I seem to have a problem with anxiety or so I think

Question

One day I spent the night at my friends house and woke up at around lunch time and ate McDonalds. Later on that day I went to this girls house to hangout and I got sick. And another time, I was walking to my friends house and I got sick again, and now it seems like every time I go out with friends or whatever I get that sick feeling, but then if I decide not to go, the feeling subsides by itself. It gets quite bothersome because I have to cancel plans, but right before I leave I get the feeling like I have to puke, like I can feel that it's going to happen. I don't know what it is about me, it started near the beginning of the summer and never has happened before, now it happens all the time and the only thing I do differently is go to bed at like 5am or so and wake up at 3pm. Could this be the problem? I don't really do anything too differently, I have tried drinking more water, but that didn't help, I have tried eating less the day I go out, but that didn't work either. Could a change in my sleep schedule fix this?

Another weird thing is that I can walk about 5 minutes to the gas station with NO PROBLEM, but that's because if I have to puke I am outside, but when I am getting into a car, that's when I get scared that's it's going to happen and I will have to ask someone to stop so I could get out, which just would embarrass me.

I have been thinking it is my sleeping schedule change or anxiety taking over, but I would like to know what you guys think it might be.

Answer 1

I used to feel the same way. Please take this into consideration. It worked for me, although I am not you.

I had overwhelming anxiety. It turned out to be my use of Splenda. Yup Splenda. How could something that taste so good, be so bad?



I like to say sucralose, not Splenda, because that is what Splenda is. And it is in a lot of stuff. Sadly, the package doesn't have to say Splenda or diet to have sucralose in it. You have to read labels. So, you might be using it and don't even know it!



Sucralose is poison. It ruined five years of my life. I had a laundry list of medical problems while taking it, including overwhelming anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia, gastrointestinal issues and more.

Go ahead, google: anxiety splenda or anxiety sucralose or insomnia splenda or insomnia sucralose



The slogan, "Made from sugar..." is very misleading. Splenda might be made from sugar, but it is far from sugar. The resulting chemical is an organochloride (chlorocarbon). Organochlorides are typically poisons.



carbon monoxide - made from oxygen so its like a breath of fresh air

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It could be an anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or other medical problem.  In order to figure this out for sure, you should see a medical doctor and a psychiatrist as soon as possible.