Posted by JonW on July 9, 2002, at 5:37:34
In reply to Re: Back to Jon __, posted by Fuscia on July 7, 2002, at 11:25:03
> Hi Jon,
>
> I didn't have time to really think over and answer your post, but now I do (hubby is still in bed - he's an at home engineer (mechanical/design) and usually gives me the elbow to "MOVE OVER" when he needs to use this computer).Hi Fuscia,
My dad's an engineer and I know how they can be :-)
> Anyway, I was thinking about what you said concerning craving beer, that you love sweets, and how you used to down packets of sugar when you were a child. Well, I started thinking about hypoglycemia. You've probably heard about this low blood sugar problem. It can cause a variety of symptoms that can be mistaken for other health disorders. So, I thought I'd post you the
Thanks for posting this info on blood sugar, but I *think* I've got that base covered. I used to think that I had some sort of a blood sugar problem so I've insisted on checking this out in the past. Several years ago I had blood sugar tested and it actually came back high -- I was drinking lots of soda and eating lots of sugar and carbs at the time, though. I've since modified my diet. Actually, for the benefit of my mood disorder I've completely eliminated alcohol and caffeine. I eat low sugar, and rarely drink anything other than water. My two recent hospital stays included a blood sugar test and they both came back fine. I asked my GP if I should get a glucose tolerance test and he said that in my case it wasn't necessary. I do know that mint chocolate chip ice cream will pull me out of a bad mood so I wonder if that means anything, but that also has chocolate in it and I know people with atypical depression get relief from chocolate. However, it seems like there is something special about mint chocolate chip ice cream.
> I mentioned to my rapid cycling friend that he might try taking a spirulina supplement in the middle of the night in case his morning lows were due to low blood sugar. He never tried it and so I don't know if this was what was causing his morning blues - it was so bad that he didn't even want to get out of bed most mornings.
If morning lows are due to low blood sugar, wouldn't they resolve when you eat breakfast? Just curious if this could be used as an indicator.
> I wouldn't call you bi-polar just from aggravation from SSRI's. That is just an indicator. I must be bi-polar as well for they say a rapid response from SSRI's is a good indicator of bi-polar disorder, and I had one rapid response - two days.
I get a rapid response as well -- first or second day, but then it stops working in the next few days after that. I have some other indicators of bipolar disorder as well like winter intensification of depressions and atypical depression symptoms, but I think it's safest to say I have some degree of bipolarity before saying anything more. I'm unique :) I'm actually quite confused, and have come to the conclusion that I don't know enough to diagnose myself -- not that I should ever diagnose myself, anyway! My sense is that I have both ADD and bipolar and that's about as much as I can say about myself. I don't know which is predominant or if one or the other may not even be present at all. I just don't know. Thank god I'm draining my bank account on a good doctor ;-)
Once again, thanks for your input!
Jon
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