Need suggestions for dealing with nausea

Norma · 07-03-2012, 07:40 AM

I am getting burnt out on feeling like hurling if I so much as think about food. It looks like my current problems with my stomach aren't going away right away on their own, so what do you do for nausea??

slappyintheface · 07-03-2012, 11:02 AM

Peppermints (candy, gum, and tea) and Emetrol got me through my nausea phase.

Norma · 07-03-2012, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slappyintheface

Peppermints (candy, gum, and tea) and Emetrol got me through my nausea phase.

I gotta ask... how long did your nausea phase last?

nicole55 · 07-03-2012, 06:13 PM

I second the peppermints.

LCrawford67 · 07-03-2012, 06:29 PM

Ginger, ginger, ginger. Best stuff, EVER! And, as an IBS sufferer, something I use often. Also, if things get really rough, you can buy Coke Syrup (or other anti nausea medicine) at the pharmacy.

Bilo76 · 07-04-2012, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LCrawford67

Ginger, ginger, ginger. Best stuff, EVER! And, as an IBS sufferer, something I use often. Also, if things get really rough, you can buy Coke Syrup (or other anti nausea medicine) at the pharmacy.

How do you eat ginger? I mean when i cook asian style i always shave a bit of ginger in the meal. But i assume you dont eat it like a carrot lol;..it is very strong in taste. You use powder or something?

LCrawford67 · 07-04-2012, 05:20 AM

You can buy powder, capsule, crystalized ginger, etc. Any drugstore or health food store carries various forms of ginger.

Macadamia · 07-04-2012, 09:24 AM

Ginger tea - buy a ginger root at the grocery store. Cut up some thin slices of the ginger root. Pour boiling water over it and let it steep for awhile. Drink the tea. You can add honey and/or lemon to it for taste. It will keep in the fridge for several days.

Norma · 07-04-2012, 12:44 PM

Thank you all for your suggestions. Unfortunately I can't eat peppermint candy since I am not supposed to have any refined sugar. But I do have my own private peppermint forest growing outside my door. I have tried peppermint tea before and it didn't do much, but at least it is something I can drink.

I wish I had better stores nearby. I would like to try some ginger root tea, but I am not up to driving an hour to whole foods. Maybe I can get my mom to look for ginger products tomorrow.

Sometimes I wish life had a fast forward button as I would so like to skip forward to a time when I am paxil free!!!

knowla · 07-04-2012, 01:03 PM

If you make a fast forward button, I would like to borrow it!

I found ginger at my grocery store where the spices are, next to salt pepper, curry, basil oregano, etc.

I put it in hot water to make a "tea."

Also you can buy it online, don't know if its worth it though...

Norma · 07-05-2012, 04:26 AM

Wouldn't it be nice if Staples sold a fast forward button instead of their "Easy Button"? Oh well, I guess for now we have to live in reality and wait.

I think I would like to get some actual ginger root. I would think making tea from powder would create a gritty tea... or does it dissolve well???

Bilo76 · 07-05-2012, 06:17 AM

tHANKS MACAMDEMIA. gonna make that tea

Norma · 07-05-2012, 01:50 PM

Macadamia,

My mom is going to buy me some ginger root today. How much root does it take to make a cup of tea?

Macadamia · 07-05-2012, 02:48 PM

I think a couple thin slices would be sufficient for a cup. It depends on how spicy you like it, because, as you may know, ginger has a bit of a "kick" to it.

If it is too strong, simply dilute it down with water.

Norma · 07-05-2012, 03:40 PM

Thank you!

WhatIsNormal · 07-08-2012, 01:29 AM

Dramamine. It will make you drowsy though, but it saved me at times.

eileen · 07-08-2012, 03:42 AM

I second the ginger. I buy my ginger root at the grocery store and sweeten my tea with a small amount of honey. I often drank it alone. I can remember being where you are Norma. It goes away even though we think we're never going to get through it.

