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sugar fix

tiggerinbrayton
tiggerinbrayton
Is it me or does anyone else get an intense need to eat sugar.
I have to have red jelly sweets sometimes not always but sometimes I crave them bad like tonight when i have just eaten 2 packets of sweets.

Is it relative or am I just being a pig?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been eating crap 24/7 these past few days. I've been really stressed out, and I quit drinking, so I have to have something.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I get big sugar or junk food cravings at times.. I think if you cut them out for a couple of weeks completely and just use natural sugar it can tame them.. I never seem to make the couple of weeks though smile. Love chocolate and red licorice ..x
Halterbroke
Halterbroke
Are you on an atypical antipsychotic? I take seroquel and it makes me crave sweets mad crazy.
tiggerinbrayton
tiggerinbrayton
No - only on prozac zt moment assesment Tuesday. I crave red licquorice - just had a bag of red shoe laces mmmm
And the other craving I gt is for mcdonalds burgers. Its not even once a month its less often then that but when I do crave it don't try and stop me!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have no clue. I very rarely crave sweets. I eat sweets don't get me wrong, just not all that often. I prefer soup right now. That's my kick. I think because its cold out side and nasty weather makes me want something warm and soothing. So, take it up with your doc. Could be some rare side effect from the Prozac
deleted_user
deleted_user
Cravng sugar is part of a seratonin imbalance in the brain. Before I was medicated I used to bing on sugar sometimes eating a whole pound of candy in one sitting. Now that I am medicated I don't crave sugar any more.
tiggerinbrayton
tiggerinbrayton
Thanks everyone. I have walked through my life blind to the various symptoms of bi polar. I have never been able to put my finger on what was wrong and so i am just going through "my quirks" and wondering mm wonder if. Really helpful comments.

Other times I crave white bread or pastry which is also bizarre.
tiggerinbrayton
tiggerinbrayton
Lol true they do but i have chocolate bar first then the crisps/chips last mmmmm fantastic.

I love eating food full stop anything but liver and i eat a good diet - that's because i don't cook it its just certain periods of time I go mad for either sugar chocolate sometimes but crave red sweets or oppersite don't want any sweets and crave bread and pastry savory that is like mushroom yum yum
tiggerinbrayton
tiggerinbrayton
Getting hungry now and its way past my bed time just can't sleep tonight - its 00:36 in the UK now
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