Why do you lose your appetite when you're depressed?

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Why do you lose your appetite when you're depressed?

2007-01-02 09:14:46 · 3 answers · asked by LBCgal 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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Not everyone does some people eat more when depressed but it is all beacuse of an imbalance of hormones like seritonin.

2007-01-02 09:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by rknghavic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Seretonin - the chemical in your brain that regulates your mood also regulates your appetite.

A friend of mine isn't clinically "depressed" but her body doesn't produce seretonin on it's own (or enough anyway) so she has to take seretonin suppliments as well as setting a timer to remind her to eat. She simply doesn't get hungry otherwise.

2007-01-02 09:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I don't I eat a LOT more. So it depends on the person.

2007-01-02 11:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by yoyosafreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