Does anyone have persistent nausea with an... - Anxiety Support
Does anyone have persistent nausea with anxiety? There doesn't seem to be much mention of it by other members. It seems never ending for me.
i guess when i have over tensed i get nausea.
Hi Emby,
Yes, this is just one of the symptoms that we can get with anxiety.
But because sometimes we may have a fear of being sick, its becoming the predominant symptom. I've had it, as well as not eating, and it does need working on.
When it stops being a fear it will go away as with other symptoms, but I understand how worrying it can feel.
Check with the docs for IBS too.
Wishing you well
B
xxx
always feel sick,i try ginger travel sweets and sea bands which sometimes help but sometimes dont. i also have this travel stick that you rub under your nose when you feel queezy, that sometimes works but nothing seems to be 100 percent good for me. sick of it to be honest (no pun intended
as baylien said a fear of sick wont help it and i am of course scared of being sick as i am everything else these days. x
Thanks for your reply Sam.Yes,like you I've tried everything,nothing works. Have you been diagnosed with anxiety? I have, and I keep being told thats what causes the nausea, personally I think it's the other way round. Had it for over 5 months now and really don't know how much longer I can put up with it! I dread waking up in the morning as within seconds of waking it starts,( the sleep only happens because I take medication to help ) and then I wonder how I'll get through the day until I can take more sleeping pills.Does this sound familiar to you? Xxx
Have tic tacs I feel like I will be sick but I know I won't but if I have tic tacs when I feel sick I'm fine the medication doesn't help I'm a teen but trust me my mum and dada are doctors
Hi. That's sounds no way to live! I too wake in the morning and wait for the nausea to start! Very like pregnancy sickness all day. Not a coincidence that I am having family problems.
I either over eat to "settle" my stomach or not eat all day.
I find dextrose tablets help a bit. But its all about the fight or flight hormone, isn't it? Cortisone? Time to go to GP,, do you think?
Good luck
Hi yes when my anxiety is bad I have really bad nausea and struggle to get food in at all. I've been on meds and in therapy so my anxiety is pretty low at the minute and my nausea isn't around but in the past it has felt like a constant companion x
I feel really nauseous most of the time. I feel OK when I wake up (usually about 3 in the morning) then the sick feeling starts and continues most of the day. I don't feel like any food and it's really difficult to concentrate. My job involves me going out to customers sites so although it sounds weird i keep a paper bag in my pocket just in case and this does give me a bit of confidence that if i am actually sick and i'm not near a loo, i can sneak away to a quiet place and throw up in privacy. So far i've managed without tablets but you could always ask the pharmacist for advice on squashing the symptoms of nausea before going to your doctor. Good luck
Thank you for your reply. It was nice of you to respond so quickly.Comforting to know someone else has similar problems. My nausea starts the minute I wake up,and I do take medication to help me sleep otherwise probably wouldn't sleep at all.I've been diagnosed with Heath anxiety disorder,which they say brings on the nausea,personally I think it's the other way round! Had blood tests,endoscopy,stool sample test all fine,but this nausea is never ending,I'm really getting to the end of my tether with it now,it's been going on for 5months. Have you been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder? Xx
I've got general anxiety disorder (GAD) which first popped up about 4 years ago and I've also got a mild case of OCD. My doctor put me on sertraline which sort of helped and my then boss at work was quite sympathetic.which also helped (although he told all my colleagues what was wrong with me) About 2 years ago I thought I'd cracked it and was feeling really good but recently lots of things have gone wrong, I've got a new boss who keeps telling me I lack confidence (no kidding ?) I'm so anxious about doing something wrong, i can't remember how to do the simplest things and it's back to square one. The sick feelings did lessen when I was on the sertraline so it might be worth talking to your doctor again. Just remember you're not alone, you're one of millions but you've actually had the courage to acknowledge that something's wrong. I wonder how many people/are out there who feel as we do but are hiding it. X
