Anyone have nausea so intense they can’t eat?
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Ok i must say first off that i have suffered for years from pmdd and now horrible menopause (one part guys wont understand) but my anxiety has been so terrible over the past 4 years i can not eat anymore!! i never have an appetite and ive lost so much weight! if i eat i feel very nauseated for hours....im talking 18- 24 hours of hell!! I never get a break, if i do feel like eating i am so scared to eat cause it never fails the anxiety starts up and the nausea comes in hardcore (not to mention the hormone nausea). But where my anxiety is so bad & i feel so sick i never go anywhere!! I need to have my drivers license renewed & get my eyes checked for contacts but i cant bring myself to do the 30 minute drive to town (i live out in the country) and that feeds my anxiety all the more! anyone else this? Oh & i cant take antidepressants been there done that it made it all way too worse!
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clarissa42245 Guest
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yes I do every day and it's unbearable to deal with on a day to day basis I hate it so much
clarissa42245 Guest
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plus I have irritable bowel syndrome and it sucks a lot
Guest clarissa42245
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Oh gosh im sorry you have the ibs on top of this! The human brain can be your own worst enemy!
clarissa42245 Guest
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yea it can
Aspinan Guest
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loss of appetite is so common with anxiety as the brain tells the stomach that it doesn't need to digest food and diverts the blood supply to the vital organs and muscles which is why anxiety often causes stomach issues this results in the effect to expel undigested food by feeling and being sick and after that to then feel no appetite. Your anxiety has now latched onto this biological and natural anxiety reflex.
So whats the answer? You can try slowly re learning that the anxiety reflex is what it is and that eating small amounts regular and often isnt going to do you any harm and that slow but sustained exposure is healthy.
TAKE YOUR TIME is key and challenge yourself by say eating a quarter of a sandwich every couple of hours then every half a sandwich every hour but take it at our own speed.
I went down to 7 stone and was skin and bone until i tried and accepted this approach which for me worked. Understand why it happens and then setting steady sustainable goals is the key. Neil
Guest Aspinan
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thanks for the advice, i do try to eat peanut whenever i can cause its high in protein but it is so hard when you always feel like you are on a roller coaster ride! But it helps to know im not alone. Im so wortied everyone will think i have an eating disorder in which i dont. Im not afraid to gain weight in fact i would love to, being this thin sucks! im always cold in the winter!
renee61138 Guest
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Hello love. I understand you completely. I am in perimeno for the last 3 years no end in sight and just like you suffer pmdd. My journey started with my digestion. I never had a problem before. So i have been diagnosed ibs gerd. It sucks but I watch what I eat now. I can no longer have things that i loved like ice cream!! And even coffee is a no go. Im going to assume you have seen a gp for this and curious what they said. Anxiety is very very high during meno I to suffer. And i believe alot of your issues right now are being caused from your hormones. Have you checked out the meno forum on this sight? The ladies are truly wonderful. Are you on any kind of hrt? I do hope you feel better. Its an ugly vicious cycle and i pray you get some relief soon.
Guest renee61138
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Yes ive been all over this site for info & help....and oh god yes ive been to the gp about this and i even asked about ibs amd gerd i know i have acid reflux cause i did the upper gi test for it but do you know what the last 3 drs said i seen?? "It isnt hormones and it isnt ibs....its anxiety and depression only so here is antidepressants. You are too young to be having hormone problem!" It started when i was 32, got worse by the time i was 38 and now im 41 and its unbearable. I did try the antidepressants they made me sicker and made the mental stuff worse! I have no confidence in drs anymore, i was the one who figured out i had pmdd by keeping a period journal for 4 years and watching when symptoms seem to hit. I dont have any interest in taking hrt, im my twenties i did the depo shot & bc pills they wrecked havoc on my body amd mind!! And i tried progesterone for a few months 2 years ago it made things worse. None of that garbage for me. I will just sit back and wait till i have my last period and hope the symptoms get better.