I ve been having stomach problems for about a year and a half now, and have lost a lot of weight. I went from weighing 163 to weighing 115-120 within 12 weeks, I m not sure if that s normal or not but.. that s about how much I lost. My stomach problems happen everyday, all day. From the minute I wake up, until the time I fall asleep every night.. I have had acid reflux for the past 8 years, but never has it gotten like this... In the morning, that s when I feel the worse. I have extreme nausea that takes hours to go away. I also have a phobia when it comes to puking, and get terrified every morning because I m worried I will puke... I haven t yet, only once have I had dry heaves and that caused me to panic. My mother believes the stomach problems and my bad nerves are somewhat related to one another. I get upset easily and tend to have what I believe are panic attacks quite often... My entire body gets numb and shakey, my palms are all sweaty, I get light headed, can t hardly breathe and my face tends to heat up during this time. I have no idea exactly what s wrong with me, nor can I go to the doctor. My family hasn t had health insurance in years, due to the fact my mother makes too much , which.. is most definitely not the case. She s a single mother of 3 children, and we can barely afford to keep everything paid for. Last time I went to the doctor, well.. a near by clinic, it was for panic attacks and they gave me.. Citalopram, which. says is for depression? I don t know if that s the case but I really do not think I am depressed. I do have random spells of sadness, and am rarely actually.... happy. But I would not label myself as depressed. I have no idea what s wrong with me exactly, I just know that.. something is not right. I m 19, and should not be having this much trouble with my body at my age... I m afraid if I don t do something about it now, I won t live long due to the health issues getting worse. I ve survived a year and a half forcing myself to eat everyday, I hate it... I don t eat much, but I do make sure I eat a big enough meal where I can take multi-vitamins to keep myself somewhat healthy, even if not completely but.. at least it s something. Is there any way you could please help me with all of this? I know it s probably a lot to ask, and I m very sorry it is but.. I have no other way to find out what s wrong, and I really.. really need help, I d deeply appreciate it... Thank you so much for your time, and your response would mean SO much to me, you have no idea.
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