I recently went through a drastic weight loss, Dr said it was from dehydration and anxiety. Now I'm obsessed with any little change in my weight, I've pretty much leveled off within 5#, but it's that smaller number that gets my anxiety back out if control. Anybody else have a lot of weight loss from anxiety?
Me!!!!! I thought I was the only one
hi deborah yes i had same issues i lost 8lb due to anxiety its normal,i'm gradually putting on now with anxiety your appite decreases,do not worry hope you get better soon
Yes, I have ... like 14 pounds since July 2... I got bloodwork that showed anemia and unk reason why. I googled (stupid) and found out cancer could be the cause so every pound loss has been a terror. I had been dieting for awhile and lost some but now I remember that I sometimes cheated. I think I would gain a few when I did but my mind is so messed up with anxiety that I think something is seriously wrong with me. I had an abdominal/pelvic cat scan which was normal. Only helps to make me feel better a little. Now I have to have a colonoscopy/endoscopy to see if anything there is causing the anemia. I found a lump in a breast and have to have a mammogram/ Ultrasound now too. Dr said she wasn’t very worried about it but has to be checked out so July really sucked and now August is too. Everyday is fright ,terror and anxiety. Hope you feel better and that we are both fine.
Every time the scales go down 2 lbs, I go into full panic mode. The antibiotic that I'm on makes me nauseous, so it's hard to eat much. I know that our weight is less in the morning, but I struggle all day trying to get up a couple of pounds so I feel better. It's a vicious cycle, stress about the weight,but the stress is probably keeping me losing. I'm so glad I'm not alone. Hopefully you get your answers also.
I never had anxiety issues in my life until I had my gallbladder removed March 2nd. After that I’ve been suffering anxiety like crazy. Waking up every morning shaking. I’ve lost about 40 pounds since beginning of March. Still loosing 2-3 pounds a month but at least the weight loss has slowed down. March through June was when I was dropping weight like crazy. About mid July my anxiety started getting better so weight loss has slowed down a good bit. I do talk therapy once a week which helps a lot. Was on Zoloft for 5 weeks, which I’m on the fence about weather it helped or not but things seem to be getting better for me all the way around. Hopefully it keeps going in a positive direction. Going to keep up with weekly therapy for now and continue unmedicated. Keep your head up and things will get better for you soon. Good luck with everything.
It really stinks. I have enough anxiety without having to worry about weight loss! At least we're not alone.
Thank you, I hope yours continues to improve. My Dr can't see me until the end of the month, so I've been to the walk in clinic twice and the ER once. I can't keep doing this.