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Nausea and dizziness everyday
Hello!
I'm brazilian and I'm 27 y/o.
My life is ruined.
I always had a great stomach, I don't throw up since I was like 4 years old I think, and since I can remember I have always been afraid of vomiting too.
I started to feel sick 2 years ago, december 2007 while I was living in the States, I started to feel dizzy and then nauseous.
At first, it was not something that avoided me to do things, like keep doing the regular things in my life, but once I got back to Brazil in february of 2008, I started to feel really nauseous everyday, then really dizzy, sometimes I didn't feel nauseous for like 1, 2 or even 3 weeks, but then, it all came back.
I went to several doctors (went to a hospital in the US and lots of doctors here in Brazil).
I went to a gastroenterologist, did a endoscopy, and the doctor said that it was
an infection somewhere on the way out of the stomach, prescribed me some medicine, I took it for some months but it didn't help at all.
I even went to an eye doctor thinking that it could be something wrong with my eyes, but it was all normal, actually I went to two eye doctors.
I went to a neurologist and he told me that I had General Anxiety disorder and asked me to look up online for some stuff and see if I wanted to take meds for it, but after a long research, I decided not to because of all the side effects and just because I really don't like to intoxicate my body with medicine.
I started to have panic attacks everytime I leave home, even going to have a haircut, anywhere, anytime, it's terrible.
My life has been ruined because of all this.
I don't even go out anymore, unless it's necessary.
Even just by seeing people, talking to people makes me dizzy and nauseous.
Most of my friends knows about this so they don't even come to visit me anymore because I feel sick.
And of course, my family is deeply concerned about my situation but they have no idea on how to help me anymore.
Some people tell me that it's all emotional, which I also strongly believe too, I think that most of our illness are caused by unbalanced thoughts and emotions.
Each doctor says something different, I went to a ear/nose/throat doctor and she said that I might have vertigo or even labyrinthitis, prescribed me a medication for it and I'm taking it for more than a month already but it's not helping.
I've lost 22 pounds the past 2 years, most of the time I don't even feel worth living anymore, I constantly think about dying because living like this is like being dead, this is not a life.
I know that this is highly linked with anxiety but I definitely do not want to take strong medication for it.
So I feel like my life is in this terrible cycle that I just don't seem possible to get out of.
The thing is, I can't even go out anymore even for a doctor's appointment (one more out of lots) because even going to a clinic or something makes me very nervous and the panic attacks starts happening, it's terrible.
I don't even feel like eating anymore because everything I eat makes me very nauseous and I hate the feeling of being sick.
I also always had a lot of gas (flatulence) all of my life and I never burped. I don''t know if this could be related.
I just want to have a normal life again, actually I want a my life back.
I'm 5'10" and I''m weighting miserable 103 pounds.
During all of this 2 years, I've been doing lots of researches online to find any help, any light, but nothing really concrete to this very moment.
I just want to find a "cure" for this so I can completely heal myself
If anyone can help me in any way I would highly appreciate!
Anything that shows me a light in the end of this infinite tunnel will be good!
Sorry for my english btw.
Thanks for taking your time to read this!
I forgot to mention that I'm also a smoker and with all this stress I've been smoking much more, I know it's not good, but sometimes it helps with the anxiety.
And that I also do not drink alcohol, just used to drink a little before, but never had anymore because of all this stuff and fearing that I could throw up.
My diet has been very restrict because once again, everything I eat makes me nauseous. Especially during the night. (I spend all nights awake, doing research and trying to occupy my mind with something).
I used to take some "recreational drugs" in the past, like ecstasy and marijuana, I don't know if that could be part of the problem, probably related with anxiety.
Thanks once again.
I'm brazilian and I'm 27 y/o.
My life is ruined.
I always had a great stomach, I don't throw up since I was like 4 years old I think, and since I can remember I have always been afraid of vomiting too.
I started to feel sick 2 years ago, december 2007 while I was living in the States, I started to feel dizzy and then nauseous.
At first, it was not something that avoided me to do things, like keep doing the regular things in my life, but once I got back to Brazil in february of 2008, I started to feel really nauseous everyday, then really dizzy, sometimes I didn't feel nauseous for like 1, 2 or even 3 weeks, but then, it all came back.
I went to several doctors (went to a hospital in the US and lots of doctors here in Brazil).
I went to a gastroenterologist, did a endoscopy, and the doctor said that it was
an infection somewhere on the way out of the stomach, prescribed me some medicine, I took it for some months but it didn't help at all.
