Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Spring, TX USA
My Nausea Is Ruining My Life Posted: 11-16-07 13:12pm
As a mother of 2 I am constantly in the
car. Either running errands or working.
Everyday i'm scared beyond belief that I
will get naseous and need the throw up.
After a little while in the car I begin
getting naseous my heart starts beating
quickly, my palms sweat, and I just want
to breakdown and cry. After a while it
subsides, but I live my life in fear. I
would rather be a home body than go far
from my home and feel sick. I'm tired of
telling my friends that I have plans when
they ask for us to go to the the movies,
rodeo, mall, ect. I don't want anyone to
hear or see me get sick and throwing up on
the freeway would be the ultimate
embarrassment. My husband is beginning to
think I'm a ridiculous hypocondriac. Help!
My family life is suffering also, because
I rarely will go to public places. Any
suggestions?
Is it all in my head? Or could it possibly
be a lagit medical problem? My nasea
dosen't always just exist in the car.
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Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Marietta, GA US
Re: My Nausea Is Ruining My Life Posted: 04-18-08 19:59pm
Jules30
wrote:
As a mother of 2 I am
constantly in the car. Either running
errands or working. Everyday i'm scared
beyond belief that I will get naseous and
need the throw up. After a little while in
the car I begin getting naseous my heart
starts beating quickly, my palms sweat,
and I just want to breakdown and cry.
After a while it subsides, but I live my
life in fear. I would rather be a home
body than go far from my home and feel
sick. I'm tired of telling my friends that
I have plans when they ask for us to go to
the the movies, rodeo, mall, ect. I don't
want anyone to hear or see me get sick and
throwing up on the freeway would be the
ultimate embarrassment. My husband is
beginning to think I'm a ridiculous
hypocondriac. Help! My family life is
suffering also, because I rarely will go
to public places. Any suggestions?
Is it all in my head? Or could it possibly
be a lagit medical problem? My nasea
dosen't always just exist in the
car.
I know you posted this months ago, but
just browsing the forums, I thought I'd
jump in since you've gotten no response.
This most definitely sounds like an
anxiety problem. You need to desentisize
yourself from these fears, which I know is
often easier said than done, but it is the
proper Rx for your problem, assuming it is
anxiety-related, and I do.
First of all, you need to convince
yourself that vomiting is a normal (and
often healthy) bodily function. It can
save your life! That said, I don't know
of anyone who enjoys it, but so what?
Everyone has done it and will always do
it, even if rarely. I've seen people
throw up during foot races quite a few
times...it's really no big deal. It is no
major crises. It is your anxiety that
makes it become one. If you're worried
about getting sick in public, just ask
yourself...how many times have I really
gotten sick and thrown up in public? I
would guess never. If you're, say, at
the mall one day, and have to throw up,
just go to any restroom (and there are
many in malls) and do it. No one is
going to throw in jail for it; no one is
going to say you are a bad person for it.
In fact, no one will probably even know
you were sick. Don't build prison walls
like this around yourself. It is just
plain silly.
I have heard of people getting nauseous in
cars from chemicals coming off the plastic
interior.
If it is an anxiety problem, it could be
caused by a low cortisol level.
You can have a doctor do a cortisol
response test and if necessary, treat the
symptoms with oral hydrocortisone. It does
sound like an adrenal stress problem. It's
possible these symptoms can be addressed
nutritionally. I would start there. Call a
nutritionist and ask.