Eileen

GrandmaD · 07-08-2012, 07:11 PM

I am sorry to hear about your naseau. It is the pits, because eating is the only thing I a am able to enjoy during this rotten business.

My naseau lasted 5 weeks and then began to ease off last taper. This taper has been 4 weeks and now much better.

I hate peppermnt tea but resorted to it and it did help a bit.

I have always put grated ginger root in my tea (for poor circulation) and I don't think it helped me with naseau.

When I couldn't eat, I drank my meals to get protein. Usually blended milk, yoghurt, egg and banana. You can sip it all through the day. Add whatever you like to it that you can tolerate.

Hope it soon passes.

Songbird · 07-09-2012, 12:18 AM

I buy commercially made ginger tea (most brands that make herbal and fruit teas make one with ginger), and it seems to work well for me. I also like to chew on crystallised ginger, which also works well, however most brands do coat the ginger pieces in sugar.

GrandmaD · 07-10-2012, 07:30 PM

How is the naseau now Norma?

I remembered a few other things that helped me:
Semolina porridge is easy to digest
Eat less when you feel you can eat again or the naseau comes back
(eat half yhour meal for lunch andtghe other half at dinner time)
Clear vege soup (homemade) - just drink the fluid if you're real bad
Beef soup (homemade) - again, drink the fluid, sip it thru the day or eat the meat depending on how bad it is. This is VERY NUTRITIOUS and easily tolerated.

My naseau continues to improve so that I am eating a bit more now and I even ventured to eat 1 more of my Easter chocolates - been sitting there since April when they would normally be all gone in a week!

Norma · 07-12-2012, 05:13 PM

I have been developing a trend over the last few days... I get nausea in the evenings starting around 5. I think its the paxil...

Anyways, this evening I decided to make a good strong tea from ginger and peppermint together. Added a healthy dose of stevia and drank a cup. Layed down for about half an hour... and felt considerably better!!!! I actually ate supper tonight!

GrandmaD · 07-12-2012, 08:34 PM

That's a good idea to combne the two! Glad you enjoyed your supper! One thing is when I can eat I SURE DO ENJOY IT!

StoneRose · 08-15-2012, 01:06 PM

I bought Rescue Remedy as the nausea is often due to severe anxiety affecting the stomach tension. A few weeks ago I had the most HORRIFIC time with it, I could eat next to nothing and was sick when I did, I had horrific panic attacks in the mornings shaking like a leaf in bed, and the attacks were about the stupidest weirdest things. I had previously been quite jumpy, like at burglar alarms and such but NEVER anything like this.

FU, SSRLies. I hope your nausea eases soon Norma.

07-03-2012, 07:40 AM	#1
Norma Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 421	Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I am getting burnt out on feeling like hurling if I so much as think about food. It looks like my current problems with my stomach aren't going away right away on their own, so what do you do for nausea?? __________________ Summer 1999 – stress overload, declining health December 1999 – Doctor diagnoses depression & anxiety, 20mg paxil. January 2000 to May 2009 – Paxil dosage rises to 40mg. Numerous failed attempts to quit. June to July 2009 – too fast taper, wind up in ER. Read paxilprogress and decide to stabilize at 30mg. Sept '09 through summer '11 slowly tapered to 9mg. Aug '11 Updosed to 14mg Continue taper at 5% each month As of June 2012 10mg.

07-03-2012, 11:02 AM	#2
slappyintheface "doesn't use the big stamp" Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 6,603	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Peppermints (candy, gum, and tea) and Emetrol got me through my nausea phase. __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Time does not come in pill form" me http://www.slappyintheface.com

07-03-2012, 06:13 PM	#4
nicole55 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,029	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I second the peppermints. __________________ status: PAXIL FREE date of Freedom: June 26, 2005 method: 2.5 mg drops reason for taking: anxiety how long taking: 5yrs attempts to stop: 4th attempt worked!! (first 2 tries w/doctor too fast, 3rd try found this place-5mg drops-still too fast) briefly went back to ssri's- 12/07 tried Zoloft in desperation//awful side effects starting up, tapered quickly after only 4 weeks on 03/13 doing ok, anxiety is up from a stressful job

07-03-2012, 06:29 PM	#5
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34,485	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Ginger, ginger, ginger. Best stuff, EVER! And, as an IBS sufferer, something I use often. Also, if things get really rough, you can buy Coke Syrup (or other anti nausea medicine) at the pharmacy. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 Today is the best day, EVER!

