7 Days of Persistent Hiccups Lead to a Nervous Breakdown

Tuesday finally came and I was going out of my mind. I was unable to eat, because if I did I would start to choke and gag. Not to mention the severe chest pains from the Acid Reflux food was causing. I was unable to sit still or relax because a side effect from the medicine I was taking is restlessness. I couldn’t lie down because if I did the Acid would run up my throat and make me vomit. I was so stressed out and worn down the best I could manage was to throw a fit.

After seeing me have a nervous breakdown my fiancée decided it was best to go back to Urgent Care for another shot at solving this problem. This was the key visit in my search for a Cure to my Hiccups.

Five Days of Hiccups & a Decision about a Hospital Checkup

Sunday was pretty unproductive. My hiccups still hadn’t gone away and I was suffering from severe chest pains and Acid Reflux throughout the day.

That night was a repeat of Friday night, although this time I decided to not go to the ER. I just didn’t want to be poked full of needles again in some uncomfortable place that wasn’t going to help my problem.

I opted for staying home instead which lead to a long night of wrenching and choking from about 9pm until 5am the next morning. I was so worn down from the night’s ordeal that when I finally passed out I didn’t want to wake up.

Unfortunately (and fortunately) my fiancée wanted me to go to Urgent Care. The reason it was fortunate is because we felt as though they could help. The reason it was unfortunate is because I do not have a regular doctor (since I am usually very healthy) and in our city there is a 4 month wait to get in to see a doctor.

Four Days of Persistent Hiccuping with no Rest

The next day was mellow for the most part. I was still in pain and suffering from Acid Reflux along with my hiccups but because there was almost nothing in my stomach I didn’t feel as through the Acid Reflux was as bad as it was the night before. I had been living on Carnation Instant Breakfast shakes for the past few days which also seemed to help with the Acid Reflux as my system didn’t need to work so hard to process the food.

Saturday came and went. I still suffered from eventual gagging and wrenching as the night went on. I am hesitant to use the word “vomit” because my body never really rejected any food. It was as through something was stuck in my throat forcing me to throw up little bits of stomach acid and bile.

ER Checkup from Persistent Hiccups Causing Gagging & Choking

At about 9pm on Friday night I started gagging, and wrenching. An entire day of hiccups and now almost constant Acid Reflux had caused me to start dry heaving, and trying to throw up. At points I would actually vomit stomach acid, but no food. It was pretty much like I was just throwing up small amounts of water, although it tasted like stomach acid.

After about 3 hours or gagging my fiancée decided it was time for me to go to the emergency room. It was 12am and the hospital was the only medical office open. I agreed and we went to the ER to get my checked out for my hiccups.

I was checked out very promptly because of the chest pains I was experiencing. Medical offices seem pretty good about addressing chest pains in an expedited manner. This is because they need to rule out whether a person is suffering from gastro intestine problems or cardiac problems.

Persistent Hiccups Causing Symptoms of Acid Reflux

By the third day I was starting to become more aware of the discomfort being caused by my constant hiccups. Not only that but I was starting to notice that because of the constant contraction in my chest I was starting to suffer from Acid Reflux whenever I would hiccup.

Two years before I had some stomach problems and needed to change my diet in order to relieve an Acid Reflux reaction I was having due to things I had been eating. (Mainly fast food and junk food type meals.)

I changed over to a very healthy diet and started eating low fat foods with very little grease, along with a nightly salad. This made a huge difference in my health.

It was very disturbing to see this Acid Reflux returning as a result of these non-stop hiccups. Especially because there was nothing I could change in my diet at this point to correct the problem. I feel the underlying cause of the Acid Reflux was the constant barrage of hiccups my body was dealing with which was not upsetting my stomach and gastro track.