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What Causes Cough And Loss Of Appetite After Taking Anxiety Medicine?

My 73 year old mother had to give up her dog a few months ago and has now gone thru a depression and some anxiety living with the guilt of giving up her dog. She s on anxiety medicine and has suddenly loss her appetite and sense of taste. She can t eat anything because of this. She s had an EKG, ultrasound, CAT, blood work and all these tests come back normal. On top of all this she has now caught a bad cough which the doctors haven t even taken ex rays. They are saying its all in her head. I don t believe that. I m watching my mother fade away and no one is trying to figure what is going on beyond all her tests. Please can you help
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
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Hi,

Noted the history related to your Mother having depression, taking medicines for that, but developed loss of appetite and no taste. Developed cough recently which Doctor says may be due to psychological condition, X-ray of chest not done.
Depression can be manifested through various measures, can present in many ways and needs further evaluation by a Psychiatrist so that a proper care, adjustment of doses, psychotherapy, counselling can help further.
If possible get the Dog back or get another dog so that her condition may reverse back to normal.
About hte coughing your Doctor can only tell whether this is due to psychological factor or an actual problem in pharynx or the respiratory system, investigated and treated accordingly.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Causes Cough And Loss Of Appetite After Taking Anxiety Medicine?

Hi, Noted the history related to your Mother having depression, taking medicines for that, but developed loss of appetite and no taste. Developed cough recently which Doctor says may be due to psychological condition, X-ray of chest not done. Depression can be manifested through various measures, can present in many ways and needs further evaluation by a Psychiatrist so that a proper care, adjustment of doses, psychotherapy, counselling can help further. If possible get the Dog back or get another dog so that her condition may reverse back to normal. About hte coughing your Doctor can only tell whether this is due to psychological factor or an actual problem in pharynx or the respiratory system, investigated and treated accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon