hunger pangs

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 01, 2024 at 02:13 AM

I cannot believe it. Today I had no breakfast, two whole milk lattes for lunch, and a large meal at Sajj for dinner: chicken kebab with hummus, arugula, red cabbage and other veg. And I ate dinner several hours before bedtime. And I am not hungry. I was not hungry at all all day long.

I wish this were the new normal, but I am concerned that this is just my being amped up and escalating into hypomania as a result of sleeping just 5 hrs 40 minutes last night. Or maybe this being too happy and go go go is a side effect of Benzonatate, my new cough medicine. I have read that it can affect the mood and even cause hallucinations. I only took it this morning. I did not take it at midday because I was not home and I am not taking it now because I do not want further escalation.

Instead of Seroquel I will take Lybalvi for sleep. Lybalvi is usually very effective in nipping any hypomania in the bud.

It is hard to treat cough when you are bipolar!!

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 02, 2024 at 11:36 PM

So it turned out that the cough medicine was not to blame. I simply took Dexedrine (amphetamine) in the wee hours of the morning due to a mix-up. I meant to take Levoxyl. Both medicine bottles were in the same plastic box. I have since removed Dexedrine. I do not plan to take it anymore.

But I am still having a pretty low appetite and my weight has "fluctuated down" a bit

. I prefer not to be overly optimistic about it.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 02, 2024 at 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

Jello is your friend during that time too. It just can't have red dye in it. Normally I think it's pretty gross but I ate a lot of it before my colonoscopy.

I went to Safeway. They had prepared jello in those tiny containers, a 4-pack having 2 orange and 2 red. I bought it thinking that maybe I would be able to use the orange one. I tried both and did not like them.

I also bought mixes in all colors other than red. I have just made and chilled the green jello. It is seriously tasty!!

And making it was super easy. So at least in that sense I am prepared: I will buy the green mix and mix and chill enough to have a virtually unlimited supply for the day before and day of the procedure. My procedure will be at 5PM.

raspberrytorte · Mar 06, 2024 at 03:19 PM

Ugh! My hunger levels are OUT OF CONTROL. I just ate four bananas and two mandarins and finally feel full!! This is ridiculous! Dr. K and I need to do something about this, adjust my topamax or metformin levels, put me on wellbutrin, SOMETHING. Dr. Amy (she's my GP) are going to have a weight chat next Wednesday because I'm ****ing OBEEEEESE by one point (I'm 31 according to the BMI) and see if we can put me on Contrave.

SOMETHING must be done about this hunger!!!! I shouldn't have to eat four bananas and two mandarins in order to feel full. I am FREAKING OUT.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 06, 2024 at 04:46 PM

Wait... 4 bananas is a glycemic control disaster. 2 mandarins is OK, but now 4 bananas. Where is the protein? where is the fat?

I know CGMs themselves are expensive, but you can get helpful free info by subscribing to updates from CGM companies. I am subscribed to Levels and Nutrisense. Say, I learned to either pair oatmeal with an omelette or substitute oatmeal with seeds cooked in almond milk from the information I received. They provide their tips based on statistical data they gather from their users who wear CGMs. It is not personalized to YOU, but it is still useful.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 06, 2024 at 07:41 PM

So today, and it is now 4:40 PM, I have had 3 lattes (24 oz of Fairlife brand whole milk, 39 g protein in total) and nothing else. I am only now starting to get mildly hungry. I am also a bit revved up. Cannot complain as it makes me productive, but I wonder if this is hypomania starting.

And what a change since just a short while ago when I opened this thread.

raspberrytorte · Mar 06, 2024 at 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tart Cherry Jam

Wait... 4 bananas is a glycemic control disaster. 2 mandarins is OK, but now 4 bananas. Where is the protein? where is the fat?

I know CGMs themselves are expensive, but you can get helpful free info by subscribing to updates from CGM companies. I am subscribed to Levels and Nutrisense. Say, I learned to either pair oatmeal with an omelette or substitute oatmeal with seeds cooked in almond milk from the information I received. They provide their tips based on statistical data they gather from their users who wear CGMs. It is not personalized to YOU, but it is still useful.

I don't know. I go banana CRAZED 🤪. It's worse than chocolate. That's why we never have bananas in the house!!!! Thankfully now I'm quite full and haven't eaten anything since.

unaluna · Mar 06, 2024 at 09:57 PM

I cant have bananas in the house either.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 07, 2024 at 12:59 AM

I use to let bananas overripen, then split them into pieces, freeze those pieces on a sheet of foil, collect into a freezer bag, and use a few chunks per smoothie. Overripe frozen bananas give smoothies wonderful consistency.

Then I read that overripe bananas, but not underripe bananas, cause glucose spikes, and so I stopped. But it also saves me effort.

Tart Cherry Jam · Apr 15, 2024 at 10:44 PM

I have made jello from a lemon flavor gelatin mix. It is delicious! Something to look forward to on my day of prepping for colonoscopy.

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