Posted by friendofbillw on September 30, 2003, at 20:52:32
In reply to how about the abuse of food as a substance ?, posted by habbyshabit on September 5, 2003, at 6:00:30
I too have been on the troubled by food abuse. I came across this amamzing article and have had some correspondence with the MD who wrote it. He speaks of low dopamine levels and obesity..
You may want to click and see what he wrote about it. I was someone who did exceptionally well on phen-fen and suffered when it was taken off the market. I was able to quit drinking while on phen-fen, which was HUGE for me. I felt like it was a magic bullet. My life got so much better with it. When it went off the market, I drank again and ended up in treatment. When I tried to convince someone that the dopamine-seratonin of phen-fen was magic bill for sobriety, I was told that I was just doing drug-seeking behavior. I've been sober for 4 years now by using AA. However, I really have become quite heavy and feel that I did switch addictions from alcohol to food. So, having said all of that. I'm going to try wellbutrin and hoping to get the benefit for my ADD which is so frustrating for me. Also, since wellbutrin is a dopamine reuptake drug and is not a controlled substance, I'm hoping to see a difference in my ability to loss weight and feel motivated without abusing it. If you read the link article, and consider my benefits with phen-fen, you may understand my quest. I'll post in the future and let you know how it goes.
> I've gone the OA route, been abstinent over 6 months and then relapsed. sooo very hard to get abstinent again. without this becomming a diet thread, can we talk about food as an addictive substance and coping stratagies?
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> hope so,
> Hab
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