How do some patients lose so much weight

I know it’s probably depression but it’s scary how they can lose half their body size is less than 3months when they where genuinely overweight

Reply 1

ErasistratusV

People losing weight very rapidly is not usually a good sign...

Reply 2

londonmyst

Often losing lots of weight over a very short space of time is a sign of crash dieting or a serious illness.

Reply 3

mathperson

Original post by Anonymous #1

I know it’s probably depression but it’s scary how they can lose half their body size is less than 3months when they where genuinely overweight

I'm not sure what the context of this question is, but when I went through really bad depression it effected my appetite.
I lost circa 35-40kg in 3 months.
I'm healthy now.

In fact when I first started olanzapine (bipolar), I piled on weight and ballooned to 85kg. But I'm a decent weight now at 74kg.