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Dizziness And Lightheadedness, Tired. Suffer From Anorexia And Anxiety. Any Advice?
Hi, I was wondering what these following symptoms could mean (if anything)
-Light headed ness/dizziness.
-When I stand up I feel like I am going to collapse again.
-I can not hear and find myself panicking.
-I am always tired.
I am an eighteen year old, suffer from anxiety and anorexia (weigh 88 pounds) but in the last few days my family members have been forcing me to sit and eat three meals a day so I bet I am gaining heaps of weight but whenever I get onto the weighing scale it shows my weight is constant.
How am I feeling so weak when I am actually eating more than I used to?
-Light headed ness/dizziness.
-When I stand up I feel like I am going to collapse again.
-I can not hear and find myself panicking.
-I am always tired.
I am an eighteen year old, suffer from anxiety and anorexia (weigh 88 pounds) but in the last few days my family members have been forcing me to sit and eat three meals a day so I bet I am gaining heaps of weight but whenever I get onto the weighing scale it shows my weight is constant.
How am I feeling so weak when I am actually eating more than I used to?
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Welcome to HCM
You are 18 year old and are suffering from anorexia and anxiety. You are having symptoms like lightheadedness, dizziness, panic attacks, tiredness. These symptoms can occur due to both nutritional deficiencies due to anorexia and also due to anxiety disorder. In anorexia nervosa in most of patients depression is also found as co-morbid illness. So I would advise you to please visit a Psychiatrist for expert opinion. Also get your B12, Folate levels, Thyroid Functions tests done because such symptoms are common in deficiencies of B12, Folate and thyroid hormones.
Hope it helps you, Thanks
Welcome to HCM
You are 18 year old and are suffering from anorexia and anxiety. You are having symptoms like lightheadedness, dizziness, panic attacks, tiredness. These symptoms can occur due to both nutritional deficiencies due to anorexia and also due to anxiety disorder. In anorexia nervosa in most of patients depression is also found as co-morbid illness. So I would advise you to please visit a Psychiatrist for expert opinion. Also get your B12, Folate levels, Thyroid Functions tests done because such symptoms are common in deficiencies of B12, Folate and thyroid hormones.
Hope it helps you, Thanks
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