I even went to an eye doctor thinking that it could be something wrong with my eyes, but it was all normal, actually I went to two eye doctors.
I went to a neurologist and he told me that I had General Anxiety disorder and asked me to look up online for some stuff and see if I wanted to take meds for it, but after a long research, I decided not to because of all the side effects and just because I really don't like to intoxicate my body with medicine.
I started to have panic attacks everytime I leave home, even going to have a haircut, anywhere, anytime, it's terrible.
My life has been ruined because of all this.
I don't even go out anymore, unless it's necessary.
Even just by seeing people, talking to people makes me dizzy and nauseous.
Most of my friends knows about this so they don't even come to visit me anymore because I feel sick.
And of course, my family is deeply concerned about my situation but they have no idea on how to help me anymore.
Some people tell me that it's all emotional, which I also strongly believe too, I think that most of our illness are caused by unbalanced thoughts and emotions.
Each doctor says something different, I went to a ear/nose/throat doctor and she said that I might have vertigo or even labyrinthitis, prescribed me a medication for it and I'm taking it for more than a month already but it's not helping.
I've lost 22 pounds the past 2 years, most of the time I don't even feel worth living anymore, I constantly think about dying because living like this is like being dead, this is not a life.
I know that this is highly linked with anxiety but I definitely do not want to take strong medication for it.
So I feel like my life is in this terrible cycle that I just don't seem possible to get out of.
The thing is, I can't even go out anymore even for a doctor's appointment (one more out of lots) because even going to a clinic or something makes me very nervous and the panic attacks starts happening, it's terrible.
I don't even feel like eating anymore because everything I eat makes me very nauseous and I hate the feeling of being sick.
I also always had a lot of gas (flatulence) all of my life and I never burped. I don''t know if this could be related.
I just want to have a normal life again, actually I want a my life back.
I'm 5'10" and I''m weighting miserable 103 pounds.
During all of this 2 years, I've been doing lots of researches online to find any help, any light, but nothing really concrete to this very moment.
I just want to find a "cure" for this so I can completely heal myself
If anyone can help me in any way I would highly appreciate!
Anything that shows me a light in the end of this infinite tunnel will be good!
Sorry for my english btw.
Thanks for taking your time to read this!
I forgot to mention that I'm also a smoker and with all this stress I've been smoking much more, I know it's not good, but sometimes it helps with the anxiety.
And that I also do not drink alcohol, just used to drink a little before, but never had anymore because of all this stuff and fearing that I could throw up.
My diet has been very restrict because once again, everything I eat makes me nauseous. Especially during the night. (I spend all nights awake, doing research and trying to occupy my mind with something).
I used to take some "recreational drugs" in the past, like ecstasy and marijuana, I don't know if that could be part of the problem, probably related with anxiety.
Thanks once again.
Its your thyroid. Get it checked as soon as possible I got mine checked. Alot of doctors try to pin point this but to them it could be one of a hundred things. Hope this helps... Good luck man.
Hey!!!
cant say anything but you are not alone with the same symptoms.
tried all the things but nothing improved.
tried mental help too(not seriously)
zoloft 50mg
i really cant say if my health has any improvement.
i m 45 y/o and suffering from the same symptoms for past 5 years.
what the hell is this????
if you get any solid solution i will beg you to share with me and if
i get something i will share with you.
wish u a better life.
cant say anything but you are not alone with the same symptoms.
tried all the things but nothing improved.
tried mental help too(not seriously)
zoloft 50mg
i really cant say if my health has any improvement.
i m 45 y/o and suffering from the same symptoms for past 5 years.
what the hell is this????
if you get any solid solution i will beg you to share with me and if
i get something i will share with you.
wish u a better life.
There is nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone needs help at some point in their life. You have tried everything you can on your own. Now you need to trust yourself and work with a mental health professional. Medication can be extremely helpful if that is what you need.
Your English is excellent. I think you probably know yourself well enough that you keep returning to the issue being anxiety. You say your life is ruined and it's obvious you are extremely miserable, but then you say "I don't want to take strong medicine". You were willing to try medicine for a stomach problem; you were willing to take recreational drugs that have no FDA control on dosage or ingredients! Why would you not be willing to take medication for anxiety (or whatever a therapist diagnoses you with)?? It is an illness just like those other ones you were tested and treated for. The only difference is this illness might be underlying some of the other physical symptoms you are experiencing! The best treatment for emotional illnesses is a combination of medication and therapy. Get a referral to a mental health professional and start on the path towards getting your life back!
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