Nausea at night, can't sleep

Thanks for your reply. I have been taking a probiotic and my appetite is normal again. I just don't understand why I keep waking up several times a night with nausea, no stomach pain or actual vomit.  Then my anxiety kicks in and makes it hard to fall back asleep.  I plan on stopping the anti-acids today since I've been reading up on the side effects/experiences on this site and they do not sound fun.  I normally have an iron stomach I don't feel like losing that.

In regards to your nausea at night.. I had that before as well. I thought it  is from dehydration since your body goes a long time without water. I usually drink half a glass of water and it helps. 

But I think you probably were laying wrong and squeezed a nerve or something in your stomach. Sleeping on your right side makes things worse, sleeping a little elevated and on your back will help. 

And check on that you are not eating too close to bedtime and watch what you eat. Just eat something that calms your stomach and don't eat too much. Plus drink a few sips of water before sleep.

I hope this helps : )

 

I plan on drinking some ginger tea tonight and taking only the Ranitidine from here on out until the prescription is gone.  That should make a big difference.  My doc called me back and of course he doesn't think the Omeprazole is the problem and that I should go back to my primary care provider for help....thanks for nothing.  I don't want to go back to the doctor unless I'm actually vomiting or having bad pain, other wise they will just keep testing and finding nothing.  I have a very stress-free life but I have been known to worry about things, I usually keep it under control and don't let it affect my daily activities. Does anyone know if apple cider vinegar pills actually work? I can't bare to stomach the liquid stuff.

try aloe vera supplements  before you go to bed.. they helped me sooo much with my stomach pain...

and yes, ginger tea will help as well.. 

I had a pretty good night.  I ate 2 hours before bed, and I took a ginger root pill, Zzzquil and a Ranitidine.  I woke up once but wasn't nauseous.  So that's good progress!  Tonight I will try the same thing but without the Zzzquil and see what happens.  And this morning is the first where I am not taking the Omeprazole so I hope that I don't get any bad withdrawal symptoms since I've only been taking it for 2 weeks. I will keep everyone updated on my progress and let you know what works best for me in the hopes that it could help someone else having similar issues.

Hi amber30306

Pleased you had a good night!....hope it continues using your process of elimination plan.....

You may be taking too many medications. You don’t need to finish your prescription of ranitidine unless you have indigestion or heartburn. If you don’t have these symptoms, you don’t need an antacid.  You said antacids weren’t helping your nausea anyway, so I wouldn’t bother with them.  Antacids don’t help nausea.

I would stop all the supplements as well and only take the anti nausea pill if your nausea continues.  However, if you are now having no nausea, you maybe don’t need them either.  

Doctors often underplay side effects and if you found the nausea went away after stopping omeprazole, the PPI may have caused your nausea. Omeprazole is known for nausea.

I was having nausea at night before I started the Omeprazole, that's why it's been hard to pinpoint what's causing it.  I know antacids don't help with nausea. My doc thought that I had damage in my stomach lining which was causing loss of appetite so he gave me the antacids.  Honestly, I think the loss of appetite was from anxiety.  Now that my appetite has returned, I'm still getting nausea at night for no reason.  So I've been trying to figure out why.  The night time nausea is also accompanied by a nervous feeling in my arms and legs also which is a scary feeling that I've never had before (maybe also from anxiety?). 

The sinus infection you had and the antibiotics which disagreed with you could have triggered the loss of appetite in the first place.   You probably don't need all these medications and supplements now that your appetite is back.  Sometimes, you can overload your system witb medications and this could be the cause of the nausea.  I would come off all your drugs including the nausea tablets to clear your body of potential toxic reactions and if you are still nauseous, try milk instead to treat it.   Nausea can also be caused by anxiety.

You could also try a food diary to see if any food is causing nausea.  If you have eaten someting you wouldn't normally eat, try excluding it to see if that has upset your stomach.  Try relaxing things before going to sleep such as reading or listening to music.

Thank you.  I haven't taken the antibiotics for over 3 weeks now so I'm not concerned about them, except for them possibly causing some damage in my stomach, hence the reason my second doctor gave me the anti-acids so that it could heal.  He gave them to me to help with the night time nausea but it hasen't worked.  I am waiting on a call back from him for the next step.  Thanks for the tip on the yogurt after the probiotic, I will start doing that.  I have also been taking a magnesium pill at lunch but do you think I should take it around dinner time instead?

Oh and also, my "sinus infection" symptoms were just a lot of drainage in the back of my throat and a constant cough/gag that kept me from sleeping.  Not stuffed up, or sneezing, no chills or fever...very odd.

Antacids won't help nausea; they only help with indigestion and acid reflux.  For nausea, you would need an anti nausea medication.  I don't know anything about magnesium pills.  However, you don't need a magnesium supplement unless your doctor has told you that you are deficient in it.  

Omeprazole can cause nausea; so I would come off that slowly and see if your nausea improves.  If your nausea goes away, you won't need an anti nausea tablet. 

The original infection you had sounds more like a sinus infection.  Sometimes, you can overload your body with medications which all cause side effects.  I would let your body recover naturally from the infection without all these medications.

When I mentioned yoghurt, I meant you should take it after being on antibotics not take it after probiotics.  Yoghurt has probiotic qualities.

Right, my doc gave me antacids because he thought the antibiotics damaged my stomach lining and there was an over-production of stomach acid which was not allowing it to heal and the acid was keeping me up at night (even though I don't have heartburn).  If all that's true is still to be determined but he had good intentions I guess. I have anti-nausea meds but not very many so I have to use them sparingly. Tonight I will just try the Ranitidine before bed.  If that doesn't work, I will try the anti-nausea pills the next night.  I'd like to not use anything but I have my hands tied right now so that I can make it to my job every day.  The weekend will be my experiment.

I would try the anti nausea med first because they are designed to help nausea.  It doesn't matter if you run out, because you can always get more from your doctor.  However, if you don't want to use all your anti nausea meds, you could try milk and that works for nausea too. I have tried sipping milk when nauseous and it works for me. Antacids are designed for heartburn only, that's why you found they didn't help your nausea.