Why, have I lost my appetite and am unable to sleep at night?

Question

WHat's wrong with me?

Answer 1

It is difficult to tell what might be wrong wif such limited information. Try seek help from a Chinese Medicine Practitioner. Chinese medicine has a very holistic approach. it might be able to solve your problem.

Until you go to a Chinese doc, you might want to try this chinese recipe. Long gan 15g, red dates 3-5pcs, rice 60g, sugar for taste. Remove the seeds in both longgan and red dates. Add water and cook the longgan, red dates and rice together at medium heat. Cook until the rice is soft. Add sugar to taste.

This recipe is good for calming the body (help promote good sleep), reduce palpitation, strengthen speen (weak spleen can cause lost of appetite according to TCM), help improve anaemic condition, improve water retention problem.

This recipe is not for prolong use and should not be taken in big amount. Also, please do not eat this if you are having flu and cold.

Good luck and cheers to good health~!

Answer 2

Many illnesses can have these symptoms.
Depression is one, but there are more. Please see a doctor if these have been going on more than a week.
If it was just sleep then there could be something as simple as Drinking drinks with CAFFEINE before bed.
But the number one cause of Insomnia is stress and depression.
Lack of appetite can be so many aliments you would really need to see a doctor. Are you having other symptoms?
DIZZY?
NAUSEA?
FEVER?
etc.
Are these symptoms following a LOSS of some kind?
Do you have thoughts of hurting yourself or others?
If your answering YES to these you really need to see a doctor.
IF you are a child you need to speak to an adult about these things.
IF your an adult you need to get to a doctor as soon as possible, depending on how long this has been going on and the other symptoms.
If they are following a LOSS then just make an appointment as soon as you can.
If you are having any blood loss specially in your stools, bowl movments, then you should see a Doctor right away.

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Poor appetite as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Physical disorders affecting appetite:
Infections
Fever - any fever may cause temporary loss of appetite.
Prolonged fever (see Fever) - may affect appetite long enough to cause weight loss
Viral hepatitis
Normal aging
Tuberculosis
Alcoholism
Hypothyroidism
Heart conditions
Heart disease
Heart failure
Liver conditions
Zinc deficiency
Hiatus hernia
Malabsorption
Duodenal ulcer
Stomach cancer
Cancer
Lung cancer
Common emotional or mental symptoms affecting appetite - causing people to lose interest in eating.
Emotional stress (type of Stress) - may lead to either under-eating or over-eating
Anxiety
Emotional upset
Grief or loss
Relationship problems
Depression
Depressive disorders
Anxiety disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Bipolar disorder - a less common cause of poor appetite.
Physical eating difficulties - such as pain when eating or swallowing pain; can lead people and especially children to try not to eat.
Difficulty swallowing
Painful swallowing
Esophagitis
Gallbladder disease
Certain medications
Amphetamine intoxication

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Answer 3

Dude ya stressed out or something? Under a lot of pressure at work/school? All those things can be a factor in loss of appetite and sleep.

You may want to take a vacation for a little bit and relax....or just smoke something relaxing! :) Bongs seem to do the trick for me.

Answer 4

Are you sick? Are you depressed? Are you stressed out about something? Anxiety, depression, trauma(physical or emotional), bad relationships can cause lost of appetite and loss of sleep. A new kind of medicine can affect you in that way as well.

Answer 5

Depression

Answer 6

Maybe you are depressed or have a lot of problems on your mind? Sometimes I do the same thing, and have trouble sleeping until I solve a particular problem.

Answer 7

with no other symptoms, it sounds like depression. but it could be lots of stuff. get a complete checkup, bloodwork and all. if all is ok physically, you're prob depressed. if it persists, talk to a shrink and maybe try an antidepressant. they work.

Answer 8

That hat is putting way too much pressure on the rest of your body causing your stomach to shrink.

Answer 9

Those sound like classic symptoms of a stress-related disorder

Answer 10

Probably depression...anything wrong....break-ups, lose of friend or family, bad grades in school, fired from a job....anything.