Hi guys, I'm obviously new here so bare with me I mite tend to blabber on.Well I've always had issues related to constipation/diarrhea but over the past month or so my symptoms were getting really worse such asNoisy stomach (can even feel some slight vibrations when it makes the noises and it can be kinda constant as I'm trying to have a BM)constant need to go to the toiletStomach tightness (think cramps or something) Pain when I wake up in the morning that goes away after i at least try to go to the toilet (not every morning but most)Pain around my anus when I try and have a BM (not always but most time its like a sharp pain, makes me lift my self up a bit so it goes away)Exstreme amounts of itchyness that I cant resist the urge to scratch and just recently ive noticed mucus in my poo sometimes its all that comes out (yes i did inform my doctor about that but he just still put it down to IBS)Well when it started getting worse I went to my local doctor and desribed him the symptoms and he right away said IBS but it was starting to really scare me coz it felt so bad sometimes so he did blood tests, checked my stomach (by feeling it) and all were negative in anything bad, he told me to take that Metamucil suppliment and that does kinda help but it still feels bad. It gettting to the point where ive been having constant panic attacks over that and its making me think other things on me arent normal either even when they are and I can't help but have a panic attack and it wont go away till i see a doctor about it. My doctor put the worsening down to me just constantly worrying about it and tried to prescribe me some medication to help prevent panic attacks and constant worrying, the one he gave me is Paroxetine-GA but even taking that for just 2 days (took one full tablet first day and was told to only take half on second day) i was fearing for my heart and stuff coz it was beating faster etc so i was told by another doctor (coz my reg local GP is on holidays atm) that I can stop the meds till I see my doctor again when his back.Now its just really upsetting me because its interfearing with my sleep when I go to bed my stomach tightens up and all i can think about is the need to go to the toilet, and I just cant shake the feeling its something bad other then IBS but I don't know what to do, my doctor said if the Paroxetine dosent help the problem he will send me to a gastro-something rather doctor to do some tests but I have to wait till he gets back from holidays till I can organize that, even if they rule out anything bad and it still put down to IBS id say id relax more and just have to learn to deal with it but I dunno what to do in the mean time coz its really scaring me to the point i wanna go in hospital and get them to check it but the ambulance wont come coz its not such an emergency since its been going on for a while.What worrys me is I also do have other chronic illness with my blood (low plaettets, white cells and so on) and heart problems that I dunno if either could be affected by this so that makes me worry even more.Any suggestions on ways i could handle this better without panicing and stuff in the mean time before I can get things checked how I want.would you say my symptoms are IBS related and the worsening is because of my constant worrying? or that their could be something other then IBS going on? but what else could it be.