Prepare yourself for some literal shit talk….

So last week (and perhaps for some time before then) I had become rather lax with taking my Paxil every day. I would say I would remember about every other day. Then, the Sunday a week and a half ago — it started. 

After dinner. Almost exactly 30 minutes. I had to shit my brains out. We’re talking whatever comes after 7 on the Bristol Stool Chart. 

This went on for a week. No other symptoms. I could eat any other meal with no ill effects. But, if I consumed anything more substantial than toast for dinner - poop time. 

This was until it occurred to me that I am supposed to be regularly taking an SSRI (this occurred to me as I was blowing up my cousin’s dorm’s bathroom. Many thanks to him and his roommates and I’m deeply sorry) and serotonin services to regulate most GI functions so maybe things were connected and I was doing this to myself. 

This week I have been much more diligent about taking my meds and things are… solidifying into place. Even if the alarm bells are still ringing 30 minutes after dinner. 

I came to ask what your experience with forgetting to take your SSRIs was like, and if you thought that’s what happened to me