Anxiety and weight loss

[Guitarist235]

Hi can anyone tell me if anxiety causes weightloss besides the loss of appetite?

[Alan7690]

Hi all I can say in my case I did loose a fair bit of weight with my anxiety even though I was eating ok and not trying to loose weight

[Grandmaof3]

It definitely can cause weight loss due to lack of or less of an appetite. Even if you do eat, your body burns it off faster with anxiety so you could lose weight.

[Beadlady]

Yes anxiety causes weight loss. My husband went from 11stone 6lbs to 9 stone . It was the constant pacing about that caused it along with being unable to sit and eat normally, and your body burns energy faster due to the anxiety.

[Guitarist235 in reply to Beadlady]

Hi Beadlady just converted the weight loss to kilos so your husband lost 16 kilos, shew that's hectic, thanks for your response once again

[Guitarist235]

Thanx for your response Bead lady and to all other responses, I really appreciate it. But please tell me for interest sake how many kilos or pounds are in one stone just to get an idea of how much weight he lost. I lost about 10 kilos now without deliberately trying to eat less.

[Rosa2019]

After my husband abandoned me and our 2 children I lost about 18 pounds. I could not even look at food. I went to a psychiatrist who put me on Celexa and my appetite returned and I was able to control my nerves.

[Lin1944]

Hi, I lost weight and dropped a dress size but carried on eating normally. All my friends said they preferred me with a bit of weight on. Then I changed my medication to Mirtazapine and my weight shot up just in one year. This antidepressant is known for causing weight gain easily. Now I am trying to lose weight and it’s not easy. Hate living with Anxiety/ Depression