Posted by Cairo on December 25, 2004, at 19:50:56
My 15 y/o's appetite decreased noticeably about two months ago. She has been on Lexapro 10mg for about a year, but her appetite was fine until then. She was started on Librium 5mg BID four weeks ago without any any change in appetite, and adding Provigil 100mg qAM hasn't changed it either.
I've asked her whether she doesn't feel hungry, or if her stomach is upset, or whatever else might be bothering her, but I can't get an answer from her. She's going through this teenage "don't bother me" stage as well as having an expressive language disorder, dysthymia, anxiety and ADHD, so she often won't answer when it might be difficult for her to formulate a response.
There are days when she barely eats anything. She might take only a bite or two of egg or a couple of bites of cereal, drink only chocolate milk for lunch (and leave her sandwich and cookie), and a bite or two for dinner. Other days she might eat a little more. She ate almost a whole pizza the other day and she might drink a chocolate Scandi-Shake, but she can't live on those. On whole, her caloric intake is decreased dramatically.
As this occured before starting the Librium and Provigil (which have helped her anticipatory anxiety and made her more pro-social), but long after being on Lexapro, it doesn't appear to be tied to the med. But, is it possible that appetite is affected after being on SSRIs a long time?
I wonder what else might be affecting her appetite. Should we have her tested for parasites or some other health issue? Anorexia? Am I right to be worried? I don't think this is a symptom of depression as her mood actually seems better on this combo of meds.
I would appreciate advice. Thank you.
Cairo
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