Nausea When Nervous

[Justmehere]

I'm really struggling with nausea to the point of losing weight. This happened once before in connection with stress. Most of the stress that's pushing me over the edge is internal stress and pressure I'm placing on myself with a new temp job. The job itself is going to be simple from here on out - and no one on the job pressures me. I actually enjoy it. I just beat myself up about it too much after work...

It's only going to last one more week and then my doc and therapist and I are going to reasses where I'm at in my returning to work process - what I need more of and what went well...

I want to get through this next week.

I am trying ginger and tums and my doc gave me zofran, a strong nausea med for when it gets too hard. I picked up ginger tonight to try taking.

I'm working on breathing and distressing as much as possible at night.

Any other suggestions?

 

[loui50]

Sorry you are going through this. i often vomit when anxious. it stops with valium or ativan.

 

[Beemo3780]

I have the same thing happen to me. I take Dramamine when I'm really nauseous. It's an OTC motion sickness drug that kicks in pretty quickly but does make me drowsy. I have found that if I get the kid's chewables, I don't really get drowsy, and it actually calms my anxiety. I've only done this is in really stressful situations though.

 

[Vettechgirl]

Peppermint helps some people

 

[Friday]

I am in loooooooooove with Zofran. Really, really f*cking love it. Have the 8mg dissolves on your tongue variety. Did I mention love? :inlove:

 

[jaccat]

For me, peppermint and distraction. I tend to do a lot of housework when I'm feeling nauseous.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

zofran

I have it! I was prescribed it in the hospital (IV) when I had pneumonia so the Dr just gave me a bunch of it after in pill form. And it normally works wonders but lately it hasnt and its starting to happen more often. I think it might be increased stress as I have a shit ton of it right now but im unsure.

I just beat myself up about it too much after work..

I do too. OMG, I had 5 bad calls...i shouldnt of said this or should of said that and they are going to listen to them and im going to get fired (since they are in the middle of laying off 4000 people company wide) and i rumminate all night where the rummination makes the self talk worse and it just snowballs.

What i start to do is imagining that i am physically leaving the calls in the work building (i see myself picking up small people since they are calls from customers lol) and that i lock the door and come home. That helps some.

Then i get engulfed in something that i enjoy (art, research, a show or movie though thay doesn't usually fully occupy my mind, any sort of hobby you love) and if I get a thought about work i say outloud "you are at work, i will deal with you tomorrow/on Monday" and will get back to my hobby i love or show or movie.

Or I clean or organize something or go to a park (or dog park) or anything that i love that has nothing to do with work.

I make it sound easy but it isn't. It is hard to leave work at work and not beat yourself up over work.

Maybe just practice saying "I did the very best I could and that is all anyone can do" to help you not beat yourself up?

 

[Deleted member 34328]

Urrk...pretty nasty.

I've never tried anything stronger than gravol. Anxiety causes a lot of nausea for me too. I don't have much weight to lose - but I doubt size 0 is considered healthy.

Still, I'm at home right now and can work on the anxiety. I don't know what I would do in your shoes @Justmehere . Seems to me you're taking a pretty big step forward. Each day that you come home is one more victory to be owned.

I think YAY you!

 

[Powder]

Sorry this is happening to you right now.

For me, this ONLY happens anymore in relation to my mother and sometimes family member from the toxic family.

No other stressor in the world makes me feel about to vomit. It seems to come from holding in significant anger, plus choking.

You don't have to answer me here, but did you ever have a choking sensation within the trauma? I learned from my youngest child that when little kids are about to vomit, they say "choke." I didn't realize that it was similar to a choking feeling, but it can be, especially for kids.

So I wonder if there is a toxic person or other major trigger you are being exposed to that is bringing up your body's way of responding to it the same as "then."

I'm only talking about how it works for me, but it could be totally different in another's body with PTSD.

Also, I did a little research.

Maybe some tips from this article will help? Resourcing – The Antidote for Traumatic Activation

Something is activating your PTSD and it might be subconscious. Like you might not be able at this time to pinpoint what's doing this.

That makes it harder to work around, when you don't know what's in the way.

I hope you find a way to work through this.

Oh, another trick I have used is to sip on something all day if I can't eat to stay hydrated and grounded. Not anything with much caffeine, like organic green tea, iced or hot, natural fruit juice, and cold water. This will trick your digestive system into a sense of calm.

The article above states that when activated in PTSD, food is interpreted by the body as a threat.

 

[henamedmeowl]

This is q new feeling for me since starting grad school...its horrible. It lasts for days and days. I am going to try peppermint.

 

[Gs172003]

Sorry this is happening to you right now.

For me, this ONLY happens anymore in relation to my mother and...

When I'm nauseated ginger or peppermint helps me best.

 

[Nessa7]

The non-traumatic side of my family has a hereditary nervous stomach. Peppermint works on me. One option is eating something tart, like lemon. Eating something chilled can be better than something hot. I like undressed salads. That's especially good for trying to eat with other people, since it can make my stomach ready to eat something else.

I also pay attention to what I'm craving, even if it is something that would normally not be recommended for nausea. I was going through something like you're going through now, and I was about three weeks in when I felt a craving for a black bean and corn salad. Even though it was spicy, it got me through until I started eating normally again.