07-04-2012, 05:20 AM	#7
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34,485	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea You can buy powder, capsule, crystalized ginger, etc. Any drugstore or health food store carries various forms of ginger. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 Today is the best day, EVER!

07-04-2012, 09:24 AM	#8
Macadamia Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 214	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Ginger tea - buy a ginger root at the grocery store. Cut up some thin slices of the ginger root. Pour boiling water over it and let it steep for awhile. Drink the tea. You can add honey and/or lemon to it for taste. It will keep in the fridge for several days.

07-04-2012, 12:44 PM	#9
Norma Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 421	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Thank you all for your suggestions. Unfortunately I can't eat peppermint candy since I am not supposed to have any refined sugar. But I do have my own private peppermint forest growing outside my door. I have tried peppermint tea before and it didn't do much, but at least it is something I can drink. I wish I had better stores nearby. I would like to try some ginger root tea, but I am not up to driving an hour to whole foods. Maybe I can get my mom to look for ginger products tomorrow. Sometimes I wish life had a fast forward button as I would so like to skip forward to a time when I am paxil free!!! __________________ Summer 1999 – stress overload, declining health December 1999 – Doctor diagnoses depression & anxiety, 20mg paxil. January 2000 to May 2009 – Paxil dosage rises to 40mg. Numerous failed attempts to quit. June to July 2009 – too fast taper, wind up in ER. Read paxilprogress and decide to stabilize at 30mg. Sept '09 through summer '11 slowly tapered to 9mg. Aug '11 Updosed to 14mg Continue taper at 5% each month As of June 2012 10mg.

07-04-2012, 01:03 PM	#10
knowla Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea If you make a fast forward button, I would like to borrow it! I found ginger at my grocery store where the spices are, next to salt pepper, curry, basil oregano, etc. I put it in hot water to make a "tea." Also you can buy it online, don't know if its worth it though... __________________ 1995 Paxil 20 mg 2003 Switched to Prozac 20 mg 2004 Jan to Dec titrated from 20mg Prozac to 0mg 2006 Reinstated Zoloft 50 mg 2007 Switched to Prozac 20 mg w Wellbutrin 300mg Then I started a very slow taper which lasted 4 years. Last dose of Prozac .25mg about March 2011 Last dose of Wellbutrin 75mg Oct 1st 2011

07-05-2012, 04:26 AM	#11
Norma Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 421	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Wouldn't it be nice if Staples sold a fast forward button instead of their "Easy Button"? Oh well, I guess for now we have to live in reality and wait. I think I would like to get some actual ginger root. I would think making tea from powder would create a gritty tea... or does it dissolve well??? __________________ Summer 1999 – stress overload, declining health December 1999 – Doctor diagnoses depression & anxiety, 20mg paxil. January 2000 to May 2009 – Paxil dosage rises to 40mg. Numerous failed attempts to quit. June to July 2009 – too fast taper, wind up in ER. Read paxilprogress and decide to stabilize at 30mg. Sept '09 through summer '11 slowly tapered to 9mg. Aug '11 Updosed to 14mg Continue taper at 5% each month As of June 2012 10mg.

07-05-2012, 06:17 AM	#12
Bilo76 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Holland Posts: 1,641	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea tHANKS MACAMDEMIA. gonna make that tea __________________ Bilo aka Remco 14 years on Paxil 20 mg cause of a bad anxiety disorder (social anxiety, agoraphobia) 2011 Oct 16th: Cold turkey stop Paxil cause of poopout and switch to lexapro 15 mg. Hell started. Tapered lexapro. Tapered oxazepam. Med-free since may 18th 2012 "....We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It can not command, only serve..." Albert Einstein.

