Sugar is the devil....

[[Ex...]]

I experienced some pretty intense anxiety this weekend after eating a snow cone with ice cream at the bottom.  I'm 4 weeks benzo clean, and have had no intense anxiety, except after eating that snow cone.  I'm convinced, while im withdrawing, sugar is the devil and I must stay away from it!

[[Fa...]]

I definitely agree with you, they seem to trigger my anxiety too. Probably because the promote adrenaline release and in this moment your body is oversensitive to ANY excitatory neurotrasmitter. I only get sugars from fruit now!

 

Avoid any food that contains or may relapse histamine as well! Like canned meat, processed meat, canned fish, spinach, dry fruit, tomatoes...

 

Red meat is to avoided too.

[[Ex...]]

I definitely agree with you, they seem to trigger my anxiety too. Probably because the promote adrenaline release and in this moment your body is oversensitive to ANY excitatory neurotrasmitter. I only get sugars from fruit now!

 

Avoid any food that contains or may relapse histamine as well! Like canned meat, processed meat, canned fish, spinach, dry fruit, tomatoes...

 

Red meat is to avoided too.

 

I've been mostly drinking protein drinks and eating eggs, that keeps me stable.  I was thinking since I was feeling better, and it's been 4 weeks, that I'd try to stray a little, but that proved not to be a good idea.

[[il...]]

I learned this the hard way. I don't seem to be sensitive to anything specific, except some teas, but blood sugar was definitely something to watch, still is a bit.

 

I'll share with you that eating too much of anything or spiking my blood sugar too much used to cause 3-hour, intense anxiety attacks. Severity is down to annoying, and duration is down to 15 mins to sometimes an hour. It ALL passes eventually. 

 

Good luck,

Never again

[[Ex...]]

I learned this the hard way. I don't seem to be sensitive to anything specific, except some teas, but blood sugar was definitely something to watch, still is a bit.

 

I'll share with you that eating too much of anything or spiking my blood sugar too much used to cause 3-hour, intense anxiety attacks. Severity is down to annoying, and duration is down to 15 mins to sometimes an hour. It ALL passes eventually. 

 

Good luck,

Never again

 

I learned the hard way as well. Funny thing is I drink coffee, I ate a popsicle not to long ago, and I've had other sweets, but I guess this particular snow cone took me over. But I'm feeling better than ever today, so I will just off of sugar a while longer. Thanks for the encouragement.

[[Ma...]]

In my last year of taper I avoided sugar completely and everytime I ate it I felt weird and crazy. Now I am 5 months off and it feels like the impact is not as bad as before, I can enjoy some sugar, not too much of course, and nothing happens. Its nice and I hope you will reach that point soon!! ice cream

[[Ex...]]

In my last year of taper I avoided sugar completely and everytime I ate it I felt weird and crazy. Now I am 5 months off and it feels like the impact is not as bad as before, I can enjoy some sugar, not too much of course, and nothing happens. Its nice and I hope you will reach that point soon!! ice cream

 

I know, how awful is it that I can't eat ice cream, that should be against the law. I hope I get to where you are soon. I was only in this mess for a little over 2 weeks and now I can't eat ice cream....no good!

[[si...]]

In the early days of my wd,no matter what I ate fired up my symptoms.

I always tried to eat clean, so my body had the good proteins and carbs that it needed to heal.

 

Now I eat what I want and it doesn't effect me as much. I still eat all the good foods but I also enjoy the crap.

 

Ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. OH YES SO GOOD!

[[Me...]]

I agree totally!  After having a half of a whoopie pie a couple months ago it revved me right up into a panic attack.  ugh.  it was towards the end of my klon taper. 

[[Ex...]]

In the early days of my wd,no matter what I ate fired up my symptoms.

I always tried to eat clean, so my body had the good proteins and carbs that it needed to heal.

 

Now I eat what I want and it doesn't effect me as much. I still eat all the good foods but I also enjoy the crap.

 

Ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. OH YES SO GOOD!

 

Oh my God, an ice cream cake sounds like heaven.

[[si...]]

I want to ad, it still revs up my anxiety and other symptoms but, I just don't care anymore.

I have been going through this for so long,I just have the attitude that I am not going to let it get me down. I am already suffering so what the hell. Let the cards fall where they may.

[[Ex...]]

I agree totally!  After having a half of a whoopie pie a couple months ago it revved me right up into a panic attack.  ugh.  it was towards the end of my klon taper.

