My brother was diagnosed with AIDS two years ago. Last year he also received a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. He has been very inconsistent with his medication and has been hospitalized about every 3 months due to complications from both the AIDS and CHF. He's recently moved to live near me so I can help monitor him and his medication. He did great the first few days and took all his meds. However in the last few days he's complaining of a persistent stomachache and throws up his pills almost immediately after taking them. We're on day 3 of no meds right now. He also seems to be highly anxious - hand wringing, inappropriate comments, leg bouncing, etc. Could the anxiety be causing both the stomachache and vomiting? He is eating and drinking fine, only vomiting the meds. Would an anti-anxiety med help? Thanks!

He needs a general evaluation to determine the factors contributing to his stomach ache and nausea. Certainly stress/anxiety can contribute but many other factors (including gastric reflux, H pylori infection, side effects of meds) can be active and need to be checked for. KH