Zero appetite after coming off Xanax? Why?

[melissa2]

Twelve days ago I was hospitalized for xanax addiction and began detox while being monitored for seizures. Since the day I stopped taking xanax I have had NO appetite. I had nausea for the first few days due to withdrawal symptoms but withdrawals ended over a week ago and I got out of the hospital five days ago and sometimes I crave foods and try to eat them but I get so un-hungry right away. All I can manage is snacking on yogurt, crackers, and sunflower seeds. All I can drink is water and Gatorade so drinking the Ensure my mom bought is difficult. This is frustrating. I finally put on the amount of weight I wanted (I eat a lot and stay skinny) and now I've already lost two pounds. Help?

[gitarplayr420]

I went through the same thing. Not xanax withdraws but another pretty serious drug. I was detoxing for 30 days. Couldnt eat, sleep, cold sweat, night sweats...it was terrible but it will get better. Give it a while and you'll feel fine :)

[melissa2]

Did you lose a lot of weight? Anything I can do about that?

[gitarplayr420]

Ya i lost a lot of weight. Went from like 150 to 120. After about 4 or 5 months though i gained most of it back. You'll get your appetite back eventually. Dont trip too much about it.

[melissa2]

Alright thanks. Good to know there's someone on here who went through this

[gitarplayr420]

Yep. Trust me it is like the worst feeling in the world. I know you probably feel like death. Just stick with it. It takes like 1-2 months to feel good but probably close to a year to feel 100% as good as you did before you started using.

[melissa2]

That's a long time but I guess it'll be worth it

[gitarplayr420]

Trust me it is. I've had to detox a few times. This pas time was my last. It gets worse and worse every time. you're still young so try your hardest to stick with it. It'll be sooo worth it.

[melissa2]

Yeah, that's true. I'm also very deadset against relapsing or using any drug at all so hopefully I'll never do this again.

[gitarplayr420]

Are you going to a rehab or did you just detox?

[melissa2]

Just detox and NA meetings 4 days a week

[gitarplayr420]

Ok well if you ever want to talk just private message me. I've been through it before so i can try and help you out if you're having a hard time :)

[summiter]

Your body is adjusting while trying to "re-set" back to normal. Give it some time. Good job on getting the help and having the guts to quit. Good for you! Stay tough.

[melissa2]

Thanks!!

[ThisAndThat]

You are following up with your doctor right? It will take a while for you to get back to normal especially if you've been taking xanax for a while. If I'm not being to nosy, What were you on xanax for?

[melissa2]

Still trying to find a new doctor. It's a long story. And I had it for severe panic attacks. Which have rebounded. It sucks.

[ThisAndThat]

Yeah I figured as much and I know the feeling. That's exactly how I got addicted to Xanax. I took my last dose of Xanax thankfully in 2003. But you really need to be seeing a psychologist so they can prescribe you something non addictive until your crises is over. What state are you from?

[melissa2]

I'm from Tennessee. The problem is that my last psychiatrist threw meds at me which is why I've been on 5 different antidepressants as well as xanax and klonopin. I go to NA meetings abs my family is working with the counselors there to find me a good psychiatrist.

[melissa2]

But congratulations on quitting :)

[ThisAndThat]

Thanks! But I don't know why they put you on Klonopin when Klonopin is in the Xanax family. I was taking two different medications together Doxepin and Trileptal and it worked very well. You should be seen by someone though MH & MR because they deal with addictions constantly. Give this site a try and see what happens. https://www.tn.gov/mental/MHDDchronology.html

[melissa2]

No I was on klonopin and xanax at the same time but I'm off all benzos now. I took trileptal in the past without good results unfortunately

[melissa2]

But I'll look into that site! Thanks!

[ThisAndThat]

Thanks for sharing and you're welcome. I hope it helps!

[legalboxers]

please try and get better. You dont need that stuff. Eat carbs