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Question: I have had constant anxiety for 2 weeks causing me not to eat like I used to I am obsessively anxious
And it is about something minor but I keep thinking about it and it causes anxiety
Can you recommend anything
And it is about something minor but I keep thinking about it and it causes anxiety
Can you recommend anything
Brief Answer:
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
I would like to clarify your eating behavior a little bit more:
What are you feeling emotionally when you feel the urge to stop eating?
How many calories are you eating a day?
Are you underweight?
Do you ever purge or binge?
What is the issue that is causing you anxiety, even if you think it is minor?
Dr. Sheppe
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
I would like to clarify your eating behavior a little bit more:
What are you feeling emotionally when you feel the urge to stop eating?
How many calories are you eating a day?
Are you underweight?
Do you ever purge or binge?
What is the issue that is causing you anxiety, even if you think it is minor?
Dr. Sheppe
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Hello doctor I do eat around 2000-3000 calories a day
The problem is when it's time to eat I get anxious and really not very hungry
I would like to try anything
When I think too much about something it becomes negative and it knits up my stomach
The problem is when it's time to eat I get anxious and really not very hungry
I would like to try anything
When I think too much about something it becomes negative and it knits up my stomach
Brief Answer:
Followup
Detailed Answer:
It sounds like anxiety is the much bigger problem. I'm now less concerned about an eating disorder.
To treat anxiety, I would either try an SSRI antidepressant such as escitalopram, or more likely to be of benefit for you would be cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This helps you examine your anxiety and work through it more effectively. I recommend finding a CBT therapist near you. I also offer online text-based therapy on this website via my direct private link below.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Followup
Detailed Answer:
It sounds like anxiety is the much bigger problem. I'm now less concerned about an eating disorder.
To treat anxiety, I would either try an SSRI antidepressant such as escitalopram, or more likely to be of benefit for you would be cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This helps you examine your anxiety and work through it more effectively. I recommend finding a CBT therapist near you. I also offer online text-based therapy on this website via my direct private link below.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
One other question
What can I do about the over anxious XXXXXXX
For instance at work at my desk I find myself getting up a lot and walking around
What can I do about the over anxious XXXXXXX
For instance at work at my desk I find myself getting up a lot and walking around
Brief Answer:
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Again, to treat anxiety, I would either try an SSRI antidepressant such as Escitalopram, or more likely to be of benefit for you would be cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This helps you examine your anxiety and work through it more effectively. An example of CBT in the situation you describe would be to examine exactly what is going through your mind at work, what types of anxious thoughts you are having, examining if actions such as getting up and walking around are really helping, and practice things like mindfulness, deep breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation as alternative techniques to lower anxiety.
I recommend finding a CBT therapist near you. I also offer online text-based therapy on this website via my direct private link below.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Again, to treat anxiety, I would either try an SSRI antidepressant such as Escitalopram, or more likely to be of benefit for you would be cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This helps you examine your anxiety and work through it more effectively. An example of CBT in the situation you describe would be to examine exactly what is going through your mind at work, what types of anxious thoughts you are having, examining if actions such as getting up and walking around are really helping, and practice things like mindfulness, deep breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation as alternative techniques to lower anxiety.
I recommend finding a CBT therapist near you. I also offer online text-based therapy on this website via my direct private link below.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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