Need help

[Vett]

Hi I guess I will start here. I have what I think I anxiety and it is pretty bad, when ever I need to go somewhere I get really nauseous feel really sick to my stomach. I know I need to go to a doctor but I just can't do it with the way I feel I know some will say just bite the bullet and go but it is really impossible for me.
I was wondering if there is a reputable dr. Psychiatrist on line that could help. If anyone has tried this and maybe get medication.
Thanks very much for any help

 

[Concernedgal]

First things first the 1 thing that you can do is take dramamine before having to go out. I have never tried to go online for medical services so I can't speak from experience . Dramamine is great for nausea. And as an added bonus... it will put your butt to sleep . Lol. But, please don't take more than you should though. Dramamine is no joke. I overdosed 1 time and my senses became hypersenitive and it was extremely uncomfortable. You suffer from amaxophobia like I do. My job is about 10 minutes away and it can be alost impossible sometimes for me to travel by car especially in the summer time. I know how you feel . I wish I could provide better advice.

 

[Vett]

Thanks for your reply but Dramamine doesn't seem to be the answer if it's going to put me to sleep

 

[janemariesayed]

Hi I guess I will start here. I have what I think I anxiety and it is pretty bad, when ever I need to go somewhere I get really nauseous feel really sick to my stomach. I know I need to go to a doctor but I just can't do it with the way I feel I know some will say just bite the bullet and go but it is really impossible for me.
I was wondering if there is a reputable dr. Psychiatrist on line that could help. If anyone has tried this and maybe get medication.
Thanks very much for any help

Hi @Vett it seems to me that you have agoraphobia. I get it too and have the same symptoms as you as well. It is always first thing in the day that I have to go out I start feeling sick. My stomach churns over and it is an effort to get dressed properly for going out. I can get dressed, but when it comes to putting my coat and shoes on I hate it. It then becomes more clear to me that I am about to go out. Once I'm out, I'm forever looking over my shoulder till I am safe back home again. Although I chat away to shop staff or veterinarians, I hate to be in a room with more than me and another person.

What is agoraphobia exactly? Why is it that going out makes us feel this way?

 

[Concernedgal]

Wow. This is sooo me. Read this! I need to go back to my doctor. Pronto!

 

[janemariesayed]

This report is so true. I may not be waiting for the next panic attack when I'm out, but I am waiting for an attack. My safety zone is the local shop. Well, it could be either of the two local shops in my village. When it comes to having to get a bus I start to get panicky.

Come Monday I have to go to the therapy assessment and I don't know how to get there yet. I've lost the letter they sent with the map. So I am going to have to google it and write down the directions. I've got a friend who is going to go with me the first time so if I get lost I won't be on my own and that makes me feel better about going.

 

[Concernedgal]

My safety zone is a ten mile radius my job is 10 minutes away from my home. And there are 2 stores that I shop at . One mom and pop grocery store and a discount store. And one convenient store. Not much of a life huh. I'm not able to attend family function because it's a county away. And an hour away.

 

[Natasha0717]

Hi I guess I will start here. I have what I think I anxiety and it is pretty bad, when ever I need to go somewhere I get really nauseous feel really sick to my stomach. I know I need to go to a doctor but I just can't do it with the way I feel I know some will say just bite the bullet and go but it is really impossible for me.
I was wondering if there is a reputable dr. Psychiatrist on line that could help. If anyone has tried this and maybe get medication.
Thanks very much for any help

I suffered with that problem for years, but my anxiety about the event would always hit the night before. My mind refused to let me sleep before any event. Even an event I actually was excited about attending. So all events were always ruined for me, beforehand. I finally did get a psychiatrist (not online, I see him in person) and he put me on Xanax, mostly for sleep. Sleep is no longer an issue because Xanax forces me to sleep whether my mind wants to mess with me or not. I can finally go to events again without worrying but for some stupid reason I still go through the ritual of thinking I might not sleep, even though I always do now. You probably need an anti-anxiety med to get you through social events. But do it right, get a psychiatrist and he/she will know exactly what to do as long as you describe your symptoms thoroughly and don't hold back any info. My doc had me figured out it 5 minutes and knew what to prescribe me right away. I am doing much better. That cycle needed to stop, my brother's wedding almost killed me.