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Raindrops

21/10/2022 at 15:08

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So I haven't figured it out my depressive episodes yet. Some days I am so depressed I am not hungry and I don't eat all day. Other times I food is the only thing that comforts me and I just consume all day. Does this happen to anyone else? Is it all depression or do I have another problem?

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24/10/2022 at 00:40

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Hi @Raindrops

This is an interesting observation. I will ask a few other members to see if they have similar habits.

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During a depressive episode do you have an appetite? Do you eat the way you normally do not in an episode? Does your medication affect your hunger levels and cravings?

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Irregular food intake-anyone else? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/depression/living-with-depression/irregular-food-intakeanyone-else-4861 2022-10-24 00:40:47

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Marie1981

24/10/2022 at 09:25

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@LizziB Hiya

I have never actually had an appetite but when I'm depressed,stressed or anxious (I am diagnosed GAD, depression amongst few more things) I struggle to eat at all without feeling sick or having to choose what textures would be more manageable just so I could eat something.

Medication sometime helped me eat and sometimes stopped me eating or gave me awful IBS.

Irregular food intake-anyone else? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/depression/living-with-depression/irregular-food-intakeanyone-else-4861 2022-10-24 09:25:49

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16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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23/08/2023 at 15:47

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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