"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Robert Miles" > wrote in message
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>> On Monday, August 6, 2012 10:02:24 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> This is getting very frustrating. First the lack of appetite and now
>>> this.
>>>
>>> Right now pretty much nothing sounds good to eat, ever. On the plus
>>> side I
>>>
>>> do seem to have an appetite sometimes. Sometimes an incredible
>>> appetite.
>>>
>>> It's as though I can hear my insides squeaking, I feel so empty.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am having a horrible time coming up with things to eat for meals and
>>>
>>> snacks. Breakfast is not such a problem. I just eat toast then and I
>>> tend
>>>
>>> to eat it as quickly as possible just to get it over with. If I need a
>>>
>>> snack between then and dinner (and sometimes I do) then I eat a fruit
>>> snack.
>>>
>>> That's over with in 3 bites and they do taste good to me so really not a
>>>
>>> problem. But soon I'll be out and will have to switch over to Craisins.
>>>
>>> Angela was sneaking the fruit snacks so I can't buy them any more.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The problem is with dinner and my bed time snack. No matter what I fix
>>> to
>>>
>>> eat or order in a restaurant, I just don't want it once I have it. I
>>> have
>>>
>>> even taken to dishing up smaller portions when at home because I know I
>>>
>>> won't be able to eat it all. I take two bites and then this weird
>>> sensation
>>>
>>> comes over me. I feel like I want to cry. I don't actually cry. I
>>> just
>>>
>>> get this thought in my mind that I want to cry. And then I feel like I
>>> just
>>>
>>> want to go to bed and sleep and forget about food. I don't really want
>>> to
>>>
>>> sleep and most of the time when I get this thought I am not even sleepy
>>> or
>>>
>>> tired.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The other night this happened in a restaurant. I had a hamburger patty
>>> with
>>>
>>> lettuce, tomato and onion. This would never be my first choice for a
>>> meal
>>>
>>> and I don't really like this so much but it is one of the few things I
>>> can
>>>
>>> eat in a restaurant. As in, I am not intolerant to these foods and I
>>> can
>>>
>>> digest them. The weird thing is that the food tasted really good to me.
>>> I
>>>
>>> even commented on how good it was because I didn't think I was going to
>>> like
>>>
>>> it. But after the two bites I just didn't want to eat any more. I
>>> still
>>>
>>> felt hungry. But I didn't want to eat it. I had to force myself. And
>>> then
>>>
>>> I had the French fries which I knew that I had to eat because my BG was
>>> a
>>>
>>> little on the low side. I really had to force myself to eat those and I
>>>
>>> must say that they did taste weird to me. They had some sort of
>>> seasoning
>>>
>>> on them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Even foods that I really like, like black bean soup, baked beans,
>>> refried
>>>
>>> beans, etc. are now difficult for me to eat beyond the second bite.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This all seemed to start up when I stopped taking the Metoclopramide. I
>>>
>>> know it speeds up digestion and I also know that it does something to
>>> the
>>>
>>> dopamine in the body. It was originally designed to treat depression (I
>>>
>>> think) but it failed miserably at that. They did notice that it sped up
>>>
>>> digestion so it is used for that and also for migraines. Although oddly
>>> the
>>>
>>> information I read about it said it could also cause migraines.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I did read that the withdrawals from this med can be brutal but nobody
>>>
>>> really spelled out what would/could happen when you withdraw from it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Right now I just wish that I never had to eat again. If I could get all
>>> of
>>>
>>> my nutrition in a pill, I would be very happy. And although I do take a
>>> lot
>>>
>>> of supplements, I know I am not getting enough calories from them. Plus
>>>
>>> they wouldn't keep my BG up and unlike many diabetics if I don't eat
>>> enough
>>>
>>> carbs, I go hypo.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Logically, my mind is telling me that this is sort of like depression
>>> and
>>>
>>> yet... It is very fleeting. I seem to get these feelings only when I
>>> have
>>>
>>> to eat. I had similar feelings when I was pregnant but then I did burst
>>>
>>> into tears when faced with a meal mainly because of the amount of food I
>>> was
>>>
>>> supposed to eat when pregnant. There was just no way I could ever eat
>>> that
>>>
>>> much! Breakfast was fine because that was the smallest meal of the day.
>>>
>>> But lunch was bad and dinner was sheer torture. Plus I was supposed to
>>> eat
>>>
>>> snacks that I didn't want.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When I was pregnant I would spent a good two hours crying while trying
>>> to
>>>
>>> eat the food. Now I do not cry. I just have thoughts that I should. I
>>>
>>> almost always wind up not being able to eat all of the food even with
>>>
>>> reduced portions. And then once I get rid of the remaining food, I feel
>>>
>>> fine. Of course eating less food is causing problems with a few hypos.
>>> I
>>>
>>> have been solving this by eating gummy bears which I don't particularly
>>> like
>>>
>>> but neither do I dislike them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When I am not eating a meal or snack, I feel fine. I do not feel like I
>>> am
>>>
>>> depressed at all. But when it's time to eat, it isn't pretty.
>>
>> Some links related to Metoclopramide withdrawal:
>>
>> Reglan - Side Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms
>> http://www.tardivedyskinesia.com/reg...de-effects.php
>>
>> Withdrawal effects of metoclopramide
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1002885/
>>
>> Metoclopramide
>> http://www.drugs.com/metoclopramide.html
>>
>> Reglan Withdrawal
>> http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-re...ithdrawal.html
>>
>> Reglan Oral Uses and How to Use
>> http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-re...uses?ic=506048
>>
>> Reglan: How to Stop
>> http://www.ehow.com/how_7334417_reglan_-stop.html
>>
>> METOCLOPRAMIDE
>> http://www.wellsphere.com/digestive-...pramide/696523
>>
>>
>> Reglan is one brand of Metoclopramide.
>>
>> Summary of what I found:
>> Eating disorders not mentioned.
>> Taking too much of it or for too long is likely to cause muscle control
>> disorders, such as tardive dyskinesia.
>> Stopping use of it can cause dizziness, nervousness, and headaches if the
>> dose is not reduced gradually.
>
> Yeah well... I didn't have that.
Julie, I have recently got a Vitamix. I was having the problem of always
being hungry & eating the wrong things & too much. This has really helped
me! I have fruits & vegetables blended up into a green smoothie. I have
one or two almost every day. Me b/g's are coming down, I don't feel bloated
all the time. My vision has improved too. I am lovin' it!! If I don't
have time to cook, I make & smoothie & take it along with me.
Nana