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I haven't got the seabands yet, but I will. So far today I have not vomited. However, my legs are really weak & I have no energy to do anything. I have gone outside with the kids today!! That took almost everything I had - and I felt good in my heart, but physically it was exhausting. I just want to cry because I love my kids sooooo much & want to be a 'good' Mom to them, but it's so hard when I feel this sick. Any suggestions or support?

As silly as this sounds I'd almost like to trade the nausea for the ibs I deal with because it seems more acceptable to tell someone you are nausea-sick rather than poopy-sick.

I'm not sure that IBS is any better/worse than nausea & vomiting. It would be great if either one of us didn't have these symptoms at all!! I know I've got to be patient & let God, the doctors, my mind & my body do the rest....it's just SOOOOO EXTREMELY hard when you are going through this. Sometimes I feel like I'm not going to make it, but I know that I will & you will too Shifrah. **I am weak, but HE is strong!**

TNL,
I can really sympathize with you since I too struggle with being a 'good mom' while we're busy feeling so anxious and nauseous. I have 2 small children which I adore completely but I'm worried that my anxiety problems are getting in the way of really enjoying the fact that they're so little and cute(my kids are 3.5 and 1.5 yrs old) and that by the time I feel 'better' (which I pray does happen again) I'll have missed their best years. Not to mention the fear that by them seeing me sick and anxious they'll somehow 'catch' this from me (not only genetically but because of their environment). I think that as mothers, we're always too hard on ourselves and try too hard to be perfect. I think we're just suppose to do the best we can. I try to think of it this way, it could always be worse (like terminal cancer)...at least with anxiety we'll be around to see them grow and give them love and that's probably good enough.

Have any of you tried taking 1/2 a pill of phenergan for these symptoms??? These pills helped me tremendously when I was going through the really anxious moments!!!

thanks guys!

Ive heard that ginger and ginger ale is good but i've never actually tried it so i'll have to get some.

I've never heard of seabands before but I think i'm going to have to look into it. it sounds really interesting. Most days my anxiety starts out worse in the mornings and it will subside a bit throughout the day also. But lately I've been waking up completely anxious out of my mind for no apparent reason. It's like as soon as I open my eyes my i'm instantly on edge. When I start my days out like that the anxiety seems to stick around for most of the day instead of getting better as the day goes on.

Dear Chelsie,

I hate to bring up the obvious but have you considered marijuana? Before 1934 it was prescribed by doctors, yes even Canada and the US, for many things...PMS, nausea/flu. Even Queen Victoria used it monthly. I have IBS and find it to be most helpful. I still have to go a lot but the discomfort isn't there. If IBS were on the list of illnesses to have a pot exemption, I would so be on it.

Word of advice. BE nice to yourself. You deserve it.

marshmellow girl,

lol

honestly, yes i've actually tried marijuana and found that it does help with both upset stomach and the anxiety. the only problem is it being illegal of course. But I believe it is very useful for many different health problems and they should make it legally available for those whom it actually does work for in other health cases.