Originally Posted by
shotta287
If you’ve been following my recent threads, you’ll know that these past months I’ve been stuck in a bad phase of health anxiety.
Started off with stomach issues which have almost settled. I had a blood test which showed raised liver enzymes but they are now coming back into range. You can imagine though, that sent my anxiety into overdrive. I also had a prolonged flu last month. Been sleeping crap too for the most part.
My current worries though are that, I’ve still got an irritating cough a month on from the flu, and although my appetite is pretty much back to normal, I’m not gaining weight and that is really worrying me. I’m trying to eat more but I still look and feel skinny and don’t dare go on the scales. Last time I checked I had lost around ~2kg.
If it was something sinister, surely the blood test results would have indicated? I mean, I don’t feel tired or exhausted or anything. Also, can anxiety cause weight loss? And what about the cough, can they last longer than 3 weeks after a flu etc?