what can i do if i dont have an appaitite or get grosd out wen i try to eat somthing and havent been able to eat for about a week because of some medication that a doctor put me on ??? (not diet pills either they are to help me focus on what i am doing)

[dorkguytx]

well as i said in my question i havent been able to eat for the past week its not that i dont want to eat its just that i havent been hungry for the past week but i have tryd to eat somthing either way because i know that its not healthy to do that but wen i do try to eat i get very grosd out to were i feel that if i swallow the food i am going to throw up like crazy so i spit it out and i havent been hungry just that know im starting to feel a little weird and i need to go talk to my Doctor about my situation that i am in. Any one think that they can help me out???

[gessoo]

Are your pills to control anxiety, or something similar? If so it may not be the pills that are making you feel like this, but your general state of mind. Feeling that you may throw up if you eat is quite common in people that have an anxiety problem. The fear of being sick stops them eating.

Whatever the cause, you must go back to the doctor. Doctors are used to this sort of problem and he/she will try to help you to see what is going on.

Try not to worry, that will make it worse. Drink plenty of water whilst you are not feeling like eating and if you are not hungry don't eat. You might find that taking regular little snacks rather than meals helps in the meantime. It takes the pressure off you having to sit down for a meal, which for someone who is feeling like you do at the moment, is probably making things worse.

Take care.

[dorkguytx]

well the pills that i am taking are for A.D.D.(attention defisite disorder) that means that i can not concentrate on my school work and that i am allways day dreaming but i dont know if at the same time can it be that i am worried about somthing that is going on right now that is not letting me eat. if you want to know what is woring me go to Parenting link and look for my question and tell me what you think.

[gessoo]

I think you should see your doctor and be very truthful about what is worrying you. He may be able to refer you to someone such as a counsellor who can talk to you. You are obviously very young and you have made a huge decision to take on this girl's baby. You desparately need someone to talk to, preferably not within your family, but someone who can be impartial.

Your doctor must keep whatever you tell him confidential, so you must not worry about telling him the truth. Have you always had Attention Deficit Disorder or has this only just been diagnosed? I am not surprised you can't concentrate at the moment, you poor lad.

Take care and please make sure you get some professional help. x

[dorkguytx]

well thank you and yes i just got diagnosed with A.D.D. and i will look in to paying my doctor a visit thak you.

[gessoo]

Well good luck. Please let me know how you are doing. There are always good people on the site that are willing to listen to you and try to help.

[morg_monster]

If you are taking Ritalin, then a well known side effect of is appetite suppression. To the extent that in the US there are stories of mothers claiming their kids are AD(H)D, getting them prescribed Ritalin, and then the mums take the pills to lose weight! Unbelievably dangerous and stupid, but there you go.

Anyway. So my point is, that this is a known side effect, so people must have sorted ways of dealing with it, or your GP should have some advice. You could try American chat rooms or forums about ADHD, I bet that they discuss this kind of thing here, and ways of solving it.

Hope that you get it sorted out.