Fasting Syndrome

I have to force myself to eat or it has to be really appealing to get me to eat. Anyone have issues with this?

Only when extremely depressed or manic. The longest I've gone without eating was 11 days (while depressed) and for most of that period food was repulsive to me. While manic I have often gone 48 hours without eating.

Yes, yes, yes...

My sleep and eating patterns are all over the place.
I lived with nuns at college and they had to sit down with me and make sure I ate when I was poorly, sometimes I binge on carbs and sweet stuff. My body doesn't know whether it's coming or going and when I eat it stores it all up... I've put a load of weight on in the last 5 years!

Love & Light,

Nats x

Oh man do I understand. I was 127 lbs and would eat a salad and then work out for 8 hours. Now I eat so much crap and so little good I weigh over 200. :( What I would give to eat like a normal person. I look at serving sizes and laugh because they seem so absurdly small. It's funny I have had the opposite problem too within days. Eating well just seems so out of reach.

Yes. Sometimes I have to do the same. I only end up eating when I am truly hungry and have a headache from not eating enough.

Currently, the Doctor has added Remeron at bedtime. I get the extreme midnight munchies now. Have went up ten pounds. Either depressed or manic, I catch myself not eating at all when alone. This is especially true from waking up until about 12pm-1pm I force myself to eat as I feel the crash or headache coming on.

YUP....not hungry at all and the thought of food makes me feel sick...though I force myself to eat. I mostly eat veggies, fruits, or drink liquids. I have a hydration issue, because I will take so long to drink my coffee (which I love, no matter how I feel, as it is one of my comfort items to relax me..LOL). I have lost lots of weight...I can't complain and won't...til I make it to that weight I crave to be at anywho...ROFL.

But, yes..I forget to eat as well. I have rapid cycling bipolar disorder, so I get lost in my feelings often. Taking care of my son actually makes it harder to remember, as I am so busy trying to make sure he is eating (he is autistic and has a hard time with food right now). SO....all in all...I totally understand.

I wrote my doc about this...she seemed not very worried, as of yet. Though have lost many lbs...quickly. Oh well.

i went on a weight loss program, (an appetite suppressant.) this was suggested by my doctor because he felt that the years of meds had caused my body to be resistant to the diet and exercise that i had (actually) been trying for several months. The decrease in my intake of food (and obviously, the medication) caused the expected elevation in mood...but because I did not take precautions to make sure I slept....I simply started to "forget" my necessary meds...I went on a dangerous cycle of staying awake, weeks of euphoria, anger, bouts of uncontrollable sobbing that lasted for literally WEEKS, beginning in the morning and seeming not to end. It was most likely exacerbated by my beginning YAZ at the same time. I even had hallucinations from sleep deprivation. My relationships, job, self esteem, even my skin suffered. I did lose the weight, and I still dont regret the decision. just shows that it is absolutely imperative to make sure that NOTHING stops you from taking your meds.

I agree. I almost forgot to take mine last night...and was unable to get sleepy..even though I crashed after I tried at 230am....I woke up two hours later....then two after that. LOL Oh well....tonight is another try and Praise God I have my cell to annoy me ongoing to take my meds...LOL

and to think at one time i (and probably you) were among those that said "i dont need medication!!" its so hard to help people see the benefits, get rid of the stigma, etc. one of the other problems i see is the tendency for docs to just prescribe the "flavor of the week." i think that these type of tracking journals should be part of treatment planning, especially for those with mood disorders, considering their potentially harmful nature to the patient .

I find that when I am level I eat more normal but when I am high or low I tend
to have disordered eating as well which isn't good and so
ething i'm workin on as a goal.

I hear the forcing to eat issue. I do not eat unless someone puts food in front of my face. Every food choice sounds disgusting to me. I have been having problems with this for a long time and simply do not take nutrition and my health seriously. When I do eat, I eat the same thing over and over and over again. Right now I am the granola and yogurt queen. Lunch, breakfast and sometimes dinner. I know that isn't that healthy either but at least I am eating. I don't enjoy food as much as I once did so I pick one thing and that is what it will be. I go in phases, before this granola kick it was candy- literally candy bars for every meal and before that top ramen. I am not sure that my post is very helpful, just wanted to share.

I go through periods of starvation where all I will allow myself to have is latte's with soymilk occasionally and rockstar's that are sugar free and I go through periods of binge eatting. I let my last relationship get me down because my ex said my gut was getting away from me. I finally found a pdoc that would prescribe me topamax as a moodstabilizer and I was looking forward to that famous side effect that everyone hears about, weight loss. I practically ate barely once a day for 6 months, and I started scaring myself when I actually had to force myself to eat and I could barely keep my weight up to 93 pounds. I also go through periods of shameful binging too, it is emotionally damaging and I don't think I deserve to eat, one thing I'm proud of is that I'm a vegetarian.

I have just come off Seroquel after having been on it almost a year. I take various meds but the Seroquel seems to account for my weight gain. 30lbs

I too forget to eat or just don't want too. Then I binge on sweet stuff(which is prolly whyI'm borderline diabetic) Yesterday I realized that the only thing I had eaten in the last three days was a cake and a box of cookies. ~blush~ So I forced myself to have some protein last night.

I also have terrible migraines and nerve damage going to my head which causes headaches all the time. My neurologist prescribed amitriptyline, and I gained 60lbs in 3 months. So he took me off and gave me topamax, but that made me brain dead and no weight loss. Then I started taking Lyrica for my fibromyalgia and am twice the person I was before seeing my neurologist, but the lack of pain most days makes it worth it.