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Anxiety/Nausea/Dyspesia
by debaser23, Mar 17, 2007 12:00AM
I have a real problem. My body doesn't always interpret hunger signals as hunger, and I get nauseated instead. Of course I will not eat under those conditions and I get worse. Sometimes I get sick and it has nothing to do with being hungry. Eating only makes it worse. So I find myself confused a LOT. Do I eat or not? Most of the time I'll feel better if I do (at least temporarily) but other times, like last night and this morning, it makes me sick.
I'm so tired I don't know what to do anymore. I've been to doctors and they've diagnosed my stomach problems as "atypical panic attacks".
There's no question that anxiety plays a role in it. When I get sick I get very anxious and relaxing is extremely difficult. When I am able to relax it does seem to help my stomach feel quite a bit better. But, usually, the horrible nausea feeling comes first. The panic symptoms FOLLOW.
It has happened the other way around, but it's rare. And I should mention that I have panic symptoms without nausea sometimes, although they're not nearly as bad. The stomach is the only thing I can't live with.
The question: Has any of you experienced problems like I have? Typically nausea first, then panic. If so, have you treated it like panic and had any success?
I'm in really bad shape here. It's pretty much making my life as I know it unlivable.
I'm so tired I don't know what to do anymore. I've been to doctors and they've diagnosed my stomach problems as "atypical panic attacks".
There's no question that anxiety plays a role in it. When I get sick I get very anxious and relaxing is extremely difficult. When I am able to relax it does seem to help my stomach feel quite a bit better. But, usually, the horrible nausea feeling comes first. The panic symptoms FOLLOW.
It has happened the other way around, but it's rare. And I should mention that I have panic symptoms without nausea sometimes, although they're not nearly as bad. The stomach is the only thing I can't live with.
The question: Has any of you experienced problems like I have? Typically nausea first, then panic. If so, have you treated it like panic and had any success?
I'm in really bad shape here. It's pretty much making my life as I know it unlivable.
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I still feel sick and panic but I can tell its different from before, A LOT different. Maybe ask your doctor about this possibility?
I always feel nauseaus before I panic but so far haven't found anything that really helps as im in a bit of a rut now, tapering of valium. I'll let you know if I find anything that helps.
If I get a headache or something I start to worry and then comes the nausea, sometimes I do get the nausea first even though I don't feel anxious.
I was not sleeping at night and made several trips to ER. I have been on serequel 50mg to help sleep at night and am on 1245mg of zoloft. This last week pysh was on vacation so she told me to take a zanax everyday. Woke up Tuesday feeling most normal in months. The nausea has been gone this week (knock on wood) and I think the zoloft has kicked in. Am finally sleeping at night. You are not alone it is probably anxiety. I found a great website called anxietycentre.com you should check it out. There is a list of all the symptoms that can come with anxiety and it's a program to help you overcome. I am using one of their anxiety coaches and it does help talk to someone who has been through it, check it out.
I was prescribed Klonopin a few weeks ago and finally got up the nerve to take it. Took my first full dose early this afternoon and it seems to be helping quite a lot. I suppose it could be coincidence, but I'm thinking it really is the med.
I felt hungry while ago and ate a very modest amount. No ill effects. My stomach sure made a lot of noise but it was probably just surprised to see substantive food, haha.
My theory? If the Klonopin works, it was definitely anxiety and I finally have a real diagnosis. That would be a Godsend.
~L