Thank for your reply.I must admit I'm really worried now. I am on mirtazapine and lorazepam,but just don't seem to get any better. Been to docs 6 times in the last 5 months,had blood tests,stool sample,endoscopy all fine.they just keep saying it's anxiety but I can't think that would make me feel so ill.I too have been diagnosed with GAD,specifically health anxiety,I'm a widow aged 68 ,so live alone my family live away so feel really isolated in all this.Also have dull ache in left side,under bottom of ribcage.Did you ever have that?sorry to ask you all these questions,but am out of my mind with worry!xx
Sorry for the delay in replying . Ask away! If I can help feel free to ask. I think if you've been and had all the tests you can be fairly sure you're ok, though since my mum died of liver cancer I've been convinced that I'll get it too, so like you I worry about my aches and pains and my poor doctor gets loads of visits from me. Like yours, my tests come back clean. I get a lot of headaches and take painkillers to try and stop them but with limited success and then i worry about what damage I'm doing yo my body. I'm sorry you are so isolated - that can't help. Have you tried counselling, just to have someone to talk to? I got mine on the NHS and although the CBT was a dead loss the counsellor was good, she didn't judge and was very easy to talk to. Friends aren't a lot of help I find though they do their best. I did try to talk to one of my friends about my feelings but it wasn't a success. I think she thought I was a bit nutty. Take care x
Oh,thanks for your reply,that was nice of you.So sorry to hear you lost your Mum,that's dreadful. Yes,I've had counselling,and like you no help at all. Basically nice lady,but didn't do a thing. As you say being on my own doesn't help,haven't actually seen a soul for the last three days! Had a very bad day yesterday felt really sick most of the time with awful tummy discomfort,then convince myself it's something awful.I feel utterly terrified at the minute,the only time I get any respite is when I take lorazepam and mirtazapine at night,get about 5 or 6 hours sleep,then when I wake up it all starts again!! May have to see doc again and ask to
be referred,though frightened of what they'll find if I have to have more tests!What a horrible way to live!
Know what you mean about friends,mine all still have their husbands and are healthy and enjoying retirement so although they try to understand,they don't really,and like you say,I think they all think I'm a bit bonkers! Probably some truth in that!!!
Are you on any medication? I've not really found that mine helps much apart from making me sleep,but that's not even for long.My family are getting fed up with me now,I can tell,I'm sure they think it's all in my head,but I don't see how anxiety can cause all this nausea and tummy discomfort,though that's what the docs say!
Thanks again for replying,hope I'll hear from yo again soon.Take care xx
Hi, Sorry for the delay in replying. I'm on Sertraline which apparently takes 3 or 4 weeks to kick in so until it does i'm stuck with the horrible sick feeling and not wanting to eat anything - even chocolate. My husband is quite sympathetic as he works in IT too but i don't want to worry him so I downplay my symptoms. I have a dog so i get out to walk him three times a day which gives me a chance to see other people. Do you go to the shops at all just to get out? Take care. x
Oh my god i thought i was insane i can't tell you beautiful people how much it comforts me that you have exactly what i have been suffering with for i don't know how long ! I have that exact pain !! The dull pain under my rib cage !! left side too ! i try to ignore it because at times i get the best of me and convince mysellf im dying which causes me more anxiety im too scared to go to the doctor. ive been dealing with anxiety since i was a child but only in the past couple years has it gotten to the point that i just feel like im incapable of functioning like a normal human. im forgetful and my anxiety makes simple things like making a telephone call stressful for me. i always feel like someone is going to be upset at me even when there is no reason for it . this is truly driving me insane . i just want to be a normal person
I have severe anxiety. My dad died unexpectedly 2 weeks ago and so many panic attacks. I very recently got a different take on situation. Pain under left side of rib cage was the red flag. It's diaphragm pain. Ask for immediate referral to breathing specialist to see if you have hyperventilating disorder
Hi I am exactly the same sometimes I just feel sick all day and night I take anti sickness but just relieves it it is worse when there is a worry on my mind but sometimes for no reason I do feel for you as I have it too and it's horrible it really does rule my life when it shouldn't hope you can get thru it I'm about to start my second lot of cbt and just started pregnablin again so fingers crossed are you on any thing to help you ?
