Can you give me some guidance on the best medication for my symptoms please? I am looking for something to help me deal with anxiety and insomnia; however my situation is complicated by chronic ibs, so that my gut is particularly sensitive to any drugs. This is also the main source of my anxiety as it is very stressful to plan to go out anywhere. I have recently been prescribed 10 mg amytriptyline to help my ibs, but found during 2 weeks of taking it that the side effects were worse than my condition. In fact it made my insomnia much worse. There are so many anti-depressants and my own GP doesn't seem to know where to start. I need something which can be taken at a low dose, is mildly sedating to help sleep at night, and does not cause diahrea (which I still can't spell!). I am a 58 year old woman: research also suggests that post-menopausal women need different medication to those who have estrogen present. Thank you