07-05-2012, 01:50 PM	#13
Norma Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 421	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Macadamia, My mom is going to buy me some ginger root today. How much root does it take to make a cup of tea? __________________ Summer 1999 – stress overload, declining health December 1999 – Doctor diagnoses depression & anxiety, 20mg paxil. January 2000 to May 2009 – Paxil dosage rises to 40mg. Numerous failed attempts to quit. June to July 2009 – too fast taper, wind up in ER. Read paxilprogress and decide to stabilize at 30mg. Sept '09 through summer '11 slowly tapered to 9mg. Aug '11 Updosed to 14mg Continue taper at 5% each month As of June 2012 10mg.

07-05-2012, 02:48 PM	#14
Macadamia Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 214	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I think a couple thin slices would be sufficient for a cup. It depends on how spicy you like it, because, as you may know, ginger has a bit of a "kick" to it. If it is too strong, simply dilute it down with water.

07-05-2012, 03:40 PM	#15
Norma Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 421	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Thank you! __________________ Summer 1999 – stress overload, declining health December 1999 – Doctor diagnoses depression & anxiety, 20mg paxil. January 2000 to May 2009 – Paxil dosage rises to 40mg. Numerous failed attempts to quit. June to July 2009 – too fast taper, wind up in ER. Read paxilprogress and decide to stabilize at 30mg. Sept '09 through summer '11 slowly tapered to 9mg. Aug '11 Updosed to 14mg Continue taper at 5% each month As of June 2012 10mg.

07-08-2012, 01:29 AM	#16
WhatIsNormal Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 949	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea Dramamine. It will make you drowsy though, but it saved me at times. __________________ 3/27/09-09/28/10...40mg to 0mg!!! Always here for anyone that needs support, just PM me!!

07-08-2012, 03:42 AM	#17
eileen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 10,526	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I second the ginger. I buy my ginger root at the grocery store and sweeten my tea with a small amount of honey. I often drank it alone. I can remember being where you are Norma. It goes away even though we think we're never going to get through it. Eileen __________________ June 13/07-reducing by .05mg. every four weeks to present. October 29/08-Paxil Free 2006-Cut Trazodone from 150mg to 100mg. Sept 07/09- Trazodone 75mg. 4/10 Weaning Benzo. 12/11 Benzo Free! Started this journey of horror with AD's in 1994, Put on Paxil 30 mg in Feb/1995 I will survive!

07-08-2012, 07:11 PM	#18
GrandmaD Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,515	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I am sorry to hear about your naseau. It is the pits, because eating is the only thing I a am able to enjoy during this rotten business. My naseau lasted 5 weeks and then began to ease off last taper. This taper has been 4 weeks and now much better. I hate peppermnt tea but resorted to it and it did help a bit. I have always put grated ginger root in my tea (for poor circulation) and I don't think it helped me with naseau. When I couldn't eat, I drank my meals to get protein. Usually blended milk, yoghurt, egg and banana. You can sip it all through the day. Add whatever you like to it that you can tolerate. Hope it soon passes. __________________ 1995-2001 20mg 2008-2010 alt doses/skipping doses/switching med/CT 2011-10mg: 10% drops from 10mg to about 7.7 over 6 weeks-crashed after 6 mos June 2011 - 8mg July 2011 - 9mg July-Oct 8mg/9mg (inacurate scales) Oct 2011 - 8.6 caps Nov 2011 - 8.1 caps Dec 2011 - 8.1 tab Dec 14 - 7.7 Jan 11 - 7.3 May 2012 - 7.0 Jun 6.6 Aug 6.4 Oct 6.2 Dec 6.0 Jan 5.7

