Hi Kathie,

Rambling is ok because it lets out tour thoughts so we can later put them into some meaningful order.

As far as ED, I have had the not eating/then eating many times throughout my life....most of the time due to stress, I end up feeling so much nausea that I can't get any food or liquids down because I refuse to get sick to my stomach. I also had one really bad time that was initiated by AD's. Mine doesn't go away either when the situation is over or the medicine is stopped. I have always held onto the definition of an ED taking a "body image" issue which I really don't have even though most of the other things fit.

The rollercoaster can occur too....I went from 110 to 85 to 175 to 93 where I am bouncing around now after dealing with the trauma surrounding my mothers death the beginning of this year. While in the medical hospital this year, my GP did $60,000 of tests trying to determine what was causing the non-eating & drinking...to find out that is was nothing physical.

It is surprising how our mind controls our physical then physical controls mind. This is where a T comes in to help us sort out what is going on & help you get that "clue" that is missing. They help us learn how to gain control over what is happening....and this doesn't happen over night, or a month, or even a year....it all depends....& then it is something that can come back to bite throughout life.

I am not sure about the poisening but hopefully your T will be able to help you sort that issue out & how to deal with it.

Let us know how things are going,
Debbie