"Robert Miles" > wrote in message
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> On 8/6/2012 10:02 PM, 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.
>
> I did a Google search on Metoclopramide withdrawal. Do any of these
> look useful?
>
> Metoclopramide
> http://www.drugs.com/metoclopramide.html
> After you stop taking metoclopramide, you may have unpleasant withdrawal
> symptoms such as headache, dizziness, or nervousness.

I didn't have any of those problems.
>
> Reglan - Side Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms
> http://www.tardivedyskinesia.com/reg...de-effects.php
> mentions dry mouth as a possibility - does drinking a little of some
> liquid help?

Nope. Never had a dry mouth.
>
> 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
> mentions that gradually cutting down may be less unpleasant than
> suddenly stopping

Couldn't do that since I was only taking one pill per day. I guess most
people have to take it with every meal but... My vomiting when it came,
only came in the middle of the night to the early morning. So I was taking
it at bedtime.
>
> Metoclopramide Tablets
> http://www.drugs.com/pro/metoclopramide-tablets.html
>
> Reglan® Reviews
> http://www.adrugrecall.com/reglan/reviews.html
>
> I didn't see anything that fits you description well, but you may still
> want to read the descriptions given to see if someone else might
> describe it differently.

Nope. Already did that.