 

And that's exactly what happened to me. I actually could feel the anxiety coming with every bite, but I was thinking it was going to be the regular anxiety, then it would fade away, well it turned into all out panic, and it took me by surprise...I just knew I was done with that, but I guess not. So no icre cream for me, or anything with loads of sugar. But as soon as I'm healed up, I'm going to do something awful to a big cup of chocolate chip mint ice cream.

[[Ex...]]

I want to ad, it still revs up my anxiety and other symptoms but, I just don't care anymore.

I have been going through this for so long,I just have the attitude that I am not going to let it get me down. I am already suffering so what the hell. Let the cards fall where they may.

 

I feel that way too to be honest. And when I do take that attitude that's when I have the best days. I don't focus on the symptoms, I go throughout my work day just trying to do the things I usualy did. I have changed my eating habits for now, but that's actually something good that has come out of this, I workout more and eat healthier. That mindset really does work, it may sounds crazy to some, but its proven to work for me.

[[Ce...]]

I agree totally!  After having a half of a whoopie pie a couple months ago it revved me right up into a panic attack.  ugh.  it was towards the end of my klon taper.

 

And that's exactly what happened to me. I actually could feel the anxiety coming with every bite, but I was thinking it was going to be the regular anxiety, then it would fade away, well it turned into all out panic, and it took me by surprise...I just knew I was done with that, but I guess not. So no icre cream for me, or anything with loads of sugar. But as soon as I'm healed up, I'm going to do something awful to a big cup of chocolate chip mint ice cream.

 

I have a real problem with this, bc I'm a sweet freak. But it does rev up my sxs. And it also bloats me! Bummer. I still eat sweet, though, just not as much. If I stopped all together, I'd have another w/d to go through. 

[[Ex...]]

I agree totally!  After having a half of a whoopie pie a couple months ago it revved me right up into a panic attack.  ugh.  it was towards the end of my klon taper.

 

And that's exactly what happened to me. I actually could feel the anxiety coming with every bite, but I was thinking it was going to be the regular anxiety, then it would fade away, well it turned into all out panic, and it took me by surprise...I just knew I was done with that, but I guess not. So no icre cream for me, or anything with loads of sugar. But as soon as I'm healed up, I'm going to do something awful to a big cup of chocolate chip mint ice cream.

 

I have a real problem with this, bc I'm a sweet freak. But it does rev up my sxs. And it also bloats me! Bummer. I still eat sweet, though, just not as much. If I stopped all together, I'd have another w/d to go through.

 

I have a problem with it as well. I can eat some sweets but I guess the snow cone was doing too much too fast. I haven't thought about it until I read your post, but I did find myself bloated as well.

[[Ce...]]

I think it has something to do with the carbs? Idk, same thing happens with potato chips. So very sad!  I miss junk food...

[[wa...]]

I lost alot of weight in the first few months of w/d by giving up sugar, chips and refined flour because they all revved me and interfered with sleep.  When I slowed down my taper I started eating all this junk again without a problem but use them for comfort.  Not good.  I miss getting into smaller jeans.  it's always somethin.  WBB

[[Ex...]]

I think it has something to do with the carbs? Idk, same thing happens with potato chips. So very sad!  I miss junk food...

 

Really potato chips! I have to have my chips, now that is where I draw the line on these symptoms, I'm not giving up my chips.

[[Ex...]]

I lost alot of weight in the first few months of w/d by giving up sugar, chips and refined flour because they all revved me and interfered with sleep.  When I slowed down my taper I started eating all this junk again without a problem but use them for comfort.  Not good.  I miss getting into smaller jeans.  it's always somethin.  WBB

 

I just posted about me losing weight. I've lost so much and I'm trying to gain some back. I can't fit any of my clothes. I'm a little woman and I need that weight. I have started to eat more sugar and more calories throughout the day, but I guess I'm still not ready to go in fully the way I want to.

[[Fa...]]

I have been on a high protein (almost ketogenic) diet for a while but ended up losing so much weight and wasting muscles I had to stop. It somewhat kept me calmer. I can't lose weight anymore since I already have a tiny 18 BMI!

[[Ce...]]

I think it has something to do with the carbs? Idk, same thing happens with potato chips. So very sad!  I miss junk food...

 

Really potato chips! I have to have my chips, now that is where I draw the line on these symptoms, I'm not giving up my chips.

 

 

LOL!!!  :laugh: