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Hi guys
Ive been suffering from my anxiety and depression for over 2 weeks now ever since having a stomach bug i cant shake this overwhelming feeling.
I have been back to the doctor thursday just gone and he gave me propranolol again used to take it but came off it when i went to sertraline.
Anyway its getting to the point now where my eating or lack of is making me even more anxious. I try to eat but i cant relax enough im only eating about 500 calories a day and im worried i cant survive on it but i cant stomach any more than that.
Even those 500 calories are pretty much just a complan and a couple of satsumas for the day.
The doctor just says eat but its not that easy im getting no enjoyment out of my life right now im a total wreck i feel like my body is just giving up and theres nothing i can do about it. Im paranoid im going to go to work and faint from lack of food or something and thats what i fear most.
Im taking 50mg of sertraline ive been on for 2 years now
10mg of propranolol 3 times a day used to take before but just started back on them.
Suicide keeps coming in my mind but i dont want it to come to that because when im well im really well but i find it hard to see light and if im ever going to enjoy life again.
Sorry for being a pain but i dont know where else to talk.
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karen20297 vicky84445
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I was like you before xmas. I had severe stomach aches and diarrhoea. I couldn't eat anything and lost over a stone in 3 weeks. I my anxiety was through the roof and I spent most of the time in bed crying. I thought about suicide as I'm normally a happy person. Dr diagnose IBS and a colonoscopy confirmed it. I've now been on sertraline for 7 weeks and my stomach is better and I'm eating really well. I still feel anxious but I'm doing more and my mood has lifted. IBS can be brought on with anxiety so let it take its course.
It is horrible and I feel for you. Take care x
vicky84445 karen20297
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Id feel a lot better if my appetite came back soon i can deal with anxiety alot better that way. X
karen20297 vicky84445
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I've always liked my food so I was really worried losing my appetite. Everything I put in my mouth made me feel sick; I just wasn't hungry. I think it was psychological as I thought it would my stomach hurt. I can't get enough food now and gained 3 IB !!!
Anxiety also makes you lose your appetite. You will get it back I promise you. Xx
borderriever vicky84445
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It had taken a lot out of me as I was conjested and my throat was still sore, we all need to eat so I ate what Ifelt would be easy for me, something I liked was more the situation I was in, I refused to eat something that I was not keen on.
It can take time to move on after a virus infection and you need to pull yourself around, a bit of fruit may help you at this time. You will eventually need or have too eat so be patient, if it is low mood or anxiety a viral infection is not worth any Suicidal thoughts, Although talk to NHS Information on Tel 111 if you cannot take anymore.
It does take time to get better, 99% of the population will be feeling fed up after a winter viral infection
BOB
Suicide seems a little overeactive just for an infection, so if you a+++++
kirsty12709 vicky84445
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Hi Vicky, it's sounds like you are in a very difficult place at the moment, I think you need to be honest with your doctor and tell them how bad you are feeling, I think this is more than just about eating, especially since you say suicide is coming into your mind. Please seek help for this!
I've always struggled with my eating and like you was living on barely anything. I finally admitted I have a problem again ( I suffer from GAD anxiety and panic attacks) I have been put on Mirtazipine and I must say it has helped greatly with my appetite. You will feel worse not eating as you will get to the point in the day where you have not eaten for so long that you feel too sick to eat.
Please please go back to the doctors and tell them about how you are feeling, get the help that is out there, you can get your life back.
Kirsty xx.
vicky84445 kirsty12709
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kirsty12709 vicky84445
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Have you said to them about the severity of your anxiety? I would hope that if they knew you were feeling as low as you are that they would offer more help. Do you always see the same doctor? Can you get a second opinion?
I feel you will need some help to get out of this cycle, CBT could work, I'm genuinely concerned that you have got this low. I understand what it's like to not be able to eat, I understand that's it's not that you don't want to, it's that psychologically you can't bare the thought of it! This is why I think you may need a little more help to change your mindset.
Kirsty xx
vicky84445 kirsty12709
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At my doctors it's luck of the draw you can't pick who you see. The doctor who helped me the most last time has retired now which is a shame but the other doctors are good.
Im taking sertraline which helped last time so im wondering if it's time for a change of dose. I think cbt would be beneficial for the long run.
Thank you xx
kirsty12709 vicky84445
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I definitely think it would be, I think it's become a psychological thing with you and not just physical, and believe me I completely understand what that feels like! Please go to the doctors and see them as many times as it takes to find a good one! People worry this is wasting their time but it isn't? You are just as entitled to find someone who will help you lead your life again. How has your eating been today? When I'm anxious I can't eat a thing, I'm too worried to even think about it. Talk to them about your meds too, and see if they can be juggled to help. Don't give up! It might be a long road but it will be worth it for you
Kirsty xx
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