I have had much lower levels of anxiety for the last few weeks - was really thinking that I was