Chocolate...is it just me?

I know there are also the same canibinoids as in Marijuana in chocolate mind you in very small doses. I've often wanted to see if I ton of chocolate would take away the pain . Horry! Miracle cure!

I get cravings daily for sugar which I think is my hypoglycemia but also my body trying to compensate for lack of energy. I know the body will do that, crave what it lacks.

In my case, I USED TO crave chocolate like crazy (especially around my time of the month) and I NEVER do now anymore.. maybe because I refuse to eat or drink anything at all with caffeine in it... maybe my head subconsciously is keeping me away from the chocolate for that reason... I don't touch the stuff, nor do I ever crave it anymore.

However, I do find that I crave carbs A LOT.. that's a recent thing as well. Is that really a symptom of Fibro? I've never eaten so much bread in my life lol

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21 years old

Fibromyalgia, Bipolar, OCD, Dependent Personality Disorder

"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you." -Mary Tyler Moore

Hi...

I was reading the comment about chocolate containing "canibinoids/ cannabinoids" in chocolate so I decided to do some research because I'd never heard of that before. (please don't take it as a criticism...just my curiosity) I couldn't find any scientific research that lists it as a compound in chocolate. Below is what I did find...

I want to make sure people understand there are no cannabinoids in chocolate, possibly other chemicals that affect the same area of the brain that it does. It's the Theobromine and added caffeine that helps bring on those pleasurable feelings.

Chutzie

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From Wikipedia:
Chocolate contains a variety of substances, some of which have an effect on body chemistry. These include:

* Sugar
* Theobromine, the primary alkaloid in cocoa and chocolate[76] and partly responsible for chocolate's mood-elevating effect
* Tryptophan, an essential amino acid and precursor to serotonin
* Phenethylamine, an endogenous alkaloid sometimes described as a 'love chemical;[77] it is quickly metabolized by monoamine oxidase-B and does not reach the brain in significant amounts
* Caffeine, present only in very small amounts[76]

Chocolate is a mild stimulant to humans mainly due to the presence of theobromine.[78] It is much more potent for horses, and its use in horse racing is prohibited.

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From CNN report at this site: http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/sweets/chocolate.cravings/index.html

"Other researchers have also said chocolate contains substances that might mimic the effects of marijuana, boosting the pleasure you get from eating the stuff.

The ingredients might make the texture, smell and flavor of chocolate more enjoyable and combine with other ingredients like caffeine to make a person feel good, researcher Daniele Piomelli speculated.
Spread of chocolates

"We are talking about something much, much, much, much milder than a high," said Piomelli, a researcher at the Neurosciences Institute of San Diego. He reported the work with colleagues in the journal Nature.

But a researcher who studies the brain chemistry of marijuana said chocolate contains such low levels of the ingredients Piomelli identified that he doubts they have any effect.

Piomelli found that chocolate contains anandamide, which is also produced naturally in the brain and which activates the same target that marijuana does. "

I crave peanut butter, and chocolate. Not together. Or well together's good too. I have always chocolate, but lately I crave pb&j.