Instead of placing the tablet in your mouth and then chasing it down with a drink of liquid as is most common, try placing the liquid in your mouth first then adding the pill and swallowing. A simple...

Welcome to the site, hope you can find some comfort and support here.

Zofran is a very effective medication when used for it's intended purpose. You have to be realistic about what you are trying to accomplish. If you are trying to curb nausea or prevent vomiting...

Juicy Juice will give you some different tastes. And I have experienced this with that exact product. It has to do with the acidity and the variety of different fruit concentrates they use to come up...

Oh yes, I know all about the shakes. It is related to the anxiety, and is a common symptom in most phobias or anxiety disorders.

Welcome to the site. It indeed is very comforting to not be "alone". Hope you can find some comfort and support here.

I remember when my phobia started. But still to this day I don't understand how or why it affected me so much. I truly believe that this phobia is just the way that whatever is wrong with me has...

Well, once again for what seems like the2 millionth time I find myself struggling against this illness. I was doing as well as I probably ever have mentally, but of course a few rough days and the...

Norwalk is pretty serious for anyone, even the healthiest individuals. Smoking can lower your immune system but I doubt it would make much of a difference against Norwalk. The infection rates are...

The shot will stop v* most of the time, the pill will provide relief from the nausea but you can still v*, I know this from personal experience. I don't know about the suppositories, but I would...

Good job to all! Positive thinking = feeling better.

Good job! A lof of emets become very compulsive about checking food dates and other behaviors that go along with food. A small victory in this area can bring big results in reducing anxiety and...

I'm a pacer too!

Having children has actually helped me in my fight against emet.My youngest daughter isan absolute champ when it comes to v* and her courage really helps me when I'm not feeling so well. It amazes me...

This illness is like a rollercoaster ride. It's going to have it's ups and downs. One of the biggest factors that influence how we feel is our attitude. You'll find that with a much more positive...

You should take comfort in the fact that you are not alone in your feelings. It's a great benefit to emets to be able to share their experience with people that understand and many times are going...

Welcome to the site, you'll find that there are many people that suffer from this illness that understand your experiences and fears and arewilling to offer tremendous support to you.

Californiagirl is right, being an emet is not a choice. I don't ever remember when I was 8 yrs old making a choice to live the rest of my life in fear and sickness. Emetophobia is an illness. The...

While food allergies are common, associating certain foods with illness or feeling sick is one of the most common factors that emets have. It can affect how we feel physically even though we might...

Something tells me you already know the answer to this one and you're just looking for a little reassurance. I promise you this one is not true.

Yeah, I remember my mint gum phase. I don't even want to begin to count how many sticks of Wrigley's doublemint I chewed.

Ask the captain if you can sit in the cockpit, it's alot easier to be a pilot than it is to be a passenger!

Learning somebreathing and relaxation exercises will go a long way for you.Once youfind some that work well for you, youcan start to fine tune them a little bit.This is something that will help you...

curly wurly, you have a pm.

You must first realize that for the majority of emet sufferers, the phobia itself is not the root cause for our problems, it is merely just another symptom of our underlying anxiety disorder....