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Posted by janetlee on January 17, 2007, at 2:23:17
I have anxiety disorder and am trying to do whatever I can to not aggravate it in any way! One thing I've done is to avoid most sugar...however, if sugar is going to affect your anxiety because of blood sugar levels being off-kelter, how soon would you know it was the sugar that caused the anxiety, rather than it just being the same old anxiety? In other words, say I eat some sweets at 2 p.m. in the afternoon. I feel fine until the next day when I wake up with anxiety. Could the sugar I ate the day before have anything to do with how I feel later the next day? Or would the sugar affect my anxiety much sooner than that? Anyone have a clue for me???
Thanks a lot!
janet
Posted by Glydin on January 17, 2007, at 10:18:58
In reply to Probably A real Dumb Question but,............., posted by janetlee on January 17, 2007, at 2:23:17
Not a dumb question.
I have weird blood sugar issues that give way to uncomfortable anxiety symptoms. Speaking only for myself, these symptoms tend to come on quickly after ingesting concentrated sugar. The symptoms are not easily described but are akin to a mini panic reaction.
I have yet to have a glucose tolerance test for confirmation (if that would even tell??) but there is a definate cause and effect relationship - while inconsistent, that's what happens to me.
Posted by Kath on January 24, 2007, at 15:24:21
In reply to Probably A real Dumb Question but,............., posted by janetlee on January 17, 2007, at 2:23:17
I don't know about anxiety, but my daughter get depression problems is she eats not only sugar, but honey, malt syrup, cane syrup - any concentrated sweet stuff.
She definitely notices it the next day & it's so problematic that she simply does NOT have concentrated sweetener.
Kath
Posted by guardianangel on January 26, 2007, at 10:17:30
In reply to Probably A real Dumb Question but,............., posted by janetlee on January 17, 2007, at 2:23:17
simple sugars are burnt off into lactate and lactate is an anxiogen. If you inject a lab rat with lactate it will have all the symptoms of a panic attack...
YOu need to take potassium citrate 10g on a full stomach,and cofactors to support pyruvate dehydrogenases clearance of lactate B1 50mg, B2 50mg, B3 250mg (as niacinamide), B5 500mg and lipoic acid 50-100mg
sugars are also fermented by pathogenic yeasts into anxiogenic organic acids like arabinose, tartaric acid, citramalic acid etc -maybe get a gut fermentation test done
Also sugars produce insulin spikes, hypoglycaemia and inhibition of delta 6 desaturase which is responsible for manufacturing all your brain essential fatty acids like GLA...hence the nasty symptoms
Try using acesulfame K instead as a sweetner -aspartame and sucralose are both toxic
Posted by Kath on January 26, 2007, at 15:35:07
In reply to Re: Probably A real Dumb Question but,............., posted by guardianangel on January 26, 2007, at 10:17:30
Stevia is from a herb. It is exceedingly sweet.
There are various brands. Some have a bit of an after-taste.
My favourite is Nature Sweet Stevia extract by Westcoast Naturals.
You can get stevia in liquid or powder. It can be used in cooking & baking as well as to sweeten drinks, etc.
Kath
Posted by dessbee on January 26, 2007, at 15:53:30
In reply to Re: Probably A real Dumb Question but,............. » janetlee, posted by Kath on January 24, 2007, at 15:24:21
Not a dumb question.
Sugar increases the release of Serotonin, so it could in a way deplete storage if there is insuffiecient reuptake or increased MAO activity.
High sugar intake causes insulin resistence; high insulin levels is associated with high inflammatory markers (CRP), which is associated with depression.
Sugar is addictive and acts on the brain's reward system, when no sugar is provided there will be withdrawal symptoms (anxiety)
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