Nausea

[John23a]

i have been having nausea after eating and when i wake up in the morning. I had a blood test and a urine test and got checked by my family doctor and everything seems fine with me physically. Could anxiety cause these symptoms? i have also been losing weight because i dont eat as much. Well im scared to eat because i dont want to feel nausea afterward.

[29sillygirl]

As you see, anxiety can cause nausea.  You are not alone.  I used to deal with it by not eating at all until I was home alone........not a good way of dealing with it;).

My fears of vomiting in public are behind me now, as I had a panic attack after my son's memorial service....right in the middle of Starbucks, passed out, vomited up the snack I'd had........and had to be carted off to ER.  All was fine according to docs there.  It was panic and it was over.  Never happened again.  When my worse fears (including another I won't mention here ) were realized, I surrendered.  Got excellent support from total strangers and the EMTs and  ER physician.  

I don't know if you are taking a head med, but I do.  It is just that on that day I was still in  shock from son's death and neglected to take a small dose of clonazapam which would have prevented the drama.

Take care.  Keep posting.  Others here may have tips that will help you.

[cheshchesh819]

yes thats me to after every meal i feel sick and very weak like i just wants to lay down coz i got no energy

[viejotripon]

I´m suffering something similar. It all started more than 1 1/2 years ago on a boat trip when i suddenly started feeling really nauseous. Back then i thought i was developping sea sickness but from that day on the same happened on the bus to uni, in the lecture hall, in the car of my friend, on the plane, in a bar/restaurant...but strangely as soon as i´d be at home it would be gone again. Later I also started feeling lightheaded in some situation, but independent from the nausea. Anyway I did a complete check-up last summer but they didn´t find anything...but i went to a "neurologist" who said that it´s psychological, due to stress in relationship, at uni, financial worries etc. So i started taking some pills which didn´t help a lot but i took them for about 3 weeks, then i went to brazil for my placement. as soon as i ran out of pills there i was suddenly suffering from severe anxiety and nervousness...so bad that shortly after i had to go back home. Lost my whole placement year and ended up doing nothing...so no stress at the moment but still suffering the same horrible thing. Went to a different doctor who gave me some new pills...since then i´ve been feeling for 1 week brilliantly as if i had my life back again, then it got worse again for about 5 weeks, then suddenly feeling better again for a week etc etc. I started with a cognitive behavioural therapy as the nausea, lightheadedness, lack of appetite, lack of energy was apparently related to an anxiety disorder like agrophobia and social phobia...as the problem usually occured in public places or transport, cinema etc and which would go away after about 40-50 minutes. With the therapy I should learn again with breathing and relaxing techniques how to use public transport again etc....I was really brave and went with the boat, plane, busses, trains, cinemas, restaurants, bars etc....sometimes i´d feel really sick, sometimes less sick...but it was always there and i´m always thinking about it unable to distract myself. Because the nausea still happens every time i´m in a car or in the cinema or whatever i felt like the therapy wasn´t working and i started doubting that it´s psychological and that i might still have some sort of illness. Now i´m a bit worried because after taking one year out of uni, i really need to be fit for my final year this september but i´m not feeling prepared for it at all...not with this nightmare going on...i wouldn´t be able to concentrate and i´m lacking of energy and motivation as it is.
Sorry guys for bothering you with this long story but i´m really desperate as i haven´t met anyone having the exact problem, my therapist also said it´s a unique case....I just don´t know what to do anymore. I just want my life back.
Maybe someone has some advice for me...
All the best

[Zerox13]

Mine started that way too.

[waterchild]

thats how my anxiety started out, that and lightheadedness.

[Paxiled]

Anxiety plays havoc with the digestive system.  So does medication.  You might want to try some aloe juice and take a good digestive enzyme right after meals to see if that helps you regulate yourself, but you'll need therapy to work on getting over the anxiety -- not that success is guaranteed!  And when you eat, try focusing on chewing slowly -- anxious people tend to gulp their food, and that makes it hard to digest.

[Heidy85]

Me too thats how my anxiety started with nausea,,,,I wouldn't eat because I didnt want to vomit. I've never vomit, I think it is just me worrying that I might throw up after eating that makes me nauseas which makes hard for me to swallow food. Your problem could be something physical but it sound me to like anxiety.

[tia77]

you might want to check your gallbladder also.  I had pain in my back with that.  

[John23a]

do you ever vomit? in my case i just feel nausea, I dont know if its my mind playing games on me or there is something wrong with my stomach. well my urine and blood test was fine. well im thinking if it doesnt get better soon i will ask my doctor for a ultrasound or an x-ray from my stomach. man health anxiety *****. now i kind of feel like my back hurts well it does but im thinking it might be liver or kidney problems. pfffff !

[frue13]

Yes in fact thats how I started out.