Feelin yu on the maryjane part lol...I have issues with sleeping aswell as the not eating too...keep ur head gurl my prayers r with yu feel better. *hugs*

Rican...I went through a spell of this about 2 yrs ago...lost like 30 lbs in 2 months time! Also...when I get the chest pain-thing (MS Hug??)...I lose my appetite then too! Nerves & IBS can do strange things! Good thing you're using the MMJ (my favorite/only Med)! It would have been my 1st recommendation! {{hugs}}...but NOT MS Hugs...LOL! ;)
~tj

I was so proud that I had lost 30 pounds, then came the diagnosis of MS, treatment, and the knowledge that I am losing cuz my scars/lesions are probably on the appetite area of the brain. Yeesh.

I am glad that at least the stupid lesions are doing something good for me. Down 38 as of today. No real appetite. I had to start entering my food into sparkpeople everyday to make sure I was not hitting starvation, so I can keep my body healthy. The health teacher at school yells at me otherwise.

sorry about the vomiting, though- That is awful.

Yea at first I was like yyeeeaaaa weightloss!!!!!.but percocets and ativan together with no food no Bueno...oh well right..n for some reason I eat outside I dontt like to eat at home or whatever is made at home..weird I know

Yep, no appetite here. I have not been dx yet, and so am not on any medications for MS yet, but started losing weight awhile back, and then pretty rapidly over the last several months when I had what I think was my first episode. I'm down from 125 ish in Sept. to 105 now, and cannot lose anymore. I always weighed around 145 my whole life, so the loss to 125 about 2 years ago, while slower, was also unintentional. I chalked it up to stress/ anxiety.

I hear ya on the Ensure. It's mostly what I eat now. My PCP says I may have gastritis and doesn't think it's related to the possible MS (nor does my neuro). Who knows. All I know is I used to love food and eat when I was stressed out. Now I could care less if I eat or not, and usually don't want to, and very few things sound good. I haven't had the vomitting yet, but have had nausea. HUGS and good luck. One thing my PCP told me was to take a Flinestone vitamin daily, because stronger vitamins are too much for your stomach right now, but you need some vitamin. Maybe that's helpful advice.....I don't know. Take care.

OK so I too have loss of appetite, eat very little but damn it no weight loss! At least if I had some weight loss. Only on Copaxone and Xanax, But I have the chronic constipation of MS so no emptying a LOT. i feel your pain now if I could just feel your weight loss!

I've always been skinny but the weight loss made it even worse for a while. I got small enough that people were even so kind as to jokingly (although I didn't find it amusing) say that I was anorexic. I too smoke or I wouldn't eat at all. It also helps with my pain and spasticity. I wish I didn't have to self medicate but the doctors haven't prescribed me anything to help since I don't have an official diagnosis yet.

Try drinking slim fast. It tastes better than ensure and you can dilute it with as much or as little milk as you like. Almost the same vitamin/minerals as ensure but it's also way cheaper.

Ricanfemale30,
I lost my appetite about 2 yrs ago, when the ms hug came on. I got my medical marijuana card to help with pain and sleep but I had to quit smoking because with the hug and smoke I couldn't breath. I tried it in food but didn't want to eat and it didn't work as good. My card has since expired so I don't do it at all.
I have regained some appetite back but it comes and goes. I lost 40 lbs. But I had plenty to lose! I gained some back and have lost a little again. I have chronic constipation but the docs are blaming it on gabapentin,ms contin and flexiril but the constipation came on long after I started taking them. Even with miralax and a healthy dose of softeners and laxatives, it is chronic!
I eat a lot of fruit, I force myself to eat, even if it is just a few grapes or an Apple. I too get nausea but never vomit from it, I'm sorry you are having those problems, sounds miserable! My craving For food has changed too, I want sweets all the time!
Please take care, I hope you get to feeling bettet.

Kevin

I agree on the change in what foods sound good too. Not sure why but suddenly I wanted nothing to do with slabs of meat (and I was totally a carnivore before) or eggs or sone dairy. I only wanted certain foods & couldn't each much or often

I wish that I had the weight loss problem. I have gained since I had to force ably retire. I don't eat carbs or at least not very many. I am sorry for your pain. Hope things turn around for you!

Wats weird is that I never liked sweets or Chocolate but within the past year I crave sweets!..I cook for my boyfriend but I rarely eat it now..honestly it depends on the same..some days I really stuff my face I guess to catch up lol..but if ya give me cheesecake..cake cookies pies icecream n Brownies ima happy soul!

Before MS I weighed a steady 220 and now I weigh a steady 170. When the MonSter 1st attacked me it took away my sense of taste and smell and I lost mad weight. Ive since gotten back those senses but "eating" has never quite been the same :-(

Oh yes!! i have even been hungrey- really hungry and go to eat- its like a switch flips and there is -no- way i can eat, il get sick!! havent mentioned it-once to family dr, he thought it was my meds- but no im fine now-lol at times, its horrible,when you cant eat!! i feel for ya didnt realize-ms- well guess i should-of! hugs tickey

Hi. Sorry you are having a tough time. I have had appetite problems all my life - worst in last 10 yrs with ms (stress?). I hate to recommend another med but if MJ smoke is getting to you maybe you should ask your doc about something called megestrol, It works like a miracle for me (take it twice a week). Also when I was losing lots of weight I had a script for Boost (chocolate). Ensure tastes like chemicals to me.

Feel Better

Melanie