07-09-2012, 12:18 AM	#19
Songbird Queen of the appendage vocabulary Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 11,330	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I buy commercially made ginger tea (most brands that make herbal and fruit teas make one with ginger), and it seems to work well for me. I also like to chew on crystallised ginger, which also works well, however most brands do coat the ginger pieces in sugar. __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb-Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07-Feb 08 20mg > 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg Jul 20mg Oct Loxamine Dec 17.5mg 15mg 2009 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg 18 Dec 6.3mg 2010 30 Aug 6.15mg 28 Nov 6 mg 2011 20 Feb 5.9mg 11 Apr 5.8mg 29 May 5.7mg 24 Jun 5.6mg 17 Sep 5.5mg 2 Nov 5.4mg 26 Dec 5.3mg 2012 19 Feb 5.2mg 14 Oct 5.1mg 6 Dec 5mg 25 Jan 4.9mg

07-10-2012, 07:30 PM	#20
GrandmaD Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,515	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea How is the naseau now Norma? I remembered a few other things that helped me: Semolina porridge is easy to digest Eat less when you feel you can eat again or the naseau comes back (eat half yhour meal for lunch andtghe other half at dinner time) Clear vege soup (homemade) - just drink the fluid if you're real bad Beef soup (homemade) - again, drink the fluid, sip it thru the day or eat the meat depending on how bad it is. This is VERY NUTRITIOUS and easily tolerated. My naseau continues to improve so that I am eating a bit more now and I even ventured to eat 1 more of my Easter chocolates - been sitting there since April when they would normally be all gone in a week!

07-12-2012, 05:13 PM	#21
Norma Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 421	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I have been developing a trend over the last few days... I get nausea in the evenings starting around 5. I think its the paxil... Anyways, this evening I decided to make a good strong tea from ginger and peppermint together. Added a healthy dose of stevia and drank a cup. Layed down for about half an hour... and felt considerably better!!!! I actually ate supper tonight! __________________ Summer 1999 – stress overload, declining health December 1999 – Doctor diagnoses depression & anxiety, 20mg paxil. January 2000 to May 2009 – Paxil dosage rises to 40mg. Numerous failed attempts to quit. June to July 2009 – too fast taper, wind up in ER. Read paxilprogress and decide to stabilize at 30mg. Sept '09 through summer '11 slowly tapered to 9mg. Aug '11 Updosed to 14mg Continue taper at 5% each month As of June 2012 10mg.

07-12-2012, 08:34 PM	#22
GrandmaD Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,515	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea That's a good idea to combne the two! Glad you enjoyed your supper! One thing is when I can eat I SURE DO ENJOY IT! __________________ 1995-2001 20mg 2008-2010 alt doses/skipping doses/switching med/CT 2011-10mg: 10% drops from 10mg to about 7.7 over 6 weeks-crashed after 6 mos June 2011 - 8mg July 2011 - 9mg July-Oct 8mg/9mg (inacurate scales) Oct 2011 - 8.6 caps Nov 2011 - 8.1 caps Dec 2011 - 8.1 tab Dec 14 - 7.7 Jan 11 - 7.3 May 2012 - 7.0 Jun 6.6 Aug 6.4 Oct 6.2 Dec 6.0 Jan 5.7

08-15-2012, 01:06 PM	#23
StoneRose Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3	Re: Need suggestions for dealing with nausea I bought Rescue Remedy as the nausea is often due to severe anxiety affecting the stomach tension. A few weeks ago I had the most HORRIFIC time with it, I could eat next to nothing and was sick when I did, I had horrific panic attacks in the mornings shaking like a leaf in bed, and the attacks were about the stupidest weirdest things. I had previously been quite jumpy, like at burglar alarms and such but NEVER anything like this. FU, SSRLies. I hope your nausea eases soon Norma. __________________ England, Nov 2009: Mirtazipine prescribed for depression and anxiety. March 2010: 10mg Escitalopram started (also called Cipralex, or Lexapro) Approx. February 2011: 20mg Escitalopram February 2012: Stopped 20mg Escitalopram cold turkey. 6 months since last taken.

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