Thank you for your reply.comforting to know someone else is the same.Been to docs 6 times in the last 5months,had endoscopy,blood tests stool test,all seem fine. Don't know how much longer I can carry on to be honest,I feel so ill .did you ever have a an ache under your rib cage on the left side? Did you think Pregablin helped at all, I was given a low dose 25mg,but was taken off it after 2 weeks,felt really drowsy on it,not tired,just really strange. Sorry to ask all these questions,but don't know where to turn at the minute.Forgot to say I already take mirtazapine,and lorazepam,helps me to sleep but within seconds of waking it all starts again.xx
Hi I have it where my stomach growls and hurts and sometimes the runs sorry to sound disgusting lol I too tried mirtazapine made me very drowsy and didn't really help to be honest I don't think pregnablin did work but recently I come off them by my own choice and ever since my anxiety nausea and stomach pains have never been so bad I too had bad side affects made me feel sick and upset stomach but doctor slowly weaned me on them I'm on 100 mg a day at mo used to be on 300 mg a day but I would if I were you try it again at the time I was taking them I was seeing cbt therapist and she pointed out my mood and general wealth and feelings were improving and it was I never felt so happy or better to be fair but since u stopped cbt and pregnablin I'm just goin down hill everyday and night I have nausea and it really affects me also my phobia and its a minor one is being sick so everyday is a real struggle it really is so hoping to get sorted again waiting for cbt and started my pregnablin again sorry for the essay hope this is of help too you have you been for cbt ?? Thanks smiley
Thanks so much for taking the trouble to get back to me. Have you had any tests,endoscopy,colonoscopy etc? Has your doc examined your stomach or anything? Mine just presses my tum in different places then says I'm fine,and it's all down to anxiety,what about yours? Have had some CBT but not helped at all really.Made an appointment to have Hypnotherapy on Tuesday,had it before a few years ago,but can't say it did much but trying someone different this time,though don't really hold out much hope,just clutching at straws I suppose.I'm now terrified I've got something horrible( can't bring myself to write the actuall word as that's what my husband died of) Keep googling all my symptoms and frightening myself to death,but still do it!!!! Have you ever had a proper diagnosis from your GP or is yours all due to anxiety? Sorry to ask so many questions and thanks again for your kindness. Take care.xx
Hi no problems I'm ill again tonight I was asleep 10 mins ago now I feel nausea and stomach pains 
yes had blood tests and other tests when I was a kid had to stay in hospital for a week they found nothing said it was anxiety had to see a shrink which kind of helped but then they stopped it that was years ago now I gotta do cbt again but to be fair I don't think it helped but lookin back I was a little better do maybe it did I can see where your coming from about the dressed word which I'm sure it's not i sit here thinking the same what is wrong with me why do I get this why can't I just. Be normal and sleep and n not be scared of going out it really is a nasty way of life in effect a disabily ! People under estimate the power if the brain cause when I think about it I say it's all in my head but I don't think about it and its still there like tonight it woke me up I've had it for years now would just live to be helped out I was recently on diazipam which to be honest helped me out but my course is finished now and doctor said I can't have no more due to it being so addictive so now he said get nytol which is useless only thing I can suggest is keep talking on here as it might not make you feel better but you won't feel alone x
Sorry to hear your poorly again,are you feeling any better now? Know what you mean about not going out,I'm just the same,I think my family are a bit fed up with me now,this has gone on for so long,can't say I blame them! Probably docs feel the same,but I feel so sick today I really dont know how to cope anymore.Even thinking of getting a taxi and going to a&E,I'm just at the end of my tether with it.Surely this can't be just anxiety,took lorazepam this morning,only supposed to have it at night but felt like going mad,legs tingling,pain in left side,really bad nausea.Will this ever end.Think I might have to ask to be referred to gastroentologist,even though I'm terrified of what he might find if I have to have scans etc!!! Have you ever had it as bad as this? By the way,hope you don't mind me asking you,but how old are you,you don't have to answer that if you want to of course. But from your messages I get the impression that you're quite young. To be honest went to bed last night and half hoped I wouldn't wake up again,but then I have my children to think about and my lovely grandsons,so suppose that's a stupid thing to think.Do you have any support from your family and friends? Hope you do.It's a lonely place if you haven't,and people just get fed up if youre always feeling ill. Unless you've had chronic anxiety I suppose it's hard to understand it. Have you ever actually been diagnosed with your problem,or is it just put down to anxiety? Don't know wether to cancel hypno tomorrow and go back to docs instead,If I do I'll have to more or less demand to be referred,God what a mess! Wish an ambulance would come and just take me to hospital,perhaps then I'd get some emergency treatment to put an end to all this! Sorry to rant on,but please feel free to do the same if you need to!
