Quit sugar 5 days ago...

[kadi]

Hi out there,
Well, I decided to try a one month experiment of no desserts.
I've gained back the weight I lost last summer & am not a happy camper about that, so thought this might be one way to control the Elavil increased appetite issue. Also I did read here that some people do flare with sugar, so thought I'd try it (even though most people don't think sugar should be a problem for the IC).
Don't know yet what I think about this...

I'm not cutting absolutely everything out.. I am leaving in maple syrup, honey as long as they are a small part of a meal. I am keeping Looza pear juice as long as I dilute it by half with water & make it again a small part of a nutritious meal... I'm also leaving dates in, but am restricting myself to only 6 (one serving size)

What's hard is I feel hungry all the time. I'm wondering if this is some weird quirk of the Elavil... Will this go away? I'm eating enough calories overall.

Any thoughts?

[talksick]

Hi Kadi,
I've been taking elavil for a little over 2 years now and it definately has increased by appetite....especially for sugary things. I've gained 10-12 pounds since being on Elavil. (But thankfully I was skinny before so im not big....but still it's hard for me to adjust to my new body!)

I don't think it ever goes away unfortunately....elavil increases your appetite and lowers your metabolism. I would just say reduce desserts and try to get some exercise. (Which reminds I should probably be doing that too..lol) I know its hard cause it makes you so hungry!

Best of luck,
Kim