Posted by Lorraine on April 7, 2001, at 18:25:14
In reply to Re: Seratonin and Carbs? YES, posted by Amy Blue on April 6, 2001, at 13:40:47
> > Has anyone heard about a relationship between carbs and seratonin?I think there is a big difference between the relationships of carbs and depression when you are taking an anti-depressant and when you are not taking one. My experience with carbs while taking anti-depressants has been that some of them cause carb cravings so that all I want to do --particularly after dinner-- is eat carbs, that, in turn, led to weight gain--40 lbs. So then I got off my anti-depressant and went on a low carb diet, off came the pounds, and the cravings went away completely. I am now back on ADs, but I have my eyes open to this carb craving thing and I am now low carb as a way of life. I have actually read about (no I don't have the cites) this carb craving as a recognized side effect of some ADs. Funny thing when it happened was my husband saying "you are gaining weight because you are eating to much". Well, yeah, duh? But why was I eating too much? So the question is quite interesting. My pdoc at the time would say "well, are you eating too much"? As though that was the answer to "why". Anyway, my 2c
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