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A popular antidepressant, Paxil, significantly improves the overall well-being of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers report.

Paxil is also known as Seroxat, and technically as paroxetine. In a statement, Dr. George Arnold of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine said that the findings highlight “the benefits of this drug as a potential new and improved treatment for IBS.”

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    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 28 May 2004
    Published on PsychCentral.com. All rights reserved.

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, . (2004). Paxil Helpful for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/05/28/paxil-helpful-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome/

 

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