nauseous, no appetite, losing weight

[maria.g]

I've had severe anxiety all day today. Now at 11pm (Dublin Ireland) I feel exhausted but in a wired not tired way.
Trying to control it is futile and I can't be arsed belly breathing just to get through the day . It's to much or not enough- whatever way you want to look at it.
When I meet a cynical medic regarding my anxiety these days I kind freak and ask them if they would like to try and breathe their way through everything from morning till night just to get through the day!? And also if they knew what it actually felt like text-books aside!!

[ally]

This nausea will not relent at all. Whatever I try to do to distract myself it's always with me, I'm so low today's been partially bad and I've cried most of the day, it's been hell I've been on these new tablets escitalopram for 16 nights now, but the anxiety is still really bad, and I'm so depressed, why isn't this nausea going? I don't know why but by the evening I'm not as anxious still got nausea tho and just wondered why this is the case that in the evening it's less but the nausea is still there do if it's anxiety causing it and I'm not as anxious in the early evening why doesn't it go too? the mornings are really bad and in general most of the day too, I feel so desperate and the mental health team don't take me seriously and have been pretty useless just offering the suggestion of yet more tablets to add to the mix! my life is crap and I don't think I will ever get through this I'm so lonely

[jolene]

I'm having really bad days to and feel for you hang in there it's hard I know I try and pull my self through the day infact I'd describe it as dragging myself going to bed then waking up feeling anxious I tend to feel really bad 1 week before period and during the anxiety/ depression from feeling anxiety 24/7 gets to me so much I can barely function. I'm trying to find the right meds at the min tried fluoxetine 20mg had nearly every side effect to date well, dizzy lightheaded, felt sick, tired, spaced detached, hightened anxiety lost 6lb in 4 days on them could not eat at all so I stopped, then tried trazadone and mirtazeapine sleepers I don't like yak I don't hv problems sleeping so why they would prescribe them I was left sedated during the day to and I hv 3 kids so stopped taking these, yesterday I took a 2.5mg cipralex and read a side effect I've never seen before torsade de pointes hmmmm that was it I knew I'd not be able to relax taking these. So I'm at docs again 7th but I might get a telephone app sooner as its just under a week away. I take Valium for when I can't calm myself down panic attack or having been anxious all day. What meds are you on and hv you had any therapy?
Jo x

[missmello]

ally - when my nausea started I didn't feel "anxious" either. Like, when I think of "anxiety" i think of being restless, rapid heartbeat, can't breathe... things like that. And I wasn't having any feelings like that at all, only felt nauseous. So I understand how you feel. It is so confusing. I really just feel "sick" overall, and run-down. Just don't feel good. So I find it hard to accept that what I have is anxiety, but all of my test results are 100% fine. I trust my doctors, and I trust the results, it's just still a little confusing for me.

I'm doing better now, eating without much of a problem, although I don't really get enjoyment out of eating a meal like I used to. I just eat because I know I have to, and I'm able to get the food down. Still feel slight nausea off and on all day but I'm able get through the day, but still feel that dragged down feeling, exhausted, and overall "blah". I just push myself to keep moving, and when I'm constantly busy doing things my mind isn't focusing on the nausea and it helps make it go away a little. It's happening slowly.

A few weeks ago I would not get out of bed, wouldn't take a shower or even brush my teeth because I felt so sick, like literally felt like I was dying. I am far from that now.. I got up today, showered and got myself ready, drove around and dropped off resumes to 15 different offices, and went to a friend's house for a visit... so that is a MAJOR improvement from where I was.

Look toward the positive. Block out the negative. Find something positive every day and you will slowly get better. You can't expect it to get better over night (even though I would love to wake up tomorrow and magically feel like my normal self again) It takes time, the more you get frustrated and agonize over your symptoms, the more anxiety you will add to it. Just let it roll off your shoulders, tell yourself nothing is wrong, and push forward.

[Lin]

Great for nausea is a packet of plain crisps - no strong flavour, nothing to upset your stomach and also get some salt back in to help rehydrate.