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Posted 11/11/2009 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone else feel really sick  or vomit when they have anxiety/panic? I dont feel like eating at ALL the thought makes me sick.Just wondering if anyone else has this problem and what has helped. Thanks
Posted 11/11/2009 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hi yes i have had that issue for a long time but after going to 80 lbs and not eating at all i finally realized i was not just hurting self but daughter as well..even when i dont want to eat i force slf to hv ensure and a sandwich usually peanut butter lol...talk to your doc and see what can be done for you there are meds that do make you hv appetite. be well plz ..lyn.....you can try eating very small portions to start you need food and fluids to survive ..also when i am really bad i take a gravol and thats calms my tummy ....plz let us know how u are doing.....lyn
Posted 11/11/2009 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
I used to when I first started having anxiety and panic. I would get pretty dizzy feeling and I just wasnt used to the strange symptoms. I would get very nauseated and I didn't eat and I hated to think about it. I never actually vomitted but I wouldn't have been surprised if I did. It easy to feel sick with these feelings, especially if you aren't used to it.

Please look at this link. It has all the numerous symptoms that can accompany anxiety and panic, and I read and it said nausea and vomitting are common symptoms. http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml

However, it would be best for you to try your best to judge if you are sick and having anxiety or if it's anxiety alone. Either way, I say you definitely should visit your physician and tell him how you're feeling.

Much love and good luck
Posted 11/11/2009 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
Yes everytime I get anxious I get pukey, and have diarrhea really bad. Since I starting taking Xanax that has seemed to really help. Especially at the first sign of the anxiety starting, I take me Xanax and stop the sickness right in its tracks. Look at the link Paige provided, it will tell you all the symptoms you may experience.
Posted 11/11/2009 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah.

I never had anxiety problems until a few years ago when I got really sick. Part of being sick was a lot of throwing up. I had surgery and got better but it had taken them forever to diagnose the problem and I guess by then I was shell shocked and got anxiety. So since then, when my anxiety ratchets up it mimics my old illness. Not just the nausea but all of it to one degree or another. The only good thing is that I don't actually vomit anymore, thank God.

But I would think that some nausea would be a natural response to anxiety in more general terms, and also if you suffer from anxiety you're probably tuning into it more and making the problem worse. The mind is a powerful thing.
Posted 11/21/2009 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
Just wondering how you are doing since you posted....lyn
Posted 11/23/2009 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
I am doing alot better !! Thanks. I eat before taking my meds and that has seemed to help alot! Thanks for asking!! :-) xx
Posted 12/14/2009 9:56 AM (GMT 0)
i feel like that right now!! i'm not sleeping tonight and this hasn' happened in years and iwant to vomit it's making me so upset. watched a scary movie tonight while drinking (wasn't scary with a buzz going) but i woke up at 2 am and it hit me what i watched and i've been sick to my stomach since!! it really sux. im trying everything, deep breathing, playing on the computer, watching tv, and then when i go to lay down, it hits me all over agian!! really sux!!
Posted 12/14/2009 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
That is EXACTLY what I'm going through right now. I'm experiencing ongoing anxiety, and have lost my appetite (I don't feel "hungry" anymore).

I quit smoking about a month ago, and have been experiencing anxiety ever since (which I sort of expected)...
Posted 12/14/2009 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
My Xanax stops those symptoms right away. I only use it maybe 1-3 times a month.
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