Loss of appitate

[meatball01]

I'm 51, and have been dealing with big time family and work stress since Jan. and thought I was handling it well . In March I got the stomach flu and every since have been dealing with extreme anxiety and depression. My doctor tried me on efflexor which caused the EXTREAM anxiety. I am improving some after reading books, therapy, kolopin and help from my God. The problem is I still have NO appetite. I could care less if I eat or not. I have lost about 11 pounds. I make myself eat but don't want to. I've always been a big eater and have never had problems with weight because my normal nervous self keeps my weight under control. Eating has always been one of my favorite things to do. I am also having trouble sleeping and feel like I need to be on a schedule for everything. I am definitely not myself. How long before my appetite and good sleep comes back?

[umadam]

I know how bad is it when you find yourself need to think about stuff that usually it use to be as a part of our daily life like eating and sleeping!

However, I had postpartum PMS which was coming along with some anxiety and the worst part was the lack of appetite.

The fact is anxiety affect the appetite big time either by increasing or decreasing.

What helped me is taking probiotic and digestive enzymes 3 times a day before eating like 20 minutes and even when I don't have appetite I could manage to eat but before I could stay over week with nothing in my mouth!

Wish you the best and to recover very quickly!

[meatball01]

Thank you for advise. Did you take any medication to help you? How long did it take you to get back to your old self?

[cj29]

Anxeity and depression affect us in different ways, but when I was confronting it, I too had initially lost my appetite and had a hard time sleeping at night.  This can really take a toll on us emotionally and it is sometimes a hard thing to confront.  For me, I focused on the long term progress that I made.  Don't forget to give yourself credit for what you have already accomplished...the fact that you are being proactive and making progress is great...with paitence and continued hard work it will only get better!  Keep us posted!