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(teen health)Why could I have lost 20lbs in a month?
I am 16 and I go to my doctors every month, because I suffer from some insomnia. For the last month or so I have been it a real shi*y mood, I mean i know that I get mad for no good reason, but that dose not stop me from getting angry. This morning I work up and decided to weigh myself( and I my weight is now 138lbs) last month when I went to the doctors I weighed 155. I am 5 foot 10, so 155 is not over weight, when I looked at the scale I could not believe my eyes, i just lost 17lbs in 20 days, for no reason.(I did see if the scale was off, and it is not). I do not have a eating problem that I know of, I eat when I am hungry and I do not eat when I am not. I have been less hungry in the past month, but I still eat like I should. How scared should I be, I mean I know that parasites, can make you loose weight like this, but I do not eat fish, and i do not eat, ground beef to often. Now that I think of it about a week ago I felt really sick, with bad diarrhea and nausea, but that only lasted 3 days or so, what could make this happen, and what should I do about it, I plan to talk to my doctor about it next time I go, but is there anything that I should know for now.
somone asked if I am on any medication and I am, It is amitriptyline, 20mg weight loss is not one of the side effects listed on the sheet that came with them, I have been on amitriptyline for a while now and I only just now started to loose weight.
It is possible that i could have had the flu, but as far as I can tell, one or two pounds is something that you can loss form the flu, but 20lbs, and by the way I posted this the other day and got a lot of spam, I took my weight today, and it is the same 138, I just think the thought of losings so much weight in such little time, cant be good for me.
now I must add this, I am taking amitriptyline not as an antidepressant, It makes you fall asleep faster, and I do not suffer from depression.
3 Answers
- Experto CredoLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is something more at work here. One would surmise you are not eating as much, but a dramatic loss like that is some bigger problem and we cannot begin to fathom
- Anonymous1 decade ago
if you are on medication for the insomnia it might be playing a part in your weight loss.
The idea that you would have some type of parasite that would cause you to lose that kind of weight is absurd. The chances of getting one in America is slim and having one that would cause that kind of dramatic change in such a short amount of time is unlikely.
From what you describe here it sounds like you had the flu, lost some weight and got dehydrated. I would bet that if you just went back to a normal routine that you would gain the weight back in a couple of weeks.
Above all make sure to talk to your Dr. about it he's going to give you the best advice.
- SWEETYLv 51 decade ago
http://health.yahoo.com/depression-medications/ami...
Maybe u can also talk to or parents,a friend that u trust not to say anything that u say,or even go to a therapist.At least think about doing these things cuz u may something deep inside that u r not waning to remember cuz it hurt or scare u real bad.