Hope this message finds you feeling better than you did last night.Take care xx
Hi,
I've been thru the same struggle and been diagnosed with GAD. I had bad tummy problems such as inflammation as stress levels up your stomach acidity, try to get your GP to prescribe pariet which helps a lot. My symptoms are all the same. Stiff neck, arthritis pain, nausea, restless, can't sleep, you name it. On the top of that they found a 1cm polyp in my gallbladder a few months back which doesn't help me to cope with GAD as it worries me a lot. I'm getting it removed in a month though.
Hi. I know this post is old but I’ve just found out I have a gallbladder polyp and I am terrified to say the least. I am looking for an sort of advice. I am having my gallbladder out next week but I am wondering what ever happened with your removal. What did it end up being?
Hope your okay been busy with kids yes got to sleep at 2.30 up at 8 so a little happy I do think the same surely it can't be just anxiety but the doc assures me it is its horrible I know I would love just a week in the body of a normal person do I can go out do what I like with out feeling sick also would be nice to go to bed and just fall asleep without shoving tablets down my throat please don't think it will be better if your life ended your not alone you make me feel better knowing I'm not alone :). I'm 31 so I think I am getting old ha ha kids tire me out any how I've not done Juno therapy but was thinking about it did you say it was no good ? Do you know how much it costs or can you get it on nhs?. I too think my doctor has had enough of me he doesn't seem to want to do anything else for me I can see where he is coming from I have tried lots of fifferent treatments without prevaile but I just feel like I'm stuck like this and keep my fingers crossed for a muracle cure how have you been today do you have good and bad days ? Thanks smiley x
i have awful problems with nausea really gets you down fibromylagia is a problem too cauding ear pain feel really down today hope others on here bit more cheerful than me g b all fedupme
I have every night, ever since I can remember.
you aren't alone. I go through phases of different symptoms. I could be nauseous for three or four days. then i'll have a good day then its a 3 day long headache or something else. its really awful. feels like it never ends.
Yes, for 10 months now, it all started when I went off a medication I'd taken for 18 years to help Panic disorder. Nausea has been almost constant from the time I open my eyes in the morning. I have had numerous medical testing, over the counter meds, prescription meds, therapy, acupuncture, read books, relaxation therapy and nothing helps. I feel beyond desperate. There just does not seem to be an answer. The drs. say the nausea is caused by the anxiety, but I say the anxiety is caused by the nausea. Either way I would just like to live what is left of my life enjoying each day and not always askng my famly "what can a person try?" Very desperate here!
