"Nana.Wilson" > wrote in message
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> "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
Yikes! That is one thing that would never get past my lips. I can not
stand the texture of a smoothie. Angela loves them. If that is all I had
to eat I would just starve to death because I could never swallow it. I
also have a severe dislike for fruit. Especially the type that you would
put in a smoothie. But I'm glad it works for you.