Here we can all be heard for a little while

jobbingmusician

When I was good, and did half an hour a day on the stepper, I found it very helpful to have a good TV programme on in front of me as a distraction. Does this help at all?

(Yes, I am intending to return to this!)

mumps

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

For quite a while, I have not been able to control my weight, I am now at my heaviest, I tell no-one, including my husband, how much I weigh.

I just want to eat all the time. Not necessarily because I am hungry. I just 'want' to eat.

Now whilst looking for something else on the internet I came across an uncommon but well-documented side effect of dopamine agonists. I take these in a low dose for Restless Legs Syndrome. One of the side -effects is overeating!

I feel pretty sure it is this making me want to eat all the time. I eat secretly and hide food occasionally. I'm beginning to think I may have a type of eating disorder caused by this medication.

The first post in this link details exactly how I feel (although the author takes ropinirole for Parkinson's Disease, not RLS. The same drug is used, but in a lower dose, fro RLS. I take Requip (ropinirole) either 2 or 3 mg a day depending on hew bad my legs are).

http://forum.parkinson.org/index.php?/topic/9206-ropinirole-and-compulsive-eatingwhat-to-do/

I get sleepy too.


I don't want to stop taking the medication because my life will be unbearable, I won't be able to sleep, sit down for very long, watch the TV because I will have to keep moving around. But I am going to ask the Doc if he has any non-dopamine that might help. (However, i don't think there are - I've tried others, they work for a week or two and that is all.)

Other than that, I need to manage my compulsion and try not to give into it.

Please hold me in your thoughts and also any advice welcomed).

http://www.rls-uk.org/#!what-is-rls/c5mn

I remember you saying you were having some success with help from your doctor, or way it a nurse at the medical centre? Did that stop working or did you only have help for so long? Sorry if I have mixed you up with someone else.

seven-day-weekend

mumps wrote: »

I remember you saying you were having some success with help from your doctor, or way it a nurse at the medical centre? Did that stop working or did you only have help for so long? Sorry if I have mixed you up with someone else.

No, it was me and I did lose a bit of weight, but the sessions have finished now and TBH they were only a help inasmuch as I got weighed by a professional every week, which was motivating, but she did not offer me any help or advice I didn't already know and tbh
did not seem to know any more than I did. It wasn't combined with any counselling which I hoped it might be. I just got weighed really.

I know I have to eat less and exercise more, but food issues are often more complicated than that.

jobbingmusician

*waves uncertainly to mumps as I'm not quite sure whether you're new to the thread or just haven't posted for a long time*

welcome, anyway! :hello:

Waves_and_Smiles

Hello all! Big hugs to all who needs one and a huge welcome to all of the new members!

Today is castle day take 2! We went yesterday only to discover that they don't give out change for the car park, we have change now! So instead we drove to another town and wait for it...we found an empty pub by the seafront so I sat outside and had half a cider! There was only one little girl outside who was chasing bubbles (I didn't venture inside) who smiled at me lots so I was very happy! I also had an ice cream whilst watching the waves! There were many adorable little birds hopping around so I threw them some biscuit crumbs, within minutes a flock of seagulls had appeared! Birds everywhere and one packet of packet of biscuits gone!

So off to the castle shortly and then I am going to make sandcastles on the beach tonight!

Pyxis

A pub!

Is this our WaSsie? Sitting at a pub? On the seafront?

WOW! :T :T :T

Enjoy the castle #2, WaS!
And the sandcastles later!

Waves_and_Smiles

Hahahahaha! It was WONDERFUL, Pyxis! I felt so free to be out in the open air with the sea stretching into the distance in front of me! It feels just amazing to be in so much space, I am so used to being crammed into my tiny flat with the only air coming in if I can dare myself to open the windows.

There is one very touristy part here with wall to wall people (I ducked as we drove past) but lots of quieter areas where you really only see dog walkers which is just perfect for me. By 7pm no one is around at all. I am determined to sit by the sea everyday we are here and I intend on making elaborate sandcastles tonight!

On the subject of castles it is time to go and see the real one! Back later!

Pyxis

Well, you can reconstruct it in sand later!

Photos obligatory!

calleyw

Afternoon my lovelies,

Don't ask about sleep as I did sleep well. but then could not get up.

I am now washing my own pair of jeans I own. So will have to what else I own to get dressed in to go out in LOL!!!

Might cook some lunch we shall see LOL!!! Off to watch Twin peeks.

Yours

Calley

Pyxis

calleyw wrote: »

Afternoon my lovelies,

Don't ask about sleep as I did sleep well. but then could not get up.

I am now washing my own pair of jeans I own. So will have to what else I own to get dressed in to go out in LOL!!!

Might cook some lunch we shall see LOL!!! Off to watch Twin peeks.

Yours

Calley

Twin Peaks? That's a blast from the past!