No. The opposite. Try calorie dense foods. Protein shakes, Small amounts of food more often. Talk to your doctor. And practice self care as much as you are able.

It is one of my more problematic anxiety side effects, along with an impressive smorgasbord of digestive tract problems.

Yes my wife, has lost weight, but not the way we would have wanted.

I haven't, but are you eating enough calories each day? Eating healthy, balanced meals? As @Tired said, drink protein shakes.

And if this continues, see your doctor.

Thank you all for replying! Arfie And Bobby, what has seemed to help? I’m going to try the protein shakes and keeping up with my calories. I just switched doctors and she didn’t seem as concerned as I am about the sudden weightloss. She wants to try antidepressants first. I’m anxious about it and dread stepping on the scales. It’s so discouraging. This has never happened before. I don’t have much weight to lose.

Many years ago I had some unexplained shoulder/back pain (now known to be a psychosomatic symptom of my anxiety). I was taking a lot of ibuprofen at the time and after one night of drinking/smoking I experienced severe stomach pain. I thought I had developed an ulcer or something far worse. After this experience I began developing the same pain after eating practically anything, even drinking water! I was so afraid to eat that I lost about 30 pounds. I'm a skinny person by nature, so my weight loss was very noticeable to the outside observer.

Several doctor visits later, I slowly began to realize that my stomach pain was also psychosomatic. It took a long time to get over my fear of eating. This may sound like generic advice, but regular exercise and drinking a LOT of water has helped bring my appetite back. I also try to keep on the same schedule when I eat, even when I'm not hungry. I agree with the above responses as well. Protein is crucial.

Anxiety management and daily monitoring are my main tickets to keeping my weight up. Emphasis on "Daily." I takes it one day at a time. One nibble at a time when needs be.

I have a sister who tends to use food as a coping mechanism. She comfort eats under the same conditions where I can't get myself interested in food. We are pretty convinced it is two different manifestations of the same anxiety disorder. Different strokes for different folks.

Thank you all so much for all of your advice. It helps knowing somebody else has went through similar circumstances. Mine started in Nov/Dec with some sort of spasms under my left rib area. It made me not want to eat. It’s like a quivering/twitching sensation. Went down hill from there. I feel like I have to make myself eat now. I can do good for a few days and feel like I’m making progress. Then there will be a day when I don’t eat as much and my progress goes away fast.

You need to take care of yourself before you can take care of others. I know you have a lot on your plate, and a lot of people depending on you. It's okay to ask for help, too.