Nausea - please read

[Amw311]

This is a new one for me, kinda.
The typical anxiety-related nausea I feel during intense panic is short lived and has a very specific feeling that I’m familiar with. It’s not fun, but I know that pit in the stomach anxiety feeling. This is different.

I’ve been experiencing on-and-off waves of nausea for almost a week now. It all started Monday night - I did a very intense workout for the first time since I had my baby a year ago. When I came home from the gym I felt nauseous but I knew it was from the workout because that’s common. Well, over the next few days it continued on and could no longer be attributed to the workout. Trying my best not to panic, I realized I had been taking a bigger dose of some vitamins I like to take during cold and flu season and I thought it was probably just that (my body is very sensitive to supplements). But I immediately stopped taking them and it still persisted. I spoke with my obgyn and she mentioned that it could be hormone related because I am still breastfeeding my 1 year old and his nursing schedule is a bit all over the place. I’m having a hard time with that answer because I’ve been nursing him for a year so why would it just now be happening? Anyway, I tried my best to come up with logical conclusions but I’ve tired them all. And now I’m forced to wonder what serious illness this could be. Back down the rabbit hole.,

 

[MATD]

You don’t have to go down a rabbit hole. There are many reasons you could be having nausea that are all benign. Anxiety itself can cause nausea. Maybe you have a bug. Make a plan, if it doesn’t relent in x amount of time, see your doctor. This step will bring you a little relief, just by acting in a positive way.

 

[Sweet T]

You are not forced to wonder or worry

Lots of reasons for nausea. How do you eat? Maybe IBS, gastritis, virus, stress, menstrual issues, but honestly just nausea shouldn’t make you worry.

If you are sure you aren’t pregnant, then perhaps try to find stress relievers. The gut is the second brain. Stress can really wreak havoc on your tummy

good luck

 

[Amw311]

You don’t have to go down a rabbit hole. There are many reasons you could be having nausea that are all benign. Anxiety itself can cause nausea. Maybe you have a bug. Make a plan, if it doesn’t relent in x amount of time, see your doctor. This step will bring you a little relief, just by acting in a positive way.

But I feel like if it was a stomach bug I’d be having some bathroom trouble (diarrhea or throwing up) not just waves of nausea. Also it doesn’t feel like my typical anxiety nausea. But who knows. I wonder if persistent stress and worry can result in this. Just seems to have prolonged too long. Been a week. Just worried about all the scary possibilities

 

[MATD]

At one point my anxiety was so bad that I was nauseous to the point of vomiting every morning. So the nausea can be from high anxiety. But you should still consult your doc if it persists or worsens.

 

[Iugrad91]

Nausea is my most recent symptom. You say it’s not like your usual anxiety nausea. I have found that my anxiety is very stealthy and often takes a different form once I’ve accepted that a particular sensation is anxiety. That’s why we are so often on this forum, people experience new sensations and ask “could this be anxiety, too?” Even though it’s not new but different that doesn’t mean it’s something bad. There are many more benign reasons for nausea than there are serious ones.

 

[Phillies Phan]

Nausea is my most recent symptom. You say it’s not like your usual anxiety nausea. I have found that my anxiety is very stealthy and often takes a different form once I’ve accepted that a particular sensation is anxiety. That’s why we are so often on this forum, people experience new sensations and ask “could this be anxiety, too?” Even though it’s not new but different that doesn’t mean it’s something bad. There are many more benign reasons for nausea than there are serious ones.

So true. Many times I will have a symptom, which could be caused by anxiety, but I’ve never had that anxiety symptom before, so I worry even more. You’re right..anxiety finds a way around any peace of mind you might have found. It seems to mutate like an evil monster.

 

[SB2017]

I’ve had nausea on and off for about 2 months. I’m actually scheduled for an abdominal CT scan in the morning, and I’m also freaking myself out that it’s something serious and my mind goes straight to the C word