry you had the same reactionDayna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 So sorry to hear about your terrible reaction. Hope your system settles soon. And you find a solution to your GI problems.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiactec Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 hey jacquie,i was going to try immodium, but the falls stopped on their own. thankfully! no more zelnorm for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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