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I was on Entocort and experienced terrible anxiety, racing of my ...

Posted at 10:41 PM on Feb 22, 2008 by ilovemarc1, #27417
I was on Entocort and experienced terrible anxiety, racing of my heart, and would cry at anything. Doctor took me off Entocort cold turkey and put me on anti-anxiety medication which is not really helping. Another reason he took me off Entocort is that i had colonoscopy it showed that I did not have crohn's and colitis like they thought I had. What I was wondering is how long after stopping Entocort will my anxiety and racing heart go away does anybody know. I was on it for 4 weeks.
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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 25, 2008 by coastalsavvy, #7605

Hi! No need to worry. I went through the same thing. I was on Predinisone for 2 wks--thats it-- 2 yrs ago. I had a propensity toward anxiety, but didnt tell the dr. -- Didnt think it would matter. Wound up having such a bad anxiety attack that I thought I was having nervous breakdown. (was going thru divorce--thought it was due to that.) The fact that you were worried about your health to begin with probably didnt help. Good news--my dr. put me on anti-anxiety, and finally after about 2 months (youre almost there!) I could tell a difference. The anti-anxiety drugs DO work, believe me!, but it does take time to get those dopamines balanced. Don't expect it overnight. Everyone's different. Remember, it was probably worrying about your health that was the underlying reason for anxiety, and the prednisone withdrawal just exasserbated it. I know its easier said than done, but give it a little more time, and things will go back to 'normal' for you. Be patient. Keep in mind--it's the prednisone, which you're no longer on, which made the anxiety symptoms worsen. It's all a cakewalk from here! :) Good luck!

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