Very depressed mood, feeling hopeless
Marked anxiety, tension, edginess
Sudden mood shifts (crying easily, extreme sensitivity)
Persistent, marked irritability, anger, increased conflicts
Loss of interest in usual activities (work, school, socializing, etc.)
Difficulty concentrating and staying focused
Fatigue, tiredness, loss of energy
Marked appetite change, overeating, food cravings
Insomnia (difficulty sleeping) or sleeping too much
Feeling out of control or overwhelmed
Physical symptoms such as weight gain, bloating, breast tenderness or swelling, headache, and muscle or joint aches and pains
After years of being on anti-depressants and Yaz, with only minor improvement, I decided to seek more help. I am a firm believer in natural medicine, so I drive to Raleigh to see my ND. She has given me a regiment to follow and believes it will make a marked improvement in my condition. Included in this regiment is abstanance from ALL CAFFEIN. This includes chocolate!!! At first, I was in disbelief. Then I was just depressed. Sound like the stages of grief? Anyway, she gave me a suppliment that would take the edge off of caffein withdrawal and give me some energy and told me to go COLD TURKEY. I took the weekend to get in my last mochas and sweet teas, then started on Monday.
And I did pretty good on Monday . . . then Tuesday rolls around and there was this chocolate doughnut. But it just had a little chocolate on the outside, so that didn't really count, right? And then, Thursday night, I was upset and just couldn't get to sleep. And I remembered these chocolate poptarts downstairs. And I just HAVE to have them to make me feel better and comfort me enough to get to sleep. I snuck downstairs at 2am, got the poptart, scarfed it down in bed, then hit the evidence and didn't tell anyone. Until now. So yeah, I have a problem.
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