will I get better?

[Daisy425]

sorry for all of the posts. I know I’ve been posting like crazy. Today I went back to work. The morning was hard. I have been having some pain/cramping in my lower stomach. Could this be from anxiety? I usually get nauseous and don’t feel it in my lower stomach. I did force myself to eat lunch. It helped to eat with other people. Kind of distracted me. I decided to stay at work late (I’m a teacher) to keep me from crying or going into my bed. My plan was to go pick up soup and a sandwich from Panera once I leave here. I don’t have an appetite. I’m scared it’s from a stomach bug but I have eaten. This morning I forced myself to have a granola bar, lunch I had chicken and pasta, and I ate a muffin as a snack. I’m assuming if I had a stomach bug I would’ve thrown up by now, unless it’s just the start of a stomach bug?

I really wish I could know for certain I wouldn’t throw up. So much of this anxiety would vanish. Is it normal to not feel hungry when you’re anxious? I want to be better

[mizzou7016]

Could be anything....just keep focusing on getting through each event.....and go home at the end of each day knowing that you did the best you could for that day

[Daisy425 in reply to mizzou7016]

But I’m scared to have to do it all again tomorrow. I know I will get better because I’ve overcome this before. But it’s hard to remind myself that

[TheHitman]

Hi Daisy425. From my own experience and conversations with my Dr, I would say your pain/cramping could very well be anxiety related. Of course, it’s always best to have anything else ruled out first if you can, and if nothing else is found or materialises then anxiety may be your answer. My anxiety regularly triggers my IBS and has done for years and more recently, even caused or was a contributing factor to me developing gastritis which in turn triggered more anxiety worrying about that. The brain and the gut are linked a lot more than we sometimes realise and the outcome of that can sometimes be the pain/cramping and appetite loss you are experiencing. In the short term, I would sugggest Buscopan tablets to help with the cramping, they usually work well and although not a cure for our anxiety, it may just help you get through the day a bit easier. Wishing you all the best, I hope you feel better soon.

[Barbloki]

My anxiety takes away my appetite. Last year I had a serious bout with my anxiety and depression and ended up losing 48 lbs. The dr put me on a medication that increases appetite and I gained it all back over the summer. Now I'm off that medication and feeling anxiety and depression again and have lost my appetite and am losing weight again. So the answer to your question is YES, anxiety can take away your appetite.