How to deal with anxiety sickness?

[thats_just_me]

I have been diagnosed with anxiety and am getting help for it however I have really been struggling to deal with sickness in the morning before and at the start of school. I will be ok when I wake up but then about an hour later I will start to feel very sick then when I get to school I have to go straight to the toilet as I am going to throw up. Its getting to the point where im either not going to school or leaving school as soon as I get there. Has anybody got anyways to stop this or deal with it?


Thanks in advance

[smileforawhile]

Hello. I have been through similar experiences over the years. I would wake up in the morning and feel nauseous and rush to the bathroom retching though never really bringing anything up. I began to find that I would feel a bit better if I managed to eat a small bowl of cereal before leaving the house. I think it's also important to try to break the cycle - easier said than done I know! When I went through an anxious period a couple of years ago and felt so rotten I went to the doctor, I found medication (propranolol) for a short length of time worked to break the cycle. When I was at school and was going through the morning retching times and felt too anxious to go in or would panic and want to leave when I got there I found it helped to ease myself back strategically. I knew that I would feel rubbish first thing so I arranged to go in for the afternoon first. Perhaps that would be enough of a change to help you out of your current anxiety routine? Maybe you could go in very close to the bell or just in time for first class so you might be able to talk yourself out of rushing to the toilets straight away if there isn't time? I had a lovely guidance teacher who arranged for me to have time with a friend walking around the school grounds to get some fresh air and calm myself on my first afternoon back which helped a lot. Hope you feel better soon.

[Ranbunctious]

I have had this retching & gagging condition for 50 years. Growing up was a nightmare with school, vacations, and special events. Mornings are definitely the worst. Most times I'll just go ahead and and have my 'fit'...gag, retch, and get it over with. The worst was eating out and dentist trips. Dating was also a problem. I went to doctors, psychiatrists, biofeedback, and specialists. NOTHING helped. I barely made it through college, but with mediocre grades. I don't know how I've kept a job this long. My parents even forced me to do things that made me miserable. Finally, my spouse and my mom won't force me to do things I cannot do. Since I've reduced my life to things that don't stress me & induce the gagging, I'm so much happier. My newest doctor prescribed a strong antihistamine called cyproheptadine that works wonders. It makes me a little sleepy, but really suppresses the gag reflex so I can go to important things like doctor appointments and events I couldn't go to before. It even improves my mood. I call it my 'happy pill'. I also found a few foods that make it worse, so avoiding those helps a lot. I may not get to do everything I'd like to do, but my life is so much better.