Never-ending hunger

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Lately it feels like I have neverending hunger.
I eat and I eat and I eat, but I keep feeling like I’m about to die from starvation. Until I reach a point where I’m about to throw up.

I haven’t had any changes in medicine except I skipped a day or two, but that usually doesn’t do any damage.

Is there anything I can do to stave off the hunger?

It also feels like my mouth is constantly dry and watering at the same time. I keep trying to drink to keep it at bay, but the water just makes me have to pee all the time.
I’m desperate for it to stop! I’m going out of my mind!

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It might go away, I go through stages like that, I want to eat everything in sight

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Me too. I eat even at 10pm or later also after midnight if i’m awake, but i don’t gain weight too much

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@TheBest was talking about something like that. Can’t remember what med he said he was on. He said Metamucil helped some

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I’m hoping it will subside.
I JUST ate like two hours ago, and I’m already so hungry again I feel like I can throw up from hunger nausea.

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Eat some crackers, i have like every day something similar…

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It might be a diabetes problem. Have you been taking metformin like you’re supposed to ? I’d get urgent medical attention if I were you.

In uncontrolled diabetes where blood glucose levels remain abnormally high (hyperglycemia), glucose from the blood cannot enter the cells - due to either a lack of insulin or insulin resistance - so the body can’t convert the food you eat into energy. This lack of energy causes an increase in hunger .

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Actually, I haven’t taken it in the past few days.
Someone suggested to me today that I get tested for diabetes again. I reeeeeally don’t want to, I’m afraid the doctor will think I’m a hypocondriac.

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It’s quite serious. It sounds like a medical emergency if it’s diabetes related. Get yourself tested. You could die otherwise.

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I don’t have diabetes, though. I take metformin for PCOS, which can mimick type 2 diabetes.

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Same thing i.e. insulin resistance. Get yourself tested and take metformin in the meantime.

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Try some toast with cinnamon. Cinnamon helps regulate your blood sugar so you don’t feel so hungry

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I agree with @everhopeful, it could be untreated diabetes.
Hunger is a symptom.

I have been constantly hungry myself.
Eating like there is no tomorrow.
But I have diabetes.

I have to check my blood glucose levels.

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Oatmeal is tasty and super healthy food and fills you up for quite awhile.
If you add in frozen berries it’s even better health and taste.wise

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Physical exercise

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15 minutes on the treadmill…in every 4 days

Also must calm down and deel comfortabe in your body. One is eating from stress. If you say my life is very quiet and now im going to the gym and the sweat is gonna make me happy.

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I am having the same problems, and I can offer no solutions only empathy. I eat and eat, then I want to eat more. I started gaining weight over a year ago but hadn’t changed my diet. Now- quite recently- all I do is eat. I can’t stop myself. Now I weigh 30 lbs. more than I did last July. It makes me hate myself. I feel so disgusting.

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Seriously I can’t stop eating!
All day and night long!
Help!!! :tired_face:

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It has to be the meds. I had that problem on haldol and zyprexa. Okay on abilify.

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I am on Saphris, Lamotrigine, Topamax, and most recently, Risperidone. I think the eating started before the Risperidone though, but I can’t remember. I know I started gaining weight before it.