Help dealing with nausea/sick stomach due to medication?

sseamom
Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:42:45 +0000

I am not a medical person and I don’t play one on TV, nor do I have a kid who’s an MD. But I DO know that suddenly stopping any medication without your care provider’s input can be very dangerous. Don’t do it. But I DO agree that you need to insist that your care team help you with this-if the help for pain is causing something just as bad, it’s not a good pain management plan-period.

I’ve read your posts and I don’t understand where your parents are in all this. THEY should be helping you deal with your doctors, insisting on your getting the right care. I would be standing right next to my own child demanding help if she were in your position.

You don’t say exactly what is wrong, but if you’re nauseous, until you get some qualified medical care to help, look into ginger candy or tea. My mother had problems with medication she needed to stay alive, so no stopping them, but the caused her to have an upset stomach on occasions. She found the ginger-REAL ginger, helped better than adding more medicines to her regimen. She found the candy at Asian stores and the tea is most anywhere. Peppermint, again REAL peppermint, can help.

I would ask that your parents come with you and insist on some answers about what can be done-anything from cutting back on the pain medication to solutions for the stomach issues. And you, too, should speak up. Remember, doctors work for YOU, and they are being paid BY YOU to help you. They don’t get to pat you on the head and dismiss your concerns. I hope you get some answers.