Posted by KRM123 on October 5, 2003, at 15:49:05
In reply to Re: Zoloft- adjust dose to stop carb cravings?? » KRM123, posted by DSCH on October 5, 2003, at 0:09:23
Thank you very much for the information. I remember reading an article awhile ago about adjusting to serotonin level and then craving more. I also have the book you mentioned "Food and Mood"! I'll look at that too. I might try a few herbal products before upping my dose. I am at 100mg now, what happens when I have to go up from 200mg??? I am so scared and confused and don't know what is causing this out of control hunger. I hate it so much. Thanks for helping.
> From what I have read, carbohydrate craving is partly due to your brain asking for more serotonin. This is because the insulin released into the blood in response to the increase in blood sugar has the effect of skewing the competetion of amino acids crossing the blood brain barrier in favor of tryptophan, resulting in higher serotonin levels. When the serotonin level reaches the "comfort zone", the craving ceases.
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> Ref: Food & Mood: The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best, 2nd Ed., by "Elizabeth Somer", Chapter Two
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> Some ideas (YMMV!):
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> 1) increase the dosage of Zoloft?
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> 2) count your carb intake, give yourself a quota (for example "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution"), and then spread it out over the course of the day, preferably in the form of highly complex carbohydrates that don't cause blood sugar spikes
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> 3) eat foods containing tryptophan along with the complex carbs and likewise spread it out over the day
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