SICK

Have any of you guys gotten physically ill for awhile even though there is nothing wrong with you. I keep throwing up and have no control over it. Everytime I get stressed...even the slightest bit I find myself racing to the bathroom. I can barely make it through school cause I will worry about going to a class and then spend almost the entire period in the bathroom. Sometimes I end up just sitting in the counceling office because everytime I think of going somewhere else I puke. The doctor is trying everything he can think of but anything that works makes me dead asleep. Like can't walk I'm so tired. I don't know what to do. Has this happened to any of you. If so how did you get through it.

You are not alone! I have suffered since I was like 5. I remember throwing up on field trips, between classes, the day my dad dropped me off at college I puked all over the back of the car. Not to be gross.
My anxiety gets me nausious and that then creates another response that gets me with anticipitory anxiety if I am in a situation that I may feel that way.
Flying on an airplane is the worst for me. I have learned to control it and work thru the fear and the nausua. It isn't easy, but you can do it. You need to remember to keep breathing. You can't gag if you are breathing. Concentrate on something else besides what is going on right at that time. think about your family, your hobby, something else. I have a security blanket, I guess you could call it. I suck on Lifesavers if I start feeling that way. It seems to help, but that is just me.
I hope this helps.

I was very sick for 6 months before I was finally diagnosed...PTSD. I had test after test done and doctors could not determine what was wrong with. I was so ill that I couldn't get out of bed for days, and then sometimes needed help getting up. I started feeling worse and more scared after each doctor told me there was nothing physically wrong with me. Feeling worse and being more scared made my illness worse and I was certain I had some rare disease. All of these feelings caused more anxiety and I seemed to be spiraling down to almost nothing. I couldn't eat because of my nausea and I lost toooooo much weight which also frightened me and made me sicker.

I just kept feeling worse and worse until I was diagnosed with PTSD a couple of months ago. My Pdoc only recently ruled out that something was physically wrong and apparently had been watching my physcial symptoms go away without me being aware of it. I'm still always exhausted at the end of a day when I'm experiencing heavy anxiety. My Pdoc told me that this is normal because anxiety wears on you and makes you tired and it uses up alot of your energy...makes sense to me.

My Pdoc put me on Lexapro and gave me Ativan to use as needed. The Lexapro has made a HUGE dent in my PTSD symptoms and anxiety. I used to take Zoloft a few years ago and hated it...but Lexapro seems to be doing the trick for me. I hope you find meds that you can use that don't put you to sleep during class. I take my Lexapro at night because I've been told it can make you sleepy. You might want to ask your doctor if you can switch to taking meds at night when you're ready for sleep. I'm sorry you're going through this and understand what you are going through...and it's tough to deal with.

My Pdoc also has given me some exercises to use to deal with my 'social anxiety' and they have helped to keep my anxiety lower. They basically involve talking myself through situations, but maybe something like that might help you through class.

I don't mean to pry (no need to answer if its not my business), but can I ask if you are seeing a therapist or a medical doctor? I saw a medical doctor for minor depression and that was fine, but when depression/anxiety made me physically ill I went to a psychiatrist. If you're not seeing a therapist or a psyciatrist you might want to consider going that route.

It's nice to meet you and I hope these bouts of stress and nausea go away soon for you. Take good care of yourself,

Missi

I'm on my 5th T and have seen a pdoc. My doc trying another med on me. I'm scared that this may never go away. I used to take Lexapro but I could feel this extreme rise in my mood and in a couple of hours it would just drop. Now I'm on Welbutrin...sorta. Because of being sick I can't keep it down, so now I don't know what is going to happen