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so I recently switched from prozac to wellbutrin for depression. i have a history of eating disorders and i am still struggling with emotional eating. the depression is maintained but i feel like my eating habits and thoughts about food need to stop. i think about food alot and crave certain things and will obsess about eating those foods until i do. when i started the wellbutrin, i noticed a change in that i wasn't thinking as much about the food and had less of a desire to eat. has anyone else experienced this? that lasted for about a week but now i am back to my old ways of overeating and eating when i'm not even hunger. does anyone have suggestions of what i can do to get help with the emotional eating? medicine, books, therapy, any recommendations would be helpful.
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Posted by kat1013 on 2007-12-10 17:25:47 | Rating: | Views: 164
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Hey! I had the same sort of problem, ive been on many anti depressants to then switched to a drug which has weight gain as a side effect and something that helps me when I feel like emotional eating is to stop and wait to see if it will pass, drink some water and maybe go for a slow walk arounf the block, sometimes it can really help you stop thinking about it! If it gets really bad, try cutting up some apple and carrots and keeping them in a container in the fridge and having them when this feeling kicks in, you can eat as many of them as you like and it wont cause weight gain!! Good Luck!
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Posted by parislee19
on 2007-12-10 17:33:51
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i dont have an eating disorder, but i think that just occupying yourself with other things to do helps to keep your mind off of food. especially getting out of the house, and getting involved in new hobbies and stuff.
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Posted by bemine1414
on 2007-12-10 17:35:46
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I totally understand emotional eating - I've been doing that for most of my life! I'm working with a doctor to lose weight (and break my food addiction), and I've been pretty successful so far. A few things that have helped me are:
The Sweet Tooth - get some flavored herbal tea. I had no idea there were so many to choose from! I put in a packet of equal to sweeten it up a bit, and the flavor and the warmth are both very satisfying.
The Crunchy Munchies - I've found these tic-tac type mints at Dollar Tree called Icy Breeze. It says they have 0 calories (though I think there must be something in there!). I find that I'm able to munch on those (also in flavors - orange is my favorite), and it satisfies my craving to have my mouth be chewing on something. I also seem to be living on sugar free gum!
I've stopped doing 'mindless eating' - I used to be able to go through a can of Pringles and not even realize it while watching a sitcom. I'm intentional about enjoying my calories.
Journal - what you eat each day (write down EVERYTHING). Also, blog about your emotional state - it's much better to find release by writing your stuff here, than it is to stuff yourself for comfort!
Good luck to you! It can be overcome - I'm living proof of that!
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Posted by Shallandra
on 2007-12-10 18:31:00
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what kind of doctor have you been working with? for me, i feel like i havent gotten to the point of strategizing with gum and mints...the mental piece of the overeating is much more powerful and i feel i need some kind of drug to start to make the change
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Posted by kat1013
on 2007-12-10 18:47:26
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Well, he's a D.O. (rather than an M.D.), but honestly I'm not really sure what that means. :) One of the main reasons I'm being so successful is because he prescribed Adipex-P. It's a time released appetite suppressant - and it's better than any of the over-the-counter stuff I've tried.
It's killed my cravings, and I rarely ever feel hungry. I can walk down the candy aisle at the grocery store, and feel no emotional pull to anything on the shelves. It's really pretty amazing. Do you have a Primary Care Physician? He/she should be able to prescribe it to you (as long as it doesn't counteract what the Wellbutrin is doing for you!)
I still have moments when I get overwhelmed emotionally, and want to use my old coping skills of self-indulging in food...but I'm learning that I do have the ability to make healthy choices. I just needed something to help me see that. So, when I get to my goal weight, and get off the meds - I'll already have healthy eating habits in place, and will be able to keep the weight off!
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Posted by Shallandra
on 2007-12-10 20:19:01
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kat, I too have struggled with this my entire life. I think I am going to write about it, as long as I can do it here without anyone knowing who I am. I just might be able to help someone. I have reached out to a few people over the years and they are always so shocked that I have suffered with this, no one ever knew and not many people know my whole story. So stay tuned, just hearing what I have to say might be good for you, I hope. I saw the word wellbrutron a few hours ago, but I had to go out, and I searched for you when I returned.
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Posted by bessy
on 2007-12-10 20:24:04
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now about the meds
the only thing that ever helped me after a very long time of failure, years and years, was wellbutren, but after about a year, it did not work anymore, in your case, maybe you need a higher dose
for some reason more than one doc wanted to get me off (lets call it wb)
but it was the only one that did not make me gain weight or feel worse and all the others have so many side effects, this one had the least...I felt like a robot on the others...plus, you lose all interest in sex which is not too good for a marriage...wb is used by some people to quit smoking...I dont know whats in it
there is a post on here by helen, about depression, see if you can find it and read it, see if you feel that way...I realize I have so much to say to you to try to help, Im going to have to start blogging, because this is getting to be too long...dont worry, it seems there are quite a few of us out here. When I first began this fight, I did not tell anyone and there were no such things as eating disorders...I was so ashamed...I would tell doctors I cant stop eating and they would tell me to just close my mouth...etc
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Posted by bessy
on 2007-12-10 20:34:21
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Inside Depression
and How to Find a Way
by helen
I found the exact title
put the title in the search spot
let me know what you think
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Posted by bessy
on 2007-12-10 20:51:05
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Bessy, thanks so much. i will check out that blog. i really think you should write about what you have gone through, it would be really hard for anyone to find out who you are, especially if you don't tell anyone that you are posting a blog on this site. i'm finding it really helpful to be able to write about my issues and not be judged and also to get feedback and support from those who have experienced it themselves
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Posted by kat1013
on 2007-12-10 23:47:44
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I dedicate my blogs to you
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Posted by bessy
on 2007-12-12 12:22:23
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wow, thats amazing that you would do that, thank you.
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Posted by kat1013
on 2007-12-12 16:02:59
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wow, thats amazing that you would do that, thank you.
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Posted by kat1013
on 2007-12-12 16:03:01
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I take wellbutrin for depression as well. I've not dealt with eating disorder, but I did have obsessive thinking issues - very, very slight OCD tendencies. My doctor has put me on a mix of the wellbutrin at night, and Fluvoxamine (or Luvox) at night. The wellbutrin has helped with the depression and the Luvox has helped with the OCD. I know it's hard and frustrating. Sometimes it just takes time to figure out the best combination or the best medication. But don't give up! You WILL get better.
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Posted by angelsoverme1377
on 2007-12-13 08:26:10
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