Really bad Anxiety for no reason then extreme nausea?!
Question: The anxiety usually comes on right when I go to bed, then the nausea a few hours after that and is usually gone by late afternoon the next day . Any ideas on what could cause this? I do have anxiety disorders but I am not anxious about anything in particular at all, just random anxiety.
Thanks
Answers: The anxiety usually comes on right when I go to bed, then the nausea a few hours after that and is usually gone by late afternoon the next day . Any ideas on what could cause this? I do have anxiety disorders but I am not anxious about anything in particular at all, just random anxiety.
Thanks
I had to field thru a lot of reading materials to look for the signs and symptoms of GAD ( generalized anxiety disorder). I found the following:
GAD affects the way a person thinks, but the anxiety can lead to physical symptoms, as well. Symptoms of GAD include:
Excessive, ongoing worry and tension
An unrealistic view of problems
Restlessness or a feeling of being "edgy"
Irritability
Muscle tension
Headaches
Sweating
Difficulty concentrating
NAUSEA
The need to go to the bathroom frequently
Tiredness
Trouble falling or staying asleep
Trembling
Being easily startled
So, your nausea is deinitely one of the symptoms.
http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide...
If you have generalized anxiety disorder, you may experience times when your worries don't completely consume you, but you still feel rather anxious. You may feel on edge about many or all aspects of your life. For example, you may feel intense worry about your safety or that of your loved ones, or you may have a general sense that something bad is about to happen, even when there's no apparent danger.
History:
Generalized anxiety disorder often begins at an early age, and the signs and symptoms may develop more slowly than in other anxiety disorders. Many people with generalized anxiety disorder can't recall when they last felt relaxed or at ease
Causes
Researchers believe that it may involve naturally occurring chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and norepinephrine. However, it's likely that the condition has a complex set of causes that may include your body's biological processes, genetics and your environment and life situation. These panic attacks can be triggered by certain medications, certain drugs, foods, allergies (including hidden food allergies), hypoglycemia, and illnesses
Risk Factors
Many people with generalized anxiety disorder believe their worries date back to childhood, but it's also possible to develop the condition as an adult. More women than men are diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder
Treatment:
Medications and cognitive behavioral therapy. Your treatment is on the right track.i.e.; with a combination of the two.in an integrated, multi-modality approach.
Occupational therapy is part of a diversional therapy.
In addition, relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and biofeedback, may help to control the muscle tension that often accompanies GAD. Meditation and yoga and even acupuncture might help as well taking natural remedies.
A class of herbs called nervines helps to turn off the sympathetic nervous system by gently facilitating the functioning of the parasympathetic nervous system - the part of the nervous system that prompts relaxation - helping us to wind down and come off "high alert
Do you drink caffine during the day or later in the afternoon? Sometimes caffine can give you anxiety...also sometimes eating late does it for me...
Sometimes I will wake up out of a sleep (maybe something in a dream bothered me or something) and then feel all blah and creeped out....
Many anxiety disorders have symptoms of sympathetic stimulation such as nausea, hyperventilation, palpitations, sweating, dilation of pupils etc. You may have an anxiety disorder. Try focusing on deep, even, slow breathing. It should calm you down and help you sleep.
Sounds like you have generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks. Try visualization exercises and or relaxation exercises. If these do not work and this is causeing you to have lack of sleep and interrupting your daily life.....do NOT be afraid to see a Dr for anti depressants. I know you say this is not depression....fine! Anti-depressants help w/ anxiety. Shy away from Elixir and Paxil as the half life is potent and the withdrawal effects ARE extreme!
if your life is becoming unmanageable, then seek treatment.
What are your anxiety disorders? The only ones I know of cannot be dually diagnosed; Acute stress/adjustment disorder with anxiety &/or depressed mood; or just Anxiety disorder. So I question your diagnosis, weather it be your doctor or yourself diagnosing.
And in my professional experience there is no random anxiety; it is caused by something weather your conscious of it or not. [The subconcous mind is a very powerful thing and should not be ignored.] Which is why it (the symptoms arise) comes on at times that are relatively calm. Your mind is slowing and your underling stresses manifest into anxiety attacks. The nausea is a symptom that some people exhibit when having anxiety.
I suggest getting some therapy to uncover the issuse that are causing your anxiety. Bring them out in the open and heal your self organically, not chemically.
You are lucky if you are only having anxiety attacks at this point and it hasn't manifested into full blown panic attacks, so try to get this under control before it gets more debilitating.
Good luck, and wishing you well.