Binging, pehaps because of medication?? Need help

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Hi y'all,

I read your posts often but have never actually posted. I was doing really well

working with a nutrionist and truly feeling if I was hungry or not and if there

were other emotions that I was feeling and that's why I wanted to eat.

Having said that I also suffer from depression and anxiety and my doctor put me

on a new medication that increases appetite but has been so very helpful with

sleep and anxiety and sadness. I wish he didn't tell me about the increase

appetite because frankly that is the only thing that has stuck in my head ( as I

write this now my stomoch is growling). So I've been binging for about 3-4 weeks

straight, have been avoiding my nurtionist and therapist ( to stuff my face) and

I don't know what to do. Is in the medication or is it me coming up with another

excuse?

I don't see my psychiatrist for another 2 weeks and I see my nutrionist tomorrow

and my therapist on thursday. I have to stop avoiding. But now it's stuck in my

head that is the meds, and so I keep eating.

Has anyone else ever had this problem of not knowing if you're hunger is because

of medication or if you're just not truly listening to your body?

TIA,

Cortney

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Cortney,I have just started on meds (for fertility) that I think cause weight gain, at least, I know some fertility meds can do that. But I decided not to look up the side effects because I didn't want to know for sure -- self fulfilling prophecy and all that!

the big thing that jumps out at me about your post is that you seem to be feeling a lot of shame. Which is sad. It is not your fault that you have this illness, and that you need to take this medication which may (or may not) cause you to gain weight. I wonder if you are feeling like the weight gain is inevitable event, and are frustrated by that, and angry with yourself for needing these meds, and thus using food to punish yourself and/or drown out these feelings? 

What if you looked at the weight gain as a possibility (even if it's 98% possible!) and not as a sure thing? And decide that no matter what, you will do your best to take care of YOU. which means feeding yourself but not binging, forgiving yourself for having an illness, forgiving yourself for gaining weight if indeed it does happen, checking in with yourself, and accepting help from others? I don't think your therapist or your nutritionist or your psychiatrist will blame or criticize you! This is a very hard thing you are doing. And certainly we are all here to support you however we can. It was a very brave thing to do to reach out in the first place. Good for you!

Best,abbyps if this is all totally out of line and a misreading of your situation, i apologize!

 

Hi y'all,

I read your posts often but have never actually posted. I was doing really well working with a nutrionist and truly feeling if I was hungry or not and if there were other emotions that I was feeling and that's why I wanted to eat.

Having said that I also suffer from depression and anxiety and my doctor put me on a new medication that increases appetite but has been so very helpful with sleep and anxiety and sadness. I wish he didn't tell me about the increase appetite because frankly that is the only thing that has stuck in my head ( as I write this now my stomoch is growling). So I've been binging for about 3-4 weeks straight, have been avoiding my nurtionist and therapist ( to stuff my face) and I don't know what to do. Is in the medication or is it me coming up with another excuse?

I don't see my psychiatrist for another 2 weeks and I see my nutrionist tomorrow and my therapist on thursday. I have to stop avoiding. But now it's stuck in my head that is the meds, and so I keep eating.

Has anyone else ever had this problem of not knowing if you're hunger is because of medication or if you're just not truly listening to your body?

TIA,

Cortney

[Guest guest]

Cortney,I have just started on meds (for fertility) that I think cause weight gain, at least, I know some fertility meds can do that. But I decided not to look up the side effects because I didn't want to know for sure -- self fulfilling prophecy and all that!

the big thing that jumps out at me about your post is that you seem to be feeling a lot of shame. Which is sad. It is not your fault that you have this illness, and that you need to take this medication which may (or may not) cause you to gain weight. I wonder if you are feeling like the weight gain is inevitable event, and are frustrated by that, and angry with yourself for needing these meds, and thus using food to punish yourself and/or drown out these feelings? 

What if you looked at the weight gain as a possibility (even if it's 98% possible!) and not as a sure thing? And decide that no matter what, you will do your best to take care of YOU. which means feeding yourself but not binging, forgiving yourself for having an illness, forgiving yourself for gaining weight if indeed it does happen, checking in with yourself, and accepting help from others? I don't think your therapist or your nutritionist or your psychiatrist will blame or criticize you! This is a very hard thing you are doing. And certainly we are all here to support you however we can. It was a very brave thing to do to reach out in the first place. Good for you!

Best,abbyps if this is all totally out of line and a misreading of your situation, i apologize!

 

Hi y'all,

I read your posts often but have never actually posted. I was doing really well working with a nutrionist and truly feeling if I was hungry or not and if there were other emotions that I was feeling and that's why I wanted to eat.

Having said that I also suffer from depression and anxiety and my doctor put me on a new medication that increases appetite but has been so very helpful with sleep and anxiety and sadness. I wish he didn't tell me about the increase appetite because frankly that is the only thing that has stuck in my head ( as I write this now my stomoch is growling). So I've been binging for about 3-4 weeks straight, have been avoiding my nurtionist and therapist ( to stuff my face) and I don't know what to do. Is in the medication or is it me coming up with another excuse?

I don't see my psychiatrist for another 2 weeks and I see my nutrionist tomorrow and my therapist on thursday. I have to stop avoiding. But now it's stuck in my head that is the meds, and so I keep eating.

Has anyone else ever had this problem of not knowing if you're hunger is because of medication or if you're just not truly listening to your body?

TIA,

Cortney

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I'm so glad you asked this question, I'm curious to see what others have to say.

I take Ambien to sleep sometimes & I've noticed if I get up after taking it I

find myself eating with wild abandon. I'm just sleepy enough to not think about

what I'm eating until I give it some clear thought in the morning. Yikes....

this has got to stop.

P.S. I just looked up Ambien online & it's has been known to cause " Sleep

Eating " . What kind of crazy thing is that! I wish you the best of luck with

your's.

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad you asked this question, I'm curious to see what others have to say.

I take Ambien to sleep sometimes & I've noticed if I get up after taking it I

find myself eating with wild abandon. I'm just sleepy enough to not think about

what I'm eating until I give it some clear thought in the morning. Yikes....

this has got to stop.

P.S. I just looked up Ambien online & it's has been known to cause " Sleep

Eating " . What kind of crazy thing is that! I wish you the best of luck with

your's.