Comments on: Why diet pills are not the answer (unless they cure your headache) http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/ You'll laugh you ass off. (I did.) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sara http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14244 Sara Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:27:59 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14244 I wish my migraine medication surpressed appetite! I love your blog. I've been reading the archives, and several of your posts really hit the nail on the head for me. I know you have explored a bazillion options for your chronic headaches. I'd like to butt in uninvited and suggest one more. Pain management specialist. Their focus is on finding ways to, obviously, manage the pain, while your other doctors work on the cause. Good luck with that. As a frequent migraine sufferer, I have a dim understanding of what you're going through. I myself have explored tons of options to relieve my own headaches, from medication to vitamins to aromatherapy to neck stretches (my neurologist tells me 90% of headaches come from the neck.) I wish my migraine medication surpressed appetite!

I love your blog. I’ve been reading the archives, and several of your posts really hit the nail on the head for me.

I know you have explored a bazillion options for your chronic headaches. I’d like to butt in uninvited and suggest one more. Pain management specialist. Their focus is on finding ways to, obviously, manage the pain, while your other doctors work on the cause.

Good luck with that. As a frequent migraine sufferer, I have a dim understanding of what you’re going through. I myself have explored tons of options to relieve my own headaches, from medication to vitamins to aromatherapy to neck stretches (my neurologist tells me 90% of headaches come from the neck.)

]]> By: Cynthia http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14243 Cynthia Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:19:19 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14243 I guess my question is how many people actually eat a gallon of ice cream, box of oreos and a bag of chips out of true physical hunger? Not that I haven't done similar things, but it wasn't because of physical hunger, it was emotional eating or eating to escape from boredom at best. I have doubts as to whether a pill would truly help with this kind of eating. Anyway, if the pills didn't work for you, it may be for the best. I'm not a big believer in pills. Some work, but may cause other problems. Maybe I just don't trust drug companies any too far. Thanks for not dumping the diet pill ads on us! I guess my question is how many people actually eat a gallon of ice cream, box of oreos and a bag of chips out of true physical hunger? Not that I haven’t done similar things, but it wasn’t because of physical hunger, it was emotional eating or eating to escape from boredom at best. I have doubts as to whether a pill would truly help with this kind of eating.

Anyway, if the pills didn’t work for you, it may be for the best. I’m not a big believer in pills. Some work, but may cause other problems. Maybe I just don’t trust drug companies any too far.

Thanks for not dumping the diet pill ads on us!

]]> By: sarah http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14242 sarah Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:30:20 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14242 I like to call it Dopamax since that is what it did to me for 2 1/2 years. Sure it helped me stay "sane" and yeah it helped with weight loss but it changed me. And yes, it gave me a headache in the beginning. Drugs stink. I like to call it Dopamax since that is what it did to me for 2 1/2 years. Sure it helped me stay “sane” and yeah it helped with weight loss but it changed me. And yes, it gave me a headache in the beginning.

Drugs stink.

]]> By: Sol http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14241 Sol Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:18:15 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14241 I tried diet pills once when that metabaslim garbage hit the market. Maybe the placebo effect helped for a week, but it also made me in a bad mood constantly. Maybe that was the diet. I just finished your book. Wonderful. I humbly started my own weight-loss journey last week right before I picked it up. Today, I even more humbly began my own weight-loss blog. For what it's worth: <a href="http://www.gettinglow.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.gettinglow.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.gettinglow.blogspot.com</a></a> I tried diet pills once when that metabaslim garbage hit the market. Maybe the placebo effect helped for a week, but it also made me in a bad mood constantly. Maybe that was the diet.

I just finished your book. Wonderful. I humbly started my own weight-loss journey last week right before I picked it up. Today, I even more humbly began my own weight-loss blog. For what it’s worth: http://www.gettinglow.blogspot.com

]]> By: Arbie88 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14240 Arbie88 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:16:24 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14240 I've been taking Topomax since September for Migraines. It has been my life saver. I'm not surprised it didn't work in a month for a long term chronic HA. It took a few months to really kick in, and at least 6 weeks for the dumb effect to wear off. But after 3-4 migraines a week, I was willing to fight through the side effects. And it did help kick start my 40 pound weight loss. But I have to agree about the diet pill thing. It was just a pleasant side effect that was a reward for putting up with the dumbing effects it had ;-) I’ve been taking Topomax since September for Migraines. It has been my life saver. I’m not surprised it didn’t work in a month for a long term chronic HA. It took a few months to really kick in, and at least 6 weeks for the dumb effect to wear off. But after 3-4 migraines a week, I was willing to fight through the side effects. And it did help kick start my 40 pound weight loss. But I have to agree about the diet pill thing. It was just a pleasant side effect that was a reward for putting up with the dumbing effects it had ;-)

]]> By: Kate http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14239 Kate Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:56:24 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14239 There is actually a documented condition called Binge Eating disorder that is classified along with Bulimia, Anorexia, etc. It's basically Bulimia with out the purging afterward. The wikipedia article is pretty good: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_eating_disorder" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_eating_disorder" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_eating_disorder</a></a> After getting diagnosed with it and trying prozac for a month, my dr. put me on Strattera which is an ADHD medication but used successfully in some clinical trials for BED treatment. Prior to the Strattera I used to refer to going on a diet as "flipping the crazy switch" because the second I started thinking about it I would suddenly HAVE. TO. EAT. Now I have this odd detachment towards food - I still get hungry, and I still eat, but the crazy switch has been duct-taped into the "off" position. There is actually a documented condition called Binge Eating disorder that is classified along with Bulimia, Anorexia, etc. It’s basically Bulimia with out the purging afterward. The wikipedia article is pretty good:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_eating_disorder

After getting diagnosed with it and trying prozac for a month, my dr. put me on Strattera which is an ADHD medication but used successfully in some clinical trials for BED treatment.

Prior to the Strattera I used to refer to going on a diet as “flipping the crazy switch” because the second I started thinking about it I would suddenly HAVE. TO. EAT. Now I have this odd detachment towards food – I still get hungry, and I still eat, but the crazy switch has been duct-taped into the “off” position.

]]> By: Laura N http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14238 Laura N Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:43:04 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14238 I too want to applaud you for skipping the Google ads. They drive me nuts on other sites--seeing diet pills/concoctions/crazy schemes next to a post about healthy living. I too want to applaud you for skipping the Google ads. They drive me nuts on other sites–seeing diet pills/concoctions/crazy schemes next to a post about healthy living.

]]> By: jane http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14237 jane Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:46:54 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14237 Great - glad to hear that you didn't steal it then. I hope you feel better soon. Great – glad to hear that you didn’t steal it then. I hope you feel better soon.

]]> By: PastaQueen http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14236 PastaQueen Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:08:17 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14236 They had about 20 of them lying around the office. They're meant for patients to take home. I suspect they're put together by drug companies to help sell their pills. They had about 20 of them lying around the office. They’re meant for patients to take home. I suspect they’re put together by drug companies to help sell their pills.

]]> By: jane http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2008/07/why-diet-pills-are-not-the-answer-unless-they-cure-your-headache/comment-page-1/#comment-14235 jane Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:11:44 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=892#comment-14235 I hope "stealing" the magazine was an accident. Otherwise it's kind of sucky. I hope “stealing” the magazine was an accident. Otherwise it’s kind of sucky.

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