Could something psychological be making me throw up?

Question

I've been taking prozac for a few months with no side effects. I originally started taking it to cope with anxiety & depression after a nervous breakdown, but since then my personality has become dissociated and I've been feeling better. I haven't had any emotions since the personality-snapping thing (lol) a couple of weeks ago.

For the last 3 days I haven't had any appetite and the thought of eating has made me feel uncomfortable. I've barely eaten more than about 100cals a day, just bites of stuff, but before too long I've felt really really sick to my stomach. The feeling of churning etc is unbearable so when it gets too much, I've made myself throw up. All I've eaten today is a slice of bread, but it gave me a feeling like bad indigestion as soon as I finished it, and I threw it up again an hour later. I'm sure I don't have a stomach bug though because I don't know anyone who has one, I haven't eaten any food that might have caused this, and I haven't had anything I'm allergic to. I'm making myself vomit every time, but I'm only doing that because I have a strong stomach & the feeling of queasyness & nausea would just carry on if I didn't throw up.

This came on very suddenly (when I woke up on Friday morning I just couldn't eat). I don't have any other symptoms, apart from insomnia, which I've had since Thursday (I've slept about 10 hours in total since then.) I've never been anorexic or bulimic in the past and I haven't given a c**p about the way I look for months anyway cos I've been so depressed. Do I need to see my doctor or my therapist??

Answer 1

Loss of appetite is a common side-effect with Prozac and other SSRI antidepressants.  So is nausea, vomiting, and trouble sleeping.  If they continue or are bothersome, definitely check with your doctor.

Answer 2

i think that your really paranoid right now.

and yeah a therapist will help you with this  

Answer 3

I don't know about the throwing up thing but my sister in law was prescribed prozac to help with weight loss.  It took her hunger away and she lost quite a bit of weight.  It had something to do with the obsession of always thinking about food. Insomnia is normal as is sleeping for long hours...kind of strange isn't it, you may need your dose adjusted so go see your doctor!

Answer 4

From my experience, I suggest seeing a therapist, one who will accept the fact that this may not be caused all by your medicine. While your meds may contribute, it sounds like it is triggered by your stress, because I've gone through something very similiar. Since you don't have an eating disorder or anything, you're just too uncomfortable to keep food down, I suggest keeping some Pepto tablets on hand and take some whenever you feel queezy. They do not taste bad, just minty, and they usually stop nausea completely in 10 mins. Since keeping SOME food down is so important, please give this a try. It is much healthier for you to take lots of Pepto for a while than to make yourself throw up. During all of this, talk with a caring therapist.  

Answer 5

wow, i am sorry but no one on yahoo answers can help you, you need to see a doctor or therapist so they can tell you whats going on feel better!