Hi Franz. I also enjoy seeing you back!

I don't have an eating disorder, but like Wild Coyote, my moods sometimes affect my weight. When manic, I might either totally forget to eat or the opposite -- start eating lavishly. Yes, lavishly is the right word. I also stress eat a lot. My stress eating often leads to minor binges. Honestly, I believe stress and moods affect my weight even more than my Seroquel XR, and I won't deny that larger Seroquel doses make me hungrier.

Another issue I have had in my life (even since childhood) is occasional gastrointestinal distress. I think that has either been caused by or exacerbated by stress and/or mood issues. In such cases, my eating is affected. Often, it decreases my appetite in a bad way. I remember as a kid barely eating anything for weeks. My mother took me to a doctor. The doctor screened me to be sure it wasn't anorexia. It wasn't. I just felt nauseated at the thought of eating, or when I tried. I've always dreaded vomiting. Probably more than the average person. I also remember losing almost 20 lbs quickly during my senior year at college. I reached 118 lbs, which for me was/is underweight. I have photos from then. I was very skinny in a not so good way. I knew that and was happy when I returned to a healthier weight.

Maybe about 5 years ago, I had a period of approximately 2 years of frequent migraines. I have a relatively high tolerance for pain, so the head pain wasn't that bad, but I did vomit A LOT. It was horrible! Luckily I was prescribed sumatriptan injections. Maybe 15 mins after an injection, the nausea/vomiting and any head pain would stop. Before sumatriptan, every time I had a migraine, I couldn't eat or even drink that much without it coming up.

I know I've gone off topic a bit. I'm sorry. I wish I was more knowledgeable about neurochemistry and neuropsychology. I know next to nothing about them. I mention this only out of curiosity about why 5-HT serotonin levels are said to play a possible role in conditions like EDs, migraines, bipolar disorder, some other mental health conditions, as well as maybe some types of seizures, fibromyalgia, more? Maybe that is not significant/relevant.

On topic article about eating disorders and 5-HT serotonin connection: Eating disorders and the serotonin connection: state, trait and developmental effects If you google any of the other illnesses in my paragraph above with 5-HT you'll see the sources of my curiosity on this topic.