Weight loss from anxiety?

Stress and anxiety can cause you to gain or to lose. A bad gall bladder can make you feel horrible, believe me been there done that, I had mine removed.

Anxiety can also cause you to feel like you can't swallow or you have something stuck in your throat, my brother had this so bad that he thought he had throat cancer and had his throat checked, ETC and it was anxiety(my dad does the same thing)

Apparently you are having things checked out by doctors, so you could really be having some anxiety over all of that, I wish my anxiety would make me lose weight but it doesn't.

I hope you get to feeling better.

I have lost 15-20 pounds in the last 2 months from my anxiety. Most of it is smaller portions or just not wanting to eat. I'm sure in general with the adrenaline mode that anxiety puts us in that we burn a lot more calories.

Hi NYgrl, welcome! You're so not alone!! We here for you! You can definitely lose weight from stress and anxiety! And that feeling of having something stick in throat.. ...classic anxiety symptom! Hope you get a call back to get that ultra sound scheduled soon...it will relieve your mind. If it turns out to be gallbladder I can tell you I had mine removed 4 years ago and good riddance to it! Caused me all kinds of terrible pain. Hang in there, take care and be well!

Health Anxiety often times seems like it's own beast.

It's one of the more common forms of anxiety we see here. Lots of people suffer from it.

I used to, but I don't anymore. So I guess I'm living proof that it can be worked through.

We're a great group of people who are always here to listen....so chime away! :)











M.

I always suggest...

Boost, Ensure or Muscle Milk...

...lots of calories and necessary nutrients, for when you can't eat, need a meal replacement...or supplimental help with weight gain.

Nygrl...let us know what you hear from your doctor, and how you are doing soon.

S.C.

I managed to get an ultrasound this morning, after I called them. I should have done that in the first place. It seemed really fast for a full abdominal ultrasound. i wish the tech could just let you off the hook and tell you if they see something. When i google my symptoms (yes, its a huge no-no) I either come up with pancreatic cancer or gallbladder. I never thought I'd be happy to have gallbladder problems but I wish I did!!!! Beats dying! They said I might have results back today. The good news is that the scale was up .6lb - which isn't a lot, but it wasn't down today. I'm trying to make myself eat like I usually do -without the coffee and booze anyway. My hubby thought I was eating less so really really really hoping that was why I lost weight.

I cannot tell you how much i relate to this post! All of my serious anxiety started 4 montha ago during a really stressful time and i have had gut issues ever since. I am a stay at home mom of two boys and for as far back as i can remember have been petrified at the thought of dying. I mean every day i think about it, not that i waaaant to die just about how scarred i am and if i did what would happen to my boys and just ugh you get the idea.

The pains I started feeling were and still are in my upper right side and all the docs assumed gallbladder but i have had two sonograms and both did not show anything. Plus i have noticed that the pain goes away when i have a bowel movement... when this all started i googled my sysptoms and it popped up pancreatic cancer and i was in a panic nonstop for weeks, dis not eat, barley slept, it was awful. I have lost 30 pounds since this all started. All within the extream bouts of anxiety and panic i have had. I now have fat lumps everywhere that trigger my anxiety because of the what ifs. I also have been checking my nodes like crazy thinking they are swollen and i have lymphoma or some other cancer. It is debilitating to say the least.
I woke up the other day with a sore spot on my right side jaw that i thought was a node too.
Through this month i have come to realize that the pain i feel when i push down on my tummy or i feel when i am stressing is most likely in my large intestine because someimes i feel the same pain in the same area but on my left side. Also if i am gassy it is bad then too. I have not been diognosed with it yet or anything for that matter which is NOT helping my health anxiety but i feel strongly (when i am calm, not anxious and thinking rationally which is not very often at all) that all my gut discomfort and changes in poo were teiggered by my stress and then tiggered my anxiety and it has been a horrible cycle ever since.
I am glad you go the sono done, plese keep us updated... and i know how you feel, when all of this started i had never wished so much for a gallbladder issue! Just maybe keep in mind we may be experiencing the same thing and it may not be your GB or pancreas

Merrida said...
Just a random thought, but,......it could also be gas.








M.

If you read my post I completely agree with you. Up until all of this started i though one could only have gas pains and such on the left side but i am starting to believe it can be dominate on the right side and mimic scarier things.

Why would you go to the er this weekend if you don't hear anything? I'm sure if the doctor saw something that they thought was serious, they would let you know right away.

Nygrl,

I hope that you can get a call back today!

Your stool changes be a result of the new Rx...the PPI. Ask your doctor about this possibility.

Let us know what you hear back...and until then, use your coping skills to help you to relax.

It is so unlikely that you have anything wrong going on with your liver or pancreas.

Anxiety/GERD/IBS are the likely culprits...and they can absolutely wreck havoc on the digestive system.

Hoping you get your answers soon for peace of mind!!

S.C.

My scale is back down to its lowest today. I am really starting to freak out again because I've been eating pretty normally and had a few drinks. I have been a little less panicked too.. At least not crying constantly. I don't think it's my gallbladder. I had a pretty fatty meal last night and didn't feel any different. In right back where I was now. The only peace I had was the scale not dropping and that's gone.

Post Edited (nygrl) : 8/31/2014 7:23:13 AM (GMT-6)

I only have a regular scale. I know i"m not urinating more than usual and I just can't come up with a rational explanation, other than the metabolism being revved up. As much as I've searched I can't come up with any concrete evidence of that being true. My Dr (actually she's a NP) wants the HIDA scan. I think it time for me to see one of the actual Dr's in the office. I'm sure they're not open today but I'm calling first thing tomorrow. I think that rather than focusing on my GB we need to try to rule out other things and maybe a CT scan would be better. I dunno.
Last night was a nightmare. I couldn't sleep until after 2 am. I'm down .4lb. Not sure if that's related to me being panicked all night. My poor husband is an angel. He's so patient with me and I'm so lucky to have him. I'm exhausted.