Carbohydrate Cravings & Overeating

[typeogirl]

Quick history: I am in my 40's, starting overeating about 12 years ago, it's getting out of control now. I had a bad childhood, cold uncaring abusive father-my mother did not protect me or stand up for me & has a hard time showing love for me & she is very shy. 10 years ago my younger brother told me he disapproves of my weight, appearance & lifestyle, education, choice of husband, insulted me, fought with me, made me cry & has told me until I change & prove to him I am a "better" person, he cannot be close to me-obviously he had a bad childhood too & he has issues to work out but his rejection of me is very painful.

I have a great normal marriage, and we have a great relationship with our son. My husband works at night & when my son goes to bed & the house is quiet, I don't want to think my thoughts & deal with my heartaches and feel lonely so I start eating. Anything. Pasta, rice, bags of chips, I used to eat pints of ice cream, chocolate bars, jars of peanut butter. I used to get heartburn, sleep restlessly & have a drugged hungover feeling when I woke up in the morning from all the eating. I love the soothing feeling of crunching & eating & putting my hand to my mouth just keep feeding myself til I am sick.

The past six months or so I have managed to cut down on what & how much I eat before bed. I am overweight & for my son and my health I need to lose weight & take better care of myself. My husband is afraid I will kill myself eating this way in secret. I have tried many diets & appetite suppressors but none have worked. I was laid off so right now I do not have money to see a homeopath.

I started taking calcerea carbonica 30c 3xday and argentum nitricum 6c 3xday-its the only dosages I could find at the store. I still get very strong thoughts to binge, but my desire for carbs has greatly reduced. If I do binge, the amount of food I eat is way less. Do I need to change those dosages to more or less? Also, should I try any of the following: Staphysagria, sulphur, saccharum, china, iodium, ignatia, chocolate, Natrum Muriaticum, anacardium orientale? Any advice anyone could give me would be gratefully appreciated. I am encouraged by the success of calceria carbonica & argentum nitricum and want to continue down the right path.

[sumit_hmed]

I would continue with the Calcarea Carbonica and Argentum Nitricum in the same strength. You can lessen the amount of medicine you take as your condition improves. If you find an urge to binge, take your medicines more often with plenty of water. Make sure to drink plenty of water as well. 1/2 gallon per day if possible. You may also look to take cell salt combination tablets. This should help restore balance to your body to prevent the over eating. They can be found at your local health food store or online.

[typeogirl]

thank you. I do have some quick questions re: your reply.

1. I will continue to take the calcerea carbonica 30c 3xday and the argentum nitricum 6c 3xday for a total of two weeks. If I feel stronger and have the ability to resist my urges to binge, I will drop the dosage as you have suggested. My question is: once a day, once a week, what do you consider lessening the dosage? How long should I continue the smaller dosage, when should I consider stopping it? Can I start it again if urges to binge and overeat carbohydrates return?

2. When you say increase the dosage if the urges become stronger or harder to manage, go up to four times a day, five times a day? Please describe what you mean.

3. I will start drinking more water.

4. I will purchase some combination cell salts to aid me in my healing as you have suggested.

5. Should I take any of these remedies after I finish the two I am taking now? Staphysagria, sulphur, saccharum, china, iodium, ignatia, chocolate, Natrum Muriaticum, anacardium orientale?

Since I have been taking the two homeopathic remedies, I feel certainly calmer and think about carbs alot less. It is a strange feeling. I am afraid the thoughts will return if I stop taking the remedies-it has brought me a feeling of peace I have not experienced before.

Thank you.

[sumit_hmed]

1) Take the smaller doses and see how you are feeling. A smaller dose maybe taking the medicine twice a day. Discontinue the medicines all together if you are 100% for two weeks while taking this medicine.

2) If you feel the urges coming on strong, take the medicine through out that day. It may be up to 5 times a day. An occasion binge may came back for time to time even if you feel 100%. This is normal so do not worry if you lost control one day. Keep taking the medicines as you are.

3) The water will keep you hydrated. It will also prevent binging since water fills the stomach so you can not eat too much.

4) The cell salts will help you as well.

5) No need to take those medicines. You are doing well. The only time to change remedies is if your condition worsens.

[typeogirl]

Thank you!

I am buying the combination cell salts today. How does one take them and for how often? Is it a daily supplement?

Thank you again for all of your help and assistance. Do you mind if I touch base with everyone at some point in the future to check progress and if I have any questions?

[sumit_hmed]

This would be a daily supplement. The instructions for dosage should be on the label of this medicine.

[typeogirl]

thank you for your support and advice. I will check in soon and let you know of my progress.