so yesterday I made a post panicking about the guy I witnessed vomiting and it’s the next day and my stomach is making a ton of noise and I feel nauseous and anxious and my temp is 99.7. I woke up feeling anxious and nauseous and it got worse then better and now it’s feeling worse. I’m so anxious I can’t leave bed and I’m just sitting in complete pain all day. I need something to help and I don’t know what to do.
Hi everyone 💖
I’m 4+2 weeks pregnant (it was planned!), but I am absolutely terrified. I’ve suffered from severe emetophobia my whole life—to the point of skipping meals, excessively washing my hands, and avoiding anyone with an upset stomach. Every time I feel a slight stomachache or diarrhea, I have panic attacks and my whole body shakes.
I haven't thrown up in 13 years. Four years ago, my partner and I caught a stomach bug. He threw up multiple times, but I held it in as best as I could and went to the ER. They gave me an antiemetic, and thank God I didn't end up vomiting. It was one of the worst days of my life.
A few months ago, all the stress caused by my emetophobia led to phagophobia—I reached a point where I couldn't even swallow water. It wasn't a fear of choking; my throat just wouldn't react when I tried to swallow. After seeing multiple doctors, they confirmed it was severe anxiety and prescribed me mirtazapine and paroxetine. Thank God I'm doing much better now, though I still struggle to swallow occasionally.
Since I’ve read that mirtazapine is sometimes prescribed for nausea, and I was already taking it, I plan to stay on it. I’ve also already bought Bonjesta just in case.
Is anyone else going through something similar, or has anyone been through this and can share some positive stories? Thank you so much, everyone! 💖
2 days ago my friend threw up then after that at night we went to the gym together cause she said she felt better, yesterday nothing happened to her she was fine we went out together and we drunk from the same cup, today morning she said she threw up , we were supposed to go out with my other friend but she stayed home since shes sick and now me and my other friend are out.. im trying not to panic since im gonna be out the whole day im scared
I know menstrual pain is difficult for literally everyone with a uterus but sometimes it feels extra uncomfortable or terrifying because of my emetophobia.
For context have severe, severe phobia and i cannot take painkillers as part of this. So im sat in bed at 1am just keeled over with a hot water bottle and hoping for the best and trying not to get an anxiety attack. People always say their cramps have made them ill before so i am just so terrified.
Hi guys, I am getting a barium swallow test in 3 days and I'm SO scared. I keep seeing scary stories of bad experiences people had. My swallowing issues are the opposite of most people I see, where I am fine with solid food but really struggle with liquids. And I have to drink everything in small sips otherwise I get very n. And also I have to fast and everything feels worse on an empty stomach for me. I just don't see a world in which it doesn't make me g a lot and I can't deal with any of the associated sensations with drinking a lot of liquid! I don't know if i can deal with the fizzy liquid and no burping thing either. But I know that like the best thing is for me to experience all the worst symptoms so they can see it on the test. But I'm not comfortable at all, and I'm autistic but no one believes I am so they are just rude to me when I'm asking extra questions. Does anyone have a neutral experience or a bad experience that they got through okay? Or a good one even? What happens in the test if you tell them you have emetophobia? Do they let you take n meds beforehand?