Sorry to hear about the Gastroparesis (GP). I will be having a food emptying study done in a few days to see if I have GP. Based off of the symptoms I can tell you that I believe I have had delayed stomach emptying since I was a kid. What I have found out is that GP does cause malabsorption. Malabsorption can cause vitamin, mineral and protein deficiencies which can cause all sorts of mood-mental disorders along with other physical illnesses. Example, I had pretty severe depression which I have never had before after moving from a dry sunny climate to a place that does not get much sun. I work indoors now where as before when I lived in a sunny climate I worked outside. Found out I was extremely low in Vitamin D. As soon as I started taking Vitamin D the depression when away. Over a decade ago I had about of extreme nausea, threw up very violently for over 6 hours till I finally passed out. The severe nausea returned every time I would try to eat. Went to a GI doctor back then and he said I was bulimic which I have never been. It took me over 3 years to be able to eat 3 square meals a day. Once I had that episode of extreme vomiting-it gave me my first panic attack. Since then my panic attacks 90% of the time are set off eating but I am hypoglycemic and I have to eat regularly.

I did run across this article about treatment of GP. ( unfortunately I can not post it as I am a new member) A lot of the medications that they list are what I have been on for years for panic disorder. . I am off of them now and now they suspect I have GP and is why I am being tested. The problem is and I even asked my pharmacist is what affect does GP have on the breakdown and absorption of Psych meds. He didn't know. Take Cymbalta or Effexor XR for example. They are extended release (break down slowly in the digestive tract) because the medication has a very short half life (4-9 hours) So imagine it sitting in your stomach for 4-8 hours before it goes into the intestine. I can think that if it sits in the stomach for that long its going to mostly break down before it gets into the intestine where its absorbed. Then your getting too much at once and before you go to bed its out of your system causing mild withdrawal symptoms. Now there is nothing to prove that this is what is happening if you have GP and take those meds but there isn't anything saying that what I described is not happening. But since GP in know to cause malabsorption of food I think that it would also affect meds as well? What I believe the main problem for me is with my anxiety and also GP is a weak Vagus nerve. The Vagus nerve is the main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system AKA the "Rest and Digest" part of your autonomic nervous system.

Just my 2 cents here. I hope that once you get the GP under control, if you are able to see a Naturopath or find other resources to make sure your giving your body all of the nutrients it needs. Good luck with and keep us posted!