Hi Emby, I know this post is 3 years old, but I'm wondering if you're still on this forum and if you ever got help with your nausea problem? I'm a similar age to you (69) and have been on antidepressants for several decades. Recently, due to a sudden increase in anxiety three months ago, after an intestinal infection, followed by a deep depression, I was switched from Citalopram to sertraline. After 4 1/2 weeks it hasn't really kicked in. Last week, I was suddenly hit - out of the blue - by a sudden wave of nausea. It came back the next day, and hasn't left. It is unbearable. I got so scared I thought I was having a heart attack and ended up going to A&E. My heart was fine, and they sent me home saying it was - guess! - anxiety. But I know it's not. I have acid reflux and the GP told me to double up my medication, plus take Gaviscon - almost no help. I can't eat (my appetite diminished with the intestinal infection - now it's gone completely; cannot face food at all). I can't do anything because the nausea doesn't allow me to think about anything else. I am so worried that this is going to become permanent. Going back to the GP tomorrow, but I can't imagine what he'll be able to do. Have you managed to get help? I hope so! xxx
Rubyron - ask your GP for a blood test to rule out liver disease being the cause of your nausea, I would be absolutely certain that it's not though. Then accept that your nausea and all your other symptoms are caused by anxiety and that includes the depression which is depletion caused by worry. The stomach is the most sympathetic organ in the body as far as anxiety symptoms are concerned. There is a cure to all this that doesn't rely on medications ( though continue to take those) it's called Acceptance. By accepting the nausea and just carrying on with your life as normal you eventually rob the anxiety of of its power to cause nausea which causes more anxiety which causes more nausea - you eventually break the vicious circle. Remember, your nausea is only caused by a 'thought', don't let something as intangible as a thought rule your life.
The great exponant of this view is the late Clare Weekes, an Australian lady, who wrote many books on the subject of Acceptance. I recommend her first book 'Self help for your nerves' first published in the 1960s and still available on Amazon, it has cured tens of thousands of people through the process of Face - Accept - Float - and let time pass.
At this moment of writing I too am feeling nausea caused by anxiety after a gap of a couple of years due to recent stress but I know how to send it packing again thanks to Doctor Weekes. Her remedy is simple but takes time to work, so the sooner you start the better. I wish you every success with your battle against nervous nausea, because I believe that's what it is, as I say Don't let a mere thought ruin your health and happiness.
Thanks so much, Jeff.
Rubyron, another possibility though it's only a possibility is a hiatus hernia, loads of people have them but have no symptoms but they can cause the symptoms you describe, similar to my wife in fact. It's just about worth asking your GP about the possibility. A tea made from thinly sliced ginger root infused with hot water could bring relief if you haven't tried it and 500mg peppermints capsules but not both at the same time☺
Rubyron - your story is just like mine. I had a terrible stomach virus 3 weeks ago....and it brought on anxiety so I went nights & nights without sleep. After a week I thought i had beat the virus......but now I'm having daily nausea throughout the day.....losing interest in food.
I am going to keep this short. Has anyone taken or is taking Ambilify for panic disorder. My dr. wants to switch me AGAIN. I am leery esp. of side effects. Can anyone share experiences with it? Thank you so much
That's so true! I have a terrible fear of getting sick (vomiting) and everyday I get nauseous because I'm anxious and then I get anxious because I think I'm gonna get sick. And then I don't eat but Then feel sick! It's like a cycle!
I've had chronic nausea for 9 years. It just started one day while I was in college, and it hasn't stopped since. At first it would just be when I ate food, but eventually it just became completely random. I would wake up nauseous, just become nauseous randomly at any time of the day, etc. Most often I've noticed it's due to a change in elevation, like standing up or driving over a hill. Something internal triggers, which is probably minor like gas or something, but I start to freak out about it, and then the cycle begins.
I would like to take this opportunity to share what I've learned over the last 10 years to deal with it.
