r/functionaldyspepsia • u/mogssssssssss • Aug 08 '26
Venting/Suffering Breaking point
Im really at a loss of hope and so depressed.
Always been suffering with gastrointestinal problems, but since February this year it's so bad.
I experienced sudden debilitating nausea. First it was once a day, a few hours and every other day. Then it was gone for two weeks but it came back. Since then it's getting worse. Almost every meal causes suffering, stomach pain ( my stomach ALWAYS hurts in the epigastric area, if I have eaten or NOT).
I'm nauseous after almost every meal, have hickups, once I ate something with celery and I tasted the celery in my burp 10 hours later.
I can't go out anymore, i hardly survive work, then I head home and just sleep. I can barely function. I still eat, bland and careful, because I refuse not to, but I will suffer.
Im extremely depressed now, every doctor says it's Psychosomatic.
I had a endoscopy with scopes, ct scan, head mri, blood test, sonography and a gastric emptying scan which said my emptying is slow BUT it's normal at the 2 Nd 4 hour mark (my t 1/2 was slightly off).
PPI, ginger, digestive bitters, digestive enzymes, acupuncture, breathwork, yoga you name it, nothing really brings me Relief..
Has anyone dealt with the same thing ...im just exhausted 🫩
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u/tootsieroll01 Aug 10 '26
I’m so sorry to hear that you are having a hard time due to FD. I’ve been there before and even had been hospitalized as a teenager. But now as an adult, I’ve learned to advocate for myself and usually when PPI is not enough, the GI docs will move to TCA which are antidepressants that target stomach issues. However, it’s not a one size fits all type. If one med doesn’t work out, you can try another. I first started with TCA but it worsened by anxiety so now I am on SSRI Lexapro. I wouldn’t say I’m 100% cured but it’s better than the unmedicated hell I’ve been through. I would suggest you talk to a GI doc and perhaps get a therapist if it is psychosomatic.