Posted by harry b. on May 10, 2000, at 9:24:12
In reply to Is this caused by Celexa/Xanax??Cam/Greg, posted by tina on May 9, 2000, at 21:30:43
Tina-
Chocolate Chip cookies with mugs of milk. I *could*
eat an entire package at one sitting.Chocolate Peanutbutter ice cream, enough said.
These have always been a weakness. A few years ago
I was over 200#. I stopped buying the cookies
& ice cream (if they aren't here I can't eat them),
exercised fanatically, and dropped 40 lbs. This
past year I became apathetic, stopped exercising,
and let my cravings take control. I was up to 200#
pretty quickly.During my latest & greatest plumment into the dark
side this year I lived almost exclusively
on raisin bran cereal, it's still the staple of
my diet (easy, quick, no decisions, and somewhat
nutricious). I'm at 180# now.
I take Celexa also. For the first several weeks
nausea prevented me from eating too much. The nausea
is gone now but I have still been able to control
my craving for sweets. The sweets make us feel good.
I have found that the best way to deal with the
cravings is to set a limit-I can have ice cream
on Sat eve. Or to make the cookies and ice cream
a 'reward' for an accomplishment-I walked/ran/swam
today so I 'earned' my milk and cookies.As I've said before, for me the Celexa has helped
with mood but it has not made a dent in my lethargy.
In the past 2 weeks I have begun to exercise. It
was not easy. I began with 1 15min walk/day. Then
2 15min walks/day. Now I am trying to go to my gym 3 days
a week and use the rowing machine. I still go
on my walks too. It's still a struggle, but I am
beginning to look forward to the exercise.
poster:harry b.
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