First, don't take medications if this is your only symptom, it's only going to make it worse. I've been on every possible medicine under the sun. Zofran, phenergan, klonopin, xanax, abilify, prilosec, reglan, ativan, backlavan, and probably a dozen others I can't even remember. Don't do it, they all mess with your intestines in the form of constipation, diarrhea, bloating, even causing more nausea etc. and what I believe the problem is, is worrying about "average" bodily responses, and these medicines create "non-average" responses only causing more anxiety and nausea. The zofran was the most helpful. It worked about 50% of the time, but the days after I became constipated, which led to really really bad nausea as my stomach and intestines churned and churned and rolled over and over. It also causes dehydration. Guess what happens when you're dehydrated! The only times I actually felt great were when I wasn't taking medicine. I'm never 100% but I can get through the day somewhat well.
Next, you've gotta take it SLOW on the recovery process. I mean a year or more. My nausea got so bad that I stopped leaving my house for weeks on end. The only time I would leave was to get food, and that was almost an impossibility. I could never sleep and would go a week with less than 10 hours in total. And the ONLY way to get out of that slump was to take t slow. First take a day or two off work. Then work from home for a week or two. Then go into the office for a few hours a couple days a week. Etc etc. until I get to something somewhat normal. If I push it too much, say go hang out with a friend to dinner after a full day in the office two nights in a row, I have a horrible outbreak of nausea for a week or two and have to start all over. It takes time and confidence.
Next, have a safety net. My safety net is usually bread. If I'm feeling sick I always have a piece of bread to nibble on, and that helps just enough to get me home. But my safety net changes, because sometimes it looses its effectiveness. Before bread was warmth. I would crank up the heater in my car to full blast in the middle of summer. It worked! Who knows why. Before that I would put a chip clip on my finger. Before that was cheez it's. Before that I would check my pulse. None of these things will necessarily work for others, but they worked for me, usually for a month or two. Now I'm starting to have bread not be very effective, and I've had to switch to snacks with a STRONG flavor. The strong flavor distracts me. This could be dark chocolate, or a chip brand that is very flavorful. Something I can bring with me to nibble on. Sometimes I try to go without my safety net. It never ends well. I get too nervous.
Also, relax the stomach muscles. I've noticed that while people want you to believe anxiety is all mental, it's not. It's not it's not it's not. Your body is reacting too. And I find I tense my muscles when I'm not noticing.I try to push out my stomach and let it relax, don't flex. It's incredible how much tension I hold in my gut now because of all of this. All the fear is being directed towards my stomach, and that fear creates tension.
Lastly, and most difficult of all, you have to believe you're going to be ok. Now, in 9 years since this started, I haven't thrown up once. I've been nauseous for weeks on end, but never have I ever gone "all the way". I use this to my advantage. I say to myself: "alright, you're feeling sick, but you're almost definitely not going to throw up, so don't worry about it! Your chances of doing so are 0/3285. As far as you know, you have a 0% chance." I also say to myself: "You know what, if your body REALLY was sick it would do its thing. So you don't have to worry about it. Even if it does it's thing, you're probably not going to die." NOW, this is very very difficult to do once the nausea gets going. Once the nausea gets to a certain level, all bets are off, I'm gonna be dealing with this thing for a bit, and that's when all the above recommendations come into play. The real trick is to stop it before it starts using your mind. This is the only "true" solution. Once it starts... well you gotta deal with it the best you can. But if you can control it before it gets out of hand (and you can, believe me you can) and it's the hardest possible thing to do, you will be free.
I really hope someone finds this useful. Know that you're not alone, and I'm out there dealing with this every day just like you. Find the tricks, and don't give up!
