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eating issues?

juststartingout
juststartingout
Does anyone else have issues with eating?
I don't know if it's part of BP or something else..... but.... I hate food... there are very few things I like to eat... I can go almost all day without eating...I go through times where I will hardly eat.. then times when I can eat like a "regular" person...
Sometimes I just can't eat.. I'll be starving but I can't chew and swallow.... don't like soup.... I know shakes have lots of sugar,carbs whatever...
I do worry about gaining too much weight...
I'm fairly skinny...
I lost 10lbs one week during a major depressive episode and none of my doctors picked up on it.....and I didn't feel like saying hey help! we were trying to deal with my major depression.. I was off work for a month...
I don't binge and purge, don't use laxatives or induce vomiting.. I just don't eat...

Is this part of or made worse by BP or do I need treatment for an eating disorder??
deleted_user
deleted_user
Iv always had issues with food...my problam, is i love food, & sometimes is my only comfort. It has recently become a problam. As i would image...not eating, thats not good for you either... are you not ever hungery, or dont you just not like it?
All the best
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm not hungry much of the time. I will usually have something for breakfast and dinner but I have to force myself to eat. I am just not hungry. I never snack but I drink a lot of water during the day. When I started to make myself have breakfast, lunch and dinner in January I lost 10 lbs but there was too much prep work for me and too many dirty dishes. Just didn't have the energy to make meals and do the clean up.
beckyp
beckyp
I'm no expert , but it doesn't sound like bp. Sounds like an eating disorder. You should talk to your pdoc or GP about it. If you get too thin it could be potentially fatal.
nobody666
nobody666
Since loosing 85 Pounds coming off of Depakote, I fear daily to gain even a pound. I snack a little all day and only eat a modest dinner unless I have had a big breakfast or lunch. I know it is not good to do but i fear gaining weight at all
dancingd
dancingd
Are you on BP meds?
Some meds will kill your appitite dead!

Also depression will usually cause you to lose interest in food(and everything else)

OR you might have an eating disorder..have you talked to your Pdoc about this..don't wait for them to "notice" things that are happening to you..be a little more pro-active ,and tell them what's going on...you'll get better care that way.

Good luck
deleted_user
deleted_user
my mood definitely effects my appetite etc When high I think adrenaline is up (no idea if this is true, just guessed) & whoa, sped up metabolism- can't keep weight on. Likewise with agitated depression. Sometimes that's one of the first things I notice..suddenly being told I look 'sick', gaunt..& then realize haven't been eating & am sick, really ( as in mood is off balance)
Don't think I have an eating disorder, per se, either?
Not that interested in food, though...may be medication that causes this? I don't know.
deleted_user
deleted_user
though zyprexa made me look a bit porky..that was a trip & a half...sugar became like crack, overnight...dreamt of donuts, etc. Luckily didn't take it for tooooo long. Long enough to piss me off though.
FireflyWine
FireflyWine
I was the same way till doc put me on Seroquel. Ask your doc about it. I was always too thin and had no appetite now I eat a normal amount.
GracieLooWho
GracieLooWho
when im up i 'forget to eat' or something .. i always lose weight. when i feel more even or depressed i eat regularly and gain the weight. before i was on meds it was severe and wouldn't eat for a whole day or two and i felt like i was on crack. lithium has helped a lot with that
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have trouble eating mostly when I'm in a mixed phase, it seems... I'm very tiny ordinarily, and don't have any body image issues, or food as control issues, I just lose interest in eating. I get hungry, but typically smoke a cigarette or have a cup of coffee to satisfy that feeling. When I do eat, once a day, usually, it's not very much at all. The first time I was aware that it was happening, I started eating energy bars backed with calories, just to try and keep the weight on. Then, one day, I'll scarf down a hamburger and be completely back to normal.
deleted_user
deleted_user
when I am depressed I lose my appetite completely. Once I was on cymbalta and lost 30 lbs in a month. You should check with your pdoc about your meds for side effects. Good luck.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was like this on lamictal.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i'm the opposite of you. i eat when i get stressed. in the last two years i've put on 25 lbs,which i'm now trying to take off
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm 56 yrs. old and never had any sort of eating disorder until recently. Everything tastes like cardboard and I just don't want to eat. I go full days without eating anything and I know that's not good.
When I eat something I expect it to taste like it always did, but when it doesn't I can't eat it. There's a very small list of things that I can eat. Cereal for breakfast lunch and dinner, for instance.
If you figure out a solution, plz let me know!
juststartingout
juststartingout
I'm not currently on any meds... I have to wait until Tuesday to see if i hear anything about my blood work.. then I am suppose to start tegretol.
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