recently ive had this problem. ever since i got back from my residential place in early may. its just been only getting worse recently, its like im tweaking but i feel hunger in my stomach but when i try to eat i just …cant. i dont have an eating disorder. at my residential i was hungry and eating all the time. my meds used to make me ravenous, whats going on with me?
Maybe stress or depression?
probably. im trying to eat a small protein bar but i can barely do that . it will probably take me like 30 mins to eat it. one bite at a time
You gotta eat…I fell over last week from not eating…I didn’t notice i hadn’t been eating…find something you can eat…I know its hard when feeling this way…
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…your body could be negatively affecting you making it not able to eat normally, I’d talk with your doctor about it. Have you tried sticking to soft foods? When I was in the hospital I had to go from eating just ice cubes to a pureed diet, to soft foods, then back to regular foods…but my case was different, I had some damage done to the vocal cords because of an incubator tube so I’m not sure if that would help you at all.
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ill talk to my dr. i havent tried soft foods but thats a good idea, i should get some apple sauce.
@arrgghh did you go back on the Vraylar?
Lack of Apetite can be a symptom of Antipsychotic Withdrawal.
I lost a lot of my appetite in the start of my AP withdrawals - lost a lot of weight in the beginning.
I am starting to regain my appetite back, and am always hungry now.
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Apple sauce is good, The vocal cord therapist I had even suggested eating baby foods, it felt weird but it gave more of a variety of stuff to eat,
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@Wave no i havent taken it in about 6 days. i wont be on any antipsychotics until the 18th probably. i didnt know that was a symptom of antipsychotic withdrawal. its gotten worse since i stopped the vraylar but my appetite was sometimes bad even on saphris
Yeah I would bring it up with your family doctor.
But it could be worse because of the Withdrawls.
Lack of Appetite is a primary symptom of withdrawling from drugs/meds includng APs.
I hope that you feel better soon
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yeah this is probably the longest my body has been without antipsychotics in like 3 months
If you’re having difficulty eating enough, maybe consider drinking a nutrition shake like Ensure to supplement your diet?
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hey, I relate to you so much! I couldn’t eat without smoking pot for a very long time… went to many doctors appointments but couldn’t figure out a damn thing… when I first joined the forum I asked about it, they said it had nothing to do with my mental illness but I disagree, because it all started around the same time I started isolating, failing in school, losing interest in the things I loved and was good at.
i went on different meds and nothin. but now I’m on mirtazapine, an anti depressant but it’s supposed to cause hunger. sometimes I can’t stop myself from eating. it gets bad. I’m finally gaining some weight again. I was so fragile 
yep I used to drink these! and they do help when you’re unable to eat. it got so bad for me, I remember once I didn’t eat a thing for 3 or 4 days straight. I sat on my steps, shaking and twitching uncontrollably. just wishing I could eat something. and like you said in your post, I felt as if I were on speed too. except without the high! 
ever since i got back from residential on may 6th
and yes im on mirtazapine 45mg since march
how long has this been going on for you? are you on mirtazapine right now?
The mirtazapine should help with appetite…maybe not so much with anxiety, actually could make it worse…works on adrenaline, actually jacks adrenaline up (I would never want my adrenaline raised by a med, I have PTSD already).
You realllllyyy need to see a psychiatrist. I mean seriously. Even a GP would do pretty well for you right now.
and yeah antipsychotic withdrawals are hell…
Sounds like you suffer from depression too.
yes i have severe depression and bpd too ugh.
i cant see my psychatrist for like 2 weeks and i dont have a gp 
One word for u: olanzapine
i dont want to over eat i have really bad body issues already lol