I've had issues with persistent nausea since October of last year. I've been emetophobic for as long as I can remember but it's been through the roof for the past few months. Just out of curiosity, if you even see this since you posted two months ago - does your nausea ever change? I can think back to how I felt say, three days ago, last weekend, last month, et cetera and my nausea feels different. So as an emet I always think the worst is going to happen. I know that pregnancy and having my daughter has changed the hormones and such in my body and being a mother is pretty hard for me. I won't be having anymore children because my anxiety is too much to handle. Fortunately I'm a stay at home mom so I don't have the added stress of work to make things worse. But even so, things are pretty bad. I'm not enjoying my life, I'm now afraid to venture too far because I'm afraid I'm going to get sick. It's infuriating because going to the store should be an easy task. I'm afraid for when my daughter will catch norovirus for the first time, or when my boyfriend will catch it and bring it home. There's never a moment that I'm not nauseous or thinking about being sick. I can't turn my brain off. I can't take SSRIs as I have a bad reaction to them. I recently got a gall bladder scan, endoscopy and blood tests. Everything comes back clear. There's a prescription for Buspar sitting on my counter but I'm too scared to start it because of possible side effects. I'm not eating properly and I'm always sooooo nauseous at night and in the mornings. It literally never ends. It makes me crazy.
Thanks Jackthe7th - great post. I'm in a vicious cycle - i had been nauseated for a few weeks.....I assumed it was from anxiety......so i my doc put me on Zoloft for anxiety/depression. BUT my doc didn't tell me that a main side effect is NAUSEA! So the very thing I'm taking to reduce the nausea has added to it. Also, Zofran does nothing for me.
Ugh I thought I was the only one it comes and goes well I had pluracy too but it sapossably went away it's just an inflammation in the linning of my lungs but I've been having like nausea like acid come up is it like that ? I guess it is anxiety I'mso happy you shared this i was constantly worried
This article put my mind at ease a bit. What can I say?! I've always had emetophobia since I can remember, and was anxious even as a very small child. This has come and gone in phases, but after a few traumatic events and being put on Accutane (a skin medication) last April (I came off in September last year) my anxiety got cranked up to max.
Chronic severe nausea, chest pains, can't breathe very well, digestive problems, acid reflux... I wake up panicking and anxious almost every day, sometimes it just comes on out of nowhere and I feel like I'm going crazy, like there is an odd pressure in my head and every noise freaks me out and triggers it.
So glad I can read the symptoms you guys have and realise hey it is just anxiety, we all seem to have very similar symptoms. So although we're all panicking, isn't it nice to see that it surely is just anxiety? I'm seeing a psychologist currently and going onto Prozac soon (when I pluck up the courage to pick it up). I went on Zoloft for ONE dose, never again! Know you're not alone, and if you can take anything away from this, be confident that it is almost certainly anxiety, lets not let it win! We can beat it. I believe in you 
Hi liloctopus - i recently started zoloft (4 days ago) and I don't think i like it very much. Why didn't you like it? Maybe I should change....
It made me feel very sick, high, dilated pupils, intense waves of anxiety, chest pains, i felt generally ill physically and mentally. i only took one tablet and now its my 4th day (my only day taking the pill was 4 days ago) so yeah, not having that again. Definitely going back on Prozac, Zoloft and me do not agree with each other!
Hiya, I know it a long shot getting a reply as it's 4 years ago, but did you manage to stop this, as Iv suffered with the same thing for about 2 years, and recently it's become 24/7 and is very hard to manage, anything would be appreciated a lot!
Ginger helps my nausea x
Hi Tanithscottslater
Just came across your post and delighted to see a recent one on this awful anxiety nausea. Had every test done, endoscopy, colonoscopy etc and never really thought I was a particularly anxious person. Now realise however that all 4 really bad nausea attacks (lasting about 3 weeks ) I have had this year have come after a stressful period. I am now on citalopram and using Dr. Clare Weekes's ideas from her book Hope ad Help for your Nerves, mentioned in a previous post. Today I feel sick but KNOW that it is all coming from my thoughts (unconscious ones). Might be worth you having a look at the book?
Thank you! And Yh I'll definitely give anything a try, and I tired citroplam for a week or so and it just seemed to escalate the nausea completely and it was awful! But I'll have a look at that book
Hello,
I see that there are still responses several years later, so want everyone to know you are not along with the consistent anxiety-induced nausea.
