As you know I am 50 have had peri symptoms since February culminating in the Summer with dreadful nausea like morning sickness being my worst symptom among others. I was still just about managing with day to day stuff though on no meds but getting worse backwards & forwards to the docs. What was the beginning of the end sort of was that I wear a full top denture (always had problems with my teeth, hate dentists, ashamed to admit having all my top teeth out at 45 yrs of age in this day & age when good teeth are more normal.) I never had a problem with the denture ever, then one day early Sept putting it in made me gag I guess cos I was so poorly. Same thing two days later. I haven't been out since apart from docs appts because of having no top teeth in. This is what drove me to crisis point as I have young kids & it was then I was put on an AD & Benzos etc. I sent the denture away to have no back on it so it doesn't hit the back of the mouth but it would mean I would now have to use adhesive. I have always had a strong gag reflex, I can clear up stuff no problem I am not a gagger. I need to get this denture back in so I can do school runs, shopping, work etc. I have tried it once since the back was taken away & it felt strange but no gag. I want to wait until I am feeling better, I don't want to set myself up for failure but don't want it to go on too long. The reason the gag is so stressful for me is that I am vomit phobic it really had a bad affect on me phsychologically. Any ideas? Hypnotherapy? B x