can anyone help

[rhiannonastrid1989]

Hi my names Rhiannon, Im 21 lost my Mum from cancer about a year ago. Theres been alot of family drama since the passing of Mum. She left behind my beautiful 1 year old sister at the time. For the past 4 years Ive had nausea and vomitting when im anxious. However in the past year, the nausea and vomitting became chronic. At the begining of the year i spent 2 weeks in hospital, they found nothing so I was discharged. Went home and was still throwing up and basically felt like death was upon me. I have been receiving pyschotherapy and anti depressant prestique. It has helped alot and I stoped vomitting in the past 7 months. However, it was my 21st birthday last week, and since then its like ive got back to where I was. I think my anxiety is spiraling because of the worry I will go back to having chronic nausea being disabled by it. I currently study social work and am nearly finished, plus working in mental health. Im so interested in what I study. I believe in human rights and consider myself to be a great activist. However, in the last week, Ive been so anxious, vomitting, lost my appetite and felt like death. Im worried this will never go away and Im sort of doomed if anyone understands what I mean. Im feeling like theres no answers and maybe Im not ever supposed to recover. I used to be such a happy care free sick free person. I feel like everyone must think Im nuts because there isnt any medical explanation for why I cant eat or why I vomit. Has anyone got any suggestions that might help?

[rhiannonastrid1989]

Thanks guys I really appreciate all the advise your giving me. Its very helpful.

Thanks, all the best

Rhiannon

[mammo]

I am so sorry to hear about your mom.  I can understand your worry, but I think your medication may have pooped out on you which is common.  Call your prescribing doctor and let him/her know this.  We can, and do build up a tolerance to these types of medications and often need a dosage increase or a complete change of medication.  You need to convince yourself that our fear and worrying feeds our anxiety, and the more you worry about this happening again, the worse your anxiety becomes, it's a vicious cycle.  You've been thru an awful lot, and a terrible loss, which takes time to recover from.  Don't be too hard on yourself, you're still recovering from your loss.  Listen to jcook144, she is offering great advice and hope.  Call your doctor and go from there.  I wish you all the best and take care.

[Peanuts2]

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[j17c27]

It sounds like your anxiety might be building up again becuase now its all you think about.  It starts that cycle in your mind again.  I know when I get a little anxious, if i think about the fact that i am anxious, then it gets progressivly worse.  Also, I'm very sorry to hear about your mom.  That can put a lot of stress on you, and could be why the anxiety is reoccuring.  I am also on Prisiq and in therapy.  Definitly continue all that becuase therapy combined with medication makes for a very powerful treatment.

When I feel anxious, i read.  This may help you becuase it gets your mind off things and lets you focus in on someone else's world.  
Also, journaling or just writing in general can help a lot too.
Excersize is also proven to help anxiety as well as eating healthy.  

Those are just some things I know.  I wish you well, and encourage you to continue all you are to get better because you can be that happy, carefree, and sick free person you used to be.