Nausea with anxiety

[awils]

I’m new to this website and thought I’d ask if anyone else gets nauseous when they have anxiety? I will have an anxiety attack and be throwing up for the rest of the day. Can’t keep anything down and I feel terrible all day

Any advice?

[Dolphin14]

Nausea is part of my anxiety also. If I'm having an extreme situation I will have dry heaves but have never vomited.

Deep breathing and trying to refocus your thoughts. Work through the anxiety by trying to calm yourself down.

That's what works for me.

[elaine2447]

So sorry you are going through this. Mine started November 2018 out of the blue, possibly due to past years of unpleasant events, who knows, being widowed with a 3 year old, terrible nursing homes for my mother, etc etc .

Anyway, I very foolishly tried a lorazepam that a friend had sent me. It was like heaven, nausea went and I felt quite relaxed. However, I then took another and was taking 3 a week and gradually it increased to 1mg a day for about 10 months. I had no idea the strength of these pills, ie. 1mg loraz is equivalent to 10mg diazapam. I tried to stop taking it and it made things a hundred times worse and I spent most of the summer lying around feeling like I was dying and wasnt sleeping. I am telling you this because NEVER EVER rely on benzodiazapines, particularly lorazepam, and xanax, both of which have a short half life. Also Klonopin which does have a long half life but is just as lethal.

I have had to start tapering using the Ashton Manual which unfortunately uses diazepam which has a long half life. I say unfortunately because now I have another drug to taper off but hoping that will be easier. It is now 3 weeks since I left off the lorazepam but I am taking diazepam in small doses 3 times a day.

Getting back to the nausea, I have had it before which was due to a thyroid problem and anxiety and was prescribed mirtazapine but stopped it about four years ago, (remerol) I think is the other name and so far after a week taking 15mg at night, the nausea is subsiding. I am still anxious but the nausea was absolutely terrible and I have lost 14 pounds. Mirtazapine doesnt have a particularly good name but it suppresses cortisol which is what causes the anxiety. It is an anti anxiety tablet and I guess an anti depressant but I am not depressed just very anxious. Sorry this has rambled on but I am trying to impress not to think about benzos whatever the GP says, it's okay for just once in a while but on a regular basis they are poison.

[Hidden]

Im the same as Dolphin14. Nausious but meditation and rest helps.

[Hidden]

I am recovering from Emetophobia, a fear of being sick and a fear of catching a tummy bug. I'm a lot better than I was and would highly recommend the Thrive Programme which deals with all manners of health in a natural way.

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Agree with elaine2447 , never rely on pills best to work on your mind as that's what'll cure your anxiety.

I'm thinking of you and please have a look at the Thrive Programme.

[Annie1967]

I suffer from severe nausea and dry heaves with my anxiety. It is miserable. It normally takes me a few days to start eating again after an attack.