Posted by Regis Harold on October 18, 2005, at 5:36:33
In reply to Re: Fatigue after eating? » Regis Harold, posted by Sarah T. on October 17, 2005, at 22:13:03
Sarah - I'm sorry to hear that you are having similar difficulties.
Now that I recall, I did get some blood work done and it appears that my blood cortisol is fairly normal (actually smack dab in the middle of the reference range). That is one of the reasons why I discounted hypoadrenia.
Right now I am looking into controlling amino acid ratios in the blood as Teck mentioned. I have done a small amount of research in the past about the interaction between eating and blood hormone levels. There have been a few articles regarding CCK that have piqued my interest, but it doesn't appear that there has been enough research done on it to construct a model that is helpful just yet. I think a lot more research has been done on the relationship between insulin release and amino acid ratios.
The past couple days I have eaten mainly proteinaceous diets during the day. I have felt somewhat better. I am going to continue eating protein-rich diets during the day, and perhaps add tyrosine to my morning meals as it is a precusor to dopamine (and norepinephrine), competes with tryptophan for the same transport protein, and is an amino acid that is cleared from the blood during rises in insuline levels.
If it is the case that I am sensitive to the effects of insulin to amino acid ratios, then adding tyrosine should be of added benefit. That's the assumption at least. I'll let you know how I progress.
Thanks,
Regis> Hi Regis.
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> I have the same problem. It started about a year and half or two years ago. I've experimented with different foods, and that doesn't seem to help. Until this problem began, I used to eat mostly protein-based meals during the day, and I'd reserve the bulk of my carbohydrates for the night-time, when I want to be tired and groggy anyway. That helped until about two years ago.
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> The only thing that helps a little bit is to eat five or six tiny meals a day rather than several medium-sized or large ones. The trouble is, the meals have to be really tiny. For example, I can eat one protein bar or a container of yogurt or a small serving of cottage cheese or meat. This is so inconvenient. I love eating sandwiches for lunch, but if I ate a whole sandwich now, I'd be incapacitated for the rest of the day.
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> I've discussed this problem with several doctors, and they haven't been of much help. I'm uncertain whether cortisol is the problem. I actually have high urinary cortisol, not low cortisol. I will continue to try to figure out what's causing this. If I ever get to the bottom of this, I'll let you know.
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> Sarah
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