Originally Posted by
jothenurse
I also lost a lot of weight during my anxiety problems. I lost 20 pounds, but have now gained back about 15 pounds. I know how it is like when you're nervous and your stomach gets upset. I am also afraid of throwing up, so that makes it worse. Are you on any medicine? I take Ativan, though am tapering off of it now, but when I was taking more, it really did help with my upset stomach and I could start to eat again. I started very slow, trying to eat small amounts, but more frequently during the day. I like mashed potatoes, so I would eat a lot of those and put butter on them for the calories. I ate a lot of caloric stuff, probably not good for me, but it did help get the calories in. I still will have trouble from time to time with my stomach being upset, but I try not to worry about it, because that makes it worse.