Re: New here and what I'm going through with zyprexa withdrawal

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Dear ,

You said:

<< just to let you know I went to my Doctor Thursday and he

prescribed another 30 2Mg epams for me. On another note I am

continueing to feel better, my morning walks yesterday and today

were fun again and easy to do. The anxiety attacks are also

reducing. I'm still waking up at least 3 times a night but am able

to fall back to sleep within a half an hour. The night sweats have

reduced also this morning I only felt a little warm like the sweats

were going to begin but they never materialized. Sunday will be the

end of my fourth week off zyprexa. >>

** Excellent, ! Thanks for the update. Keep me

posted. We're here to help.

I don't know if anyone has commented on your diet, so I will.

While overall it's not bad, there's quite a bit of bread in it.

12 grain bread leads one to believe it is whole grain, but it isn't.

The only thing that is whole grain is bread that states whole grain.

Even if you were eating whole grain, your diet is really heavy on the

bread. I'd replace some of this with whole grains like:

Amaranth

Barley

Brown rice

Bulgur (cracked wheat)

Millet

Oats

Quinoa

Spelt

Wheat berries

Wild rice

These should be in their least processed form. For instance,

oats should not be steel cut, but whole. They don't even look like

we'reused to seeing oats when in their less processed form.

I am partial to wild rice because it is actually a seed not a

grain.

You're light on vegetables. Cutting vegetables to lose weight is

a really bad idea. First, vegetables are low in calories so tyou're

not really cutting many calories by doing this. Secondly, they

contain numerous nutrients and trace minerals you can't get

elsewhere. I'd triple the amouint of vegetables you eat per meal .

One head of broccoli should not be lasting 4 days. The cut should be

in the bread, not the vegetables.

It looks like you get no veg with lunch. Have you ever considered

a large salad with leftover broccoli or other cooked veg and meat you

cooked the night before with some lettuces and any other salad veg

you may enjoy? I do this regularly. It's very filling and

satisfying. I feel well-nourished after this. For salad dressing,

try to avoid those with corn syrup and sugar in them. I don't know

if this is as much of a problem where youlive as it is here in the

U.S. where I live.

If you're going to have sandwiches, can you add lettuce to them?

Take care, . Thanks for the detailed report. It helps.

Did I ask you what you take for supplements (sorry, there are so

many new people over the last couple of weeks I'm getting a little

confused, lol).

Regards,

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> ccreel_04064 wrote:

>

>

> , ask for a month's worth of diazepam. I;ll comment

on

> diet later.

>

> C

> >

> > Hello ,

> > thank you for the reply and welcome.

> >

> > I will go to my doctor tomorrow to ask for more diazepam. How

> many should I ask for?

> >

> > As for a 4 day diet here it is:

> >

> > Day 1

> >

> > Breakfast I have never been a breakfast person but take a

> centrum for seniors vitamin with my morning meds.

> >

> > Lunch Usually a ham and cheese sandwich on 12 grain bread

with a

> half cup of cottage cheese and a glass of water

> >

> > Supper 1 pork chop with 4 to 5 broccoli spears and 1 slice of

12

> grain bread.

> >

> > Day 2

> >

> > Lunch same as day 1

> >

> > Supper 1 steak tatar with 4 boiled fresh carrots and 1 slice

12

> grain bread.

> >

> > Day 3

> >

> > Lunch same as day 1

> >

> > Supper 1 pork sausage (about 4 oz.) 1/2 cup cauliflower and 1

> slice 12 grain bread.

> >

> > Day 4

> >

> > Lunch same as day 1

> >

> > Supper 1/2 whole chicken breast, string beans and 1 slice 12

> grain bread

> >

> > Drinks I usually drink about 1 and a half to 2 and a half

quarts

> water per day. either as plain water or as cammomile tea no

sugar.

> >

> > I live alone so what I usually do is cook 2 of what I am

going to

> eat meat wise and save one for the next day. My meals are then

2

> days in a row of what I made.Also for the veggies I buy 1 head

of

> broccoli and it will last me 3 to 4 days depending on the size

so I

> will eat broccolli for supper until it is finished. Same with

the

> cauliflower and carrots. In Holland a sandwich is considered a

> normal lunch but if I want to mix it up I will cook myself an

egg on

> toast. Normally before the zyprexa I would eat more and have 2

> veggies with my meal but since I was gaining weight so bad from

the

> zyprexa I cut back. Now I want to stay on the reduced eating

until I

> shed these extra pounds.

> >

> > As for the supplements that are depleated in my system I'm

afraid

> that is going to be a bit of a problem since these things are

very

> hard to find here in Holland. I don't know the translations for

the

> supplements even if I knew where to buy them