New here with a question

Yep, vomiting can be a symptom, many people have an upset stomach when they are experiencing high levels of stress. Some people vomit when they are excited! Haha, so it can happen, yes, and sometimes not even due to a negative emotion.

However; have you thought about it perhaps being a side affect of his medication? Just an idea. Might be worth asking the doctor if you've noticed it starting around the same time as he started a new medication

Hope you get the answer you're after, just do what you can now so that he is well. Drinking plenty water and eating as well as possible, for example

I used to be the same, Jessica! I lost a lot of weight from avoiding eating because anxiety made me nauseated and I was terrified I would be sick. Don't worry about it it goes away eventually. When you find yourself feeling hungry just make the most of it :)

On a separate note, if it is emetophobia you have then these are great resources:

http://www.emetophobiahelp.org/fact-sheet.html
http://www.anxietycoach.com/emetophobia.html

While I did not ever actually vomit, nausea is actually how I discovered I had panic disorder. When I was about 22, I was always sure I was about to get the stomach flu, because I would run to a toilet during school or carry a "barf bag" in my car, because I was so nauseas that I was certain I would throw up. I think some people are more sensitive to nausea, so maybe that's why he's actually getting to the point of vomitting. However, definitely let his doctor know, since it seems to coincide with starting the new med. good luck to you both!!

Hi Maggie.. Just thought I'd share my experience about the vomiting..

I was really bad about a year ago with my anxiety, on meds etc but stopped after a couple of months. The past few months this time around my anxiety has got really bad again. For months I was vomiting every single day.. Last week I finally went to the doctor about it and they have given me tablets for reflux... I think the anxiety, panic attacks and stress are what caused the reflux! These meds have stopped the daily vomiting although my anxiety is still quite bad!

Not sure whether it will be the same thing with your son as I'm guessing the docs maybe would have picked this up? But thought I'd share anyway :)

Hope you get the answers you need soon :)

I knew someone (who by the way doesn't have any anxiety disorder) who used to say to me, I wake up every single day and have diarrhoea, and I dont understand it. For a year this went on, every morning. She went to her GP who luckily was a particularly kind and understanding man, and he asked her if she thought she maybe had diarrhoea every morning because she expected to have diarrhoea every morning. Soon after this she stopped having the problem. It's amazing how you can influence yourself physically.

This type of thing can happen when you are under stress. If there is no physical cause my advice would be for him to try to live his life as normally as possible and try to just deal with it if he finds himself sick. It's awkward and impractical, but if he can prepare himself to deal with that eventuality he can do anything. To think, well maybe I will get sick and maybe I won't, but I enjoy basketball so if I have to go to the bathroom before that's okay, I can do that.