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Increased appetite
Increased appetite is a clinical finding in which a person feels more hungry than he has typically felt.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 42-year old asked:
Might depression cause an increased appetite?
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A 39-year old asked:
Increased appetite. Do my drugs for depression cause that?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Are there mood stabilizers that do not cause increased appetite ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What can cause an increased appetite where I never feel full even if I eat a lot and I am constantly craving something to eat and extreme fatigue?
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A member asked:
What would cause someone to have increased appetite that causes me to constantly crave food? I was dieting and losing weight slowly but consistently. Then I started this food craving and I could almost eat constantly. I have never been like this before.
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A 47-year old asked:
18 days into cycle. is it normal to have increased appetite or does this mean I'm pregnant?
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A 54-year old asked:
I have an increased appetite and have been eating more but am losing weight. What medical condition can cause this? FYI I am going through menopause.
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A 48-year old asked:
Is increased appetite also a symptom of pregnancy?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is Increased appetite during pregnancy normal? Cycle day 21
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A 40-year old female asked:
Whadidiseases or illness can cause excessive weight gain and increased appetite?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Past week=sudden increased appetite. like i feel like a teenage boy about to go through a growth spurt. got period 5 years ago, so prob not growth ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Does lack of sleep lead to increased appetite?
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A 35-year old female asked:
About to start Lexapro (escitalopram) for anxiety,but worried about weight gain. is the gain typically due to increased appetite or chemical component in Lexapro (escitalopram)?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Does risperdal consta alone cause weight gain or is it increased appetite cause I've experience a great deal of increased appetite?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What is increased appetite a symptom of? Not pregnant and just finishing period. Also very fatigued lately. All answers are appreciated. Thanks
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A 51-year old female asked about a 24-year old female:
Period always late by 5-10 days. Terrible PMS - hot flashes, nausea, feverish feeling, increased appetite, weakness, irritability, depression. Advice?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it common to have increased appetite with lithobid (lithium carbonate) (900 mg) daily?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I'm due to start my period in 5 days, and I've noticed I have an increased appetite. I'm not pregnant or anything am I?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have had my period twice last month and for about a week now I have been feeling fatigued, increased appetite and libido, nausea bloating. Pregnant?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Do any of the meds I take plus cyamemazine (tercian) cause weight gain? :/ if so is it via increased appetite or water retention? I'm not over eating
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A 37-year old female asked:
What can help prevent/relieve, flu like symptoms,increased appetite,extreme fatigue and weakness during menstruation?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Why am I having period pain kinda cramps, bloating and increased appetite 7days after my period? Is this normal or a sign of something more serious?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Missed period it's been a month pregnancy test are all negative. Increased appetite lower abdominal hard kinda sore. Could I be pregnant still?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Started levothyroxine 50 mcg approx 3 weeks ago. So far no change in energy level /muscle fatigue but have increased appetite and return of my menses. These two are good signs it is working, correct?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I am breastfeeding so I do not have a period but I have headaches,back pain,nausea,increased appetite,cramps,sensitive smell. Pregnant again?
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A 30-year old female asked:
No period since 8/16. slight cramping around the time my period usually comes, no tender breasts, increased appetite, negative home pregnancy tests?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Week before period why stringy white discharge, headaches , mood swings, stomach hurts when hungry (increased appetite) , cramps , is this normal ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
My period is 19 days late, 2 negative hpt so far and min.symptoms. very sore nipples & increased appetite. Diagnosed w/pcos 2 yrs ago. Could I be preg?
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A 38-year old asked:
Will my doctor take me off the depression medication if i tell them how much it increased my appetite?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sertraline(150 mg per day)&bupropion(200 mg per day)combination increased my appetite,Which one is the most likely cause of this problem?best regards.
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