I've been roughly following PHD for some months now and it has seriously reduced all of my previous binge - eating,
hunger craving symptoms, as well as vastly increasing the amount of time I can go between meals without feeling frantic or emotional.
Not exact matches
For the rest, the quick onset of withdrawal
symptoms —
craving, irritability,
hunger, and headache — is too much; the brain begins to raise hell and demand a fresh dose of nicotine, which binds to certain receptors and causes the pleasurable release of dopamine.
If you get
symptoms 1 - 2 hours after eating of
cravings, ravenous
hunger, irritability, lightheadedness, cranky, etc. then at the next meal up protein slightly, up fiber slightly (i.e. bit more chicken and bit more greens) but do not adjust carbs yet.
Common
symptoms of undetected hormone imbalance may include constant
hunger, belly fat, food
cravings and mood swings.
Symptoms of high blood sugar (insulin resistance) include fatigue after meals, constant
hunger,
cravings for sweets not relieved by eating them, constant thirst, frequent urination, difficulty falling asleep, and a big belly.
Other
symptoms of insulin resistance include:
cravings for sugar, intense
hunger, weakness, poor concentration, emotional instability, memory loss, lack of focus, feelings of anxiety or panic, lack of motivation, and fatigue.
I started going through Christmas cookie withdrawal
symptoms: headaches, extreme
hunger,
cravings and lots of yelling.
When you go too long without eating you will experience a plummet in blood sugar levels instigating sweet
cravings and
hunger, along with some of the
symptoms quoted.
Insulin resistance is at the heart of many PCOS
symptoms including out of control
hunger,
cravings, fatigue, wonky hormones and weight loss resistance.
If you feel you could get added benefits i.e. if these
symptoms (low blood sugar,
hunger,
craving, resilience) are not all 0s (with 10 being the worst on a scale of 1 to 10) then I'd consider bumping up the glutamine to 1000 mg 3 x day to see if you get added benefits.
Sexual frequency has also been associated with the activation of areas of the brain associated with
hunger and
cravings.4 Because you describe your past relationship as primarily sexual, this might further explain some of these withdrawal
symptoms that you are experiencing.