Cyclic Bingeing

Since I began charting my moods I am also learning alot about my eating habits- which are not good.

I'm noticing that I binge and purge while I'm PMS-ing and during my period. I realize what I'm doing, but I don't have the control factor to stop. I eat two days worth of food, go to multiple fast food restuarants, and clean out my refrigerator. Now, it's not like I'm wealthy, but I will spend my last bit of money to go and get that cheeseburger- and all it does is end up in the toilet.

I'm on meds that are proven to help with eating disorders for bipolar. When I've stopped the meds, the cycle gets worse. And having been keeping up with my meds, it's still present and mildly declined in severity.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything like this before, and what they did to stop it...

My cyclic bingeing is a form of self-injury as it is less noticable that mutilation.

Thanks for the input, and much love- danielle

I do this- I thought it was just me- not much advice of use I'm afraid as I don't know what to do either but you're not alone (if that helps).
*hug*

It does help. So far, I've found that if I only eat tuna sandwiches that I don't have the urge or want to purge. Very strange, and embarrassing to say to someone in person. I gotta find a way to tell my tdoc.... I'm already suffering the dental deficiencies of purging.
thanks, ice

I've had binging issues since childhood and Seroquel compounded it. Even after I went off Seroquel the habit, though not nearly as insane, has continued. The last 2 nights I tried Gymnema Sylvestre and the moment that I swallowed it my desire to eat stopped. It has a taste (not awful) that just immediately killed my appetite. The 1st time I took it before I ate and was able to eat a normal meal and then stop. Last night I took it after I had begun to overeat and the binge urge just vanished instantaneously!!!!!!

Of course it is too soon to tell if this is going to be a cure or just a speedbump in my binging. I learned about it at www.druglessdoctor.com and I found it cheap at www.swansonvitamins.com .