Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common disorder in patients seen by gastroenterologists. Twenty subjects with IBS diagnosed with the Rome criteria were treated for 12 weeks with 20-40 mg/day of paroxetine (mean dose = 31 mg/day). At baseline, 10 patients had a lifetime history of an anxiety disorder, and 10 patients did not have such a history. Both groups had similar improvement in abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, incomplete emptying, and bloating/abdominal distension. Paroxetine was very well tolerated.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 451-455 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Psychosomatics |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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