Anxiety and vomiting

I feel like I've posted a lot since I joined but this forum has been a great help. Anyway, since I've started having this anxiety (like 4 months now) I've been vomiting a lot. Before I started medicine I was vomiting every morning and several times throughout the day and couldn't eat anything. Now that I'm on meds it's slowed down but I still have trouble eating and mornings are the worst.

So here's how it normally goes. I wake up, take my cit and then lay back down for a bit. Normally I feel okay but some mornings I get this heavy feeling in my chest and then I get nauseous and vomit. It helps ease the heaviness in my chest for a bit but it comes back and I throw up again.

My GP says he thinks it's cyclical vomiting syndrome connected with my anxiety. I'm just tired of this feeling and throwing up all the time.

Is vomiting like this common with anxiety? Anyone else deal with it and have any tips to make it easier? The chest heaviness worries me too. Any help would be great!

Prew,

Thanks for your response. My chest doesn't necessarily feel tight, but it feels heavy? If there's a difference lol. I've never tried antacids, but I'll give it a go for sure. The vomiting is just the worst. In the month that it first all started I lost 16lbs in one month, just from throwing up. I got some Zofran to help but it makes it hard for me to use the restroom (tmi sorry) and gives me a horrid headache.

I have drastically changed my diet since this all started. I avoid fatty, fried, spicy, or acidic foods and dropped caffeine and sugary drinks completely. I think it's helped and it definitely had gotten better but it's hard to start my day when I wake up feeling so rotten and I have three kiddos that I'm a stay at home mom for.

M.W.,

I agree that the use of an antacid, as well as eating a dry carb such as crackers of toast will help. This will help to neutralize/absorb excess stomach acid which is likely the culprit.

You may also want to try not taking your meds until you get up for the day. Some Rx's can cause GERD issues if you can't stay in an upright position after a dose.

Wishing you relief!

S.C.