Nervous problem

[fabemmy]

I have a very annoying problem and I need help with it quickly.

Everytime I get nervous about anything I always feel like gagging and I have a dentist check up coming up very soon and I always get nervous about it so can anyone tell me a way I can control it.

[weeal]

nerves often make people feel nauseous, i get that too with panic attacks
Ginger will help with the nausea (ginger tea, ginger jam whatever) and those travel wrist strap thingies are worth a try

[fabemmy]

I never start to feel sick, I just always feel like gagging. Its normally the other way round for people but not me.

[daffy654]

You could ask your dentist to prescribe a sedative to be taken shortly before your appointment.My sister has to have valium prescribed whenever she has a check-up due.You would have to pay for a private prescription for anything they did offer though so it would add to the cost of the treatment unfortunately.

[weeal]

good idea daffy, maybe your GP would be sympathetic enough to prescibe you a low dose valium for that purpose?

[roosi]

Fabemmy - me too!

YAS, someone else who suffers this terrible affiliation.

My partner thinks I am mad when I start to gag before venturing somewhere on my own (oe a long flight for a course), or somewhere I have never been before, and yes the dentist too to an extent!

In fact, if things aren't going well at work, or I am worried about work I can be heard gagging in the bathroom 1st thing doing my teeth etc, or in shower, sometimes so bad my eyes are streaming, but it's almost like I have to to release my angst and get my worries out or something.....

It can't be very good for us, and I was worse (a lot worse) when I smoked, but been stopped almost 3 yrs now, and still do it so know it's just a nervous thing.

Very strange, I try so hard not to, but sometimes the feeling overcomes me so bad and I can't help but cough and gag will I feel better if that makes sense!

I also, have a seriously bad gag reflex (don't laugh), which affects me when I am at dentist purely because of the instruments and sprays, and tastes and sounds. The whole thing makes me gag !!

[fabemmy]

Hi roosi
Im glad someone understands what it is.
I never seem to gag when im relexed and dont have worries. It gets me down sometimes because I have NO CONTROL over it at all. I even gag when im talking about it. Everyone thinks its in my mind and maybe it is but it dosnt feel like it.

how do you control it. I try to relax but when I am relaxed i start worrying if its going to start up again because I never know when its going to start up.

[roosi]

Yep, sounds just like mine, although I can make myself gag a lot of the time for no reason, if I am getting ready in the spare room sometimes and can SEE the cat litter tray in the corner, its clean, regularly cleaned - not by me I hasten to add - and this makes me gag to the point of no return. there is nothing to gag at - nothing and I know this, although it's unreasonable, I CAN'T HELP IT!!!

Partner thinks it's to get outta cleaning it LOL! It's soooo not!

Sometimes I gag if too much fresh air gets into my lungs - lol, yes it's true that#s another one that can be mighty embarassing. Also, if I smell something really rank like if someone has bad breath or something, this can set me off whereby I have to gatg in front of folk - NOT GOOD! especially is it's the person who's got the bad breath ha ha ha!!

Honestly, I can gag and gag fo no reason, but until I have gagged one last mighty gag, I can't stop sometimes I can control it, but not often, and like you I TRY to relax when I feel it coming on. Only thing that seems to help is a sip of water!

Not a fine thing, but I really struggle to manage it too!!!!

Other than that folks - NO I am not mad, just a little bit odd what with all this gagging.........I would LOVE to stop it too, as I say my partner looks at me gone out when I start as if to say, god your crying cos your going to be away from home for a week, and gagging uncontrollably - must be a right sight to anyone watching LOL LOL LOL!

R
x

[fabemmy]

I find that very cold water eases it a little for a few minutes and in them minutes I try to think of noting just so my mind is clear and it does help but then I start to think of something and it starts up again. I have already had to cancel a dentist appointment because it was so bad and I couldnt physically open my month and there is no point in going to the dentist if I couldnt open my month.

i have never had this before and I dont know what caused it to start

[Mamyalynne]

I have or had exactly the same esp with the dentist and for a few days before i now take Bachs Rescue Remedy (you seriously cannot overdose) and it has really helped
Mamya x

[den288]

Fabemmy i hope u still go on this site to check on your nervous gagging. I am 19 years old and had the same thing since i was in the 8th grade. It happened one day i was trying out for baseball and i would just gag while i was pitching in my tryout. It ruined my whole baseball career ahead of me becasue everytime i went to try out it would get worse and worse.. everytime i tryed out i gagged and after i gagged i was frozen i couldnt open my mouth talk move until i had a little water to pass over the gag. And whenever im around my girlfriend im with sometimes.. i cant even go to an amusement park because im nervous of the rides i get to the top start gagging and i walked down the whole thing and i felt comfortable after i told myself im nto going on any rides. The dentist or the doctor for strep tests is terrible to. I cant open my mouth or ill gag.. just recently i was playing softball with my friends in a league and i hadda sit out for the game because my girlfreind wast there .. iwas a little nervous and my mouth would get dry and i would start gagging. i cannot swallow pills either becasue im to nervous to and ill start gagging. IF any1 can find a cure or a treatment to solve this besides taking bills or ginger or w.e please respond back ill be checking everyday!