But yeah I lost 50lbs/22.6kg over a year or so without dieting/exercising/anything! I could just have an energy drink and not eat til dinner and not notice I did that 💀 but i'm so used to USA docs dismissing me that I'm like "let's see if this gets better on its own" lol - ThreadSky

voidburger.bsky.social • 10 days ago

But yeah I lost 50lbs/22.6kg over a year or so without dieting/exercising/anything! I could just have an energy drink and not eat til dinner and not notice I did that 💀 but i'm so used to USA docs dismissing me that I'm like "let's see if this gets better on its own" lol

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agentrush.bsky.social•10 days ago

🫂

tauf.bsky.social•10 days ago

Who knows if you'll be able to find a medical cause, but you'll certainly be about to rule some things out. Especially if you don't mention any stress, so they can't brush it off.

umberhulk.bsky.social•10 days ago

Totally understandable. My wife was gaining weight without changing her habits and the doctor just kept waving her away saying it was either "depression" or "protein deficiency". Turns out it was hormonal and caused by a tumor! So you're valid for worrying about being dismissed

bolognaamputation.bsky.social•10 days ago

This happened to me, too. About 35-40kg to date over just under two years. If it's not left you underweight or feeling otherwise sickly, it could just be, as you figure, a stress response. That's what it was for me. But it's definitely worth talking to doctors about.

abesal.bsky.social•10 days ago

Have you ruled out gastrointestinal issues? I had a similar issue, but after going to a nutritionist and adjusting my diet, i was able to fix that issue. I would advise the same, seeing how you are having energy drinks for breakfast 😜 (I'm assuming that's an exaggeration, but still...)

dianethepunk.bsky.social•10 days ago

You might ask your doctor for a hormone panel. Those can contribute to weight gain and loss pretty significantly.

xantar.net•10 days ago

The thing I will say, that if it is stress that at least the weight loss was in "safe" boundaries. 1-2 lb per week ish is from my knowledge fine(?) but the worry I would have is if it wasn't intentional (IE energy drinks and locking in) then it was from stress which also suppresses good things.

crimesoptimal.bsky.social•10 days ago

Hope you can find some relief for this - invisible stuff like that is tough. I've got a chronic pain condition and the only way I could get someone to actually take it seriously and get a diagnosis besides "exercise more idk" was to demand tests until they found something. Wishing you well

tagmedia.bsky.social•10 days ago

I would get it checked out. If only for peace of mind

justicehw.bsky.social•10 days ago

My ADHD medication used to cause major appetite loss, but it turned out to be a symptom of my heart rate being raised so high (over 100bpm) once I took the medication consecutive with heart rate lowing medication it all returned to normal.

felgraf.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's still a bit luck of the draw, but my found family has found Finnish doctors less dismissive than their American ones were.
(To the point of going "why haven't you gotten this looked at sooner! ?! "We're american" "oh.")

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