When I was 17/18 years old, I got (what I thought was) a stomach flu. Unfortunately, this “flu” lasted about 3 straight months. After weekly Emergency room visits, losing consciousness, losing 30 pounds and really thinking that this would be the end of me and that I had some rare undetectable cancer that doctors were brushing off, I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. At 17/18 years old, I accepted that since I didn’t have much knowledge about it. Thinking back, I don’t necessarily remember when I started “feeling better”, but it did get better. However, everyone knew that I was the guy who was always nauseous. My friends knew I couldn’t wake up at crazy hours of the morning or I’d be sick and I couldn’t binge eat/drink or I’d be sick. I accepted I had a weak stomach and this “irritable bowel syndrome” was the main cause of my issues. Ever since then, I really feared having that terrible feeling I had for those 3 months again. Something that I believe could be a form of PTSD.
Well, fast forward to the present time. I am not 26 and in May of 2018, I went out with a friend to a local bar. I had French fries and about 2 glasses of wine. I instantly felt sick. The next morning, I had to leave work mid-meeting because I felt so nauseous and sick. I went home and (prepare yourself for too much details) had a large bowel movement that looked like a toilet full of sand (consistency). I felt sick for about 4-5 days after that and diagnosed myself with a stomach flu. However, on the 8th day, I went to the Emergency Room because I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t work, I couldn’t get out of bed, I couldn’t do ANYTHING. While the emergency room nurse checked my vitals, my Blood pressure was very high (which has been an issue for me for years; untreated) and my weight was a whopping 11 pounds less than it was before my self-diagnosed “stomach flu”. During blood work that night, I lost consciousness and was told I experienced “seizure-like activity” while I was unconscious. However, the nurse was very nervous and I do not think I had a seizure. I was out for about 30 seconds and I think the sudden jolt when I regained consciousness made him think I may have experiences a catatonic episode of some kind. I was referred to a GI and and my PCP and given some Zofran (which I am sure all of us are sick of).
I went back to the ER one more time a few days later because I was still very sick, but I was also noticing discomfort in my bladder and very consistent urination.
I, being a 26 year old, called my “mommy” and begged her to come to Virginia and take care of me. Just having her here made me feel a bit better. She came to my PCP appointment with my and luckily I asked for her to come into the room with me for moral support. While in there, she intervened and told the doctor about the unfortunate genetics that my family shared. High blood pressure, heart issues and a major issue with anxiety in almost all of us. My PCP told me that nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, consistent urination, lack of sleep and many of my other symptoms may have been directly connected to anxiety. She prescribed lisinopril and Zoloft. After a week, we came to the conclusion that my blood pressure issue was anxiety-induced as well. I was taken off the lisinopril which was dangerously dropping my blood pressure that the Zoloft was normalizing (anxiety was being treated, therefore blood pressure was normalizing).
The first week of Zoloft was a pain in my a**. I had SO much evident anxiety, felt like I was having a heart attack a few time, was so busy and could not move too quickly and of course, the nausea remained. Then some sun light...I started to feel awesome after the third week. I have been on Zoloft (only 25mg) for about 45 days. I STILL GET ANXIETY. However, I went from 7 days a week to maybe 1-2 times a week. I have a very demanding job, so weeks like this week really put me down. I have been nauseous and my Pulse has been really high all week, but just the fact that I know what is going on with me makes it a bit more tolerable. Still miserable when I go through these waves and my PCP still wants me to see a GI, just in case.
I am considering therapy and am finishing school next month. We are coming up to the end of the largest project we’ve ever faced at work. So I am thinking my body will forgive me and normalize soon. Or so I hope.
You guys are not alone and although I want you all to feel your greatest, I am moderately relieved that other people feel what I feel. My anxiety causes me to think that I have an underlying and undetectable issue that causes these and that doctors are guessing when they say I have anxiety!
Thanks so much for posting!
Best,
Javier
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Could use someone to chat with,and help me.I do not know anyone with anxiety so have noody to compare issues with..does it come in waves?
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