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Posted 1/19/2012 5:47 AM (GMT 0)
shakehead hi everyone I'm new to this and I'm typically a pretty private person but a non-bias opinion would be very helpful.. I am suddenly experiencing compulsive eating issues and its weighing very very heavy on my alredy unstable bipolar emotions... And suggestions?? Please!!!
Pharm.tech-Kelly

Post Edited (pharm.tech) : 1/18/2012 11:28:40 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/19/2012 7:38 AM (GMT 0)
hey kelly, I get excessive appetite with seroquel - many people do. Is this relevant for you?

Secondly, eat low GI foods that make your body work to digest. Wholegrains - oats - bananas - they will keep you fuller for much much longer.. add nice sweet things to taste so you get your little sugar hit that you are craving but the low gi foods eaten with it will stop your mood crashing and becoming insanely hungry.

Thirdly, walk, walk, walk. Go for a walk around the block at least twice a day - and try to add an hour of group exercise into your routine 4 times a week.

I have excessive fatigue with my bipolar and also have chronic fatigue on top of that - with the insane ravenous cravings and hunger of the sero.

Yeah, it's not easy and I have still put on weight, but my way of looking at it is if I keep one gram off that doesn't have to be there I am making small preventions, even if it is a losing battle. I will not give up! Diabetes is not something else I have to manage.
Posted 1/19/2012 8:08 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your response ... I am actually taking divalproex to manage my symptoms.
I will absolutely try our your suggestions :)
Thanks again
Posted 1/19/2012 11:02 AM (GMT 0)
good luck, set reasonable goals for you, recognise and discuss any issues you are having in early stages to keep on top of it and not let it get on top of you. All the best.
Posted 1/19/2012 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
Are you having any other symptoms? Increased appetite may indicate depression episode.
Posted 1/19/2012 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I am falling into a manic state it has been about two weeks ... I hate admitting my lack of control over my symptoms although I'm fully aware that a lack of control is Infact how bipolar is defined... I'm just sooo frustrated !! Its like I'm watching myself act in this way and I'm aware that its destructive but I just can't control any of it!!!
BLAHH
Posted 1/24/2012 1:21 AM (GMT 0)
I am bipolar too. I 'heart' eating. When the doctors put me on all of those evil medications to make me stable I gained 60 pounds. I had to have weight loss surgery to get back to a normal weight. It has been over 4 years and I have lost 80 pounds.

It is so hard to ignore med cravings for sugars. The medications actually hinder our brains from thinking we are full. So we go around beating ourselves up for overeating. It is a very hard thing to overcome. I could not do it by myself I needed medical intervention.

Don't beat yourself up that is the worse thing you can do.

I attempted suicide over my weight gain. If I could take anything I have ever done in my life back I would take that back. After my attempt my pdoc put me on drugs that had less weight gaining side effects. DO NOT DO WHAT I DID TO GET THESE DRUGS, JUST ASK FOR THEM. That was my darkest hour, and I am still here. Bipolar will never win.

As far as being manic goes you need to get to your doc asap. You can get your control back I promise. Hugs.
Posted 1/25/2012 12:52 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much Amy its good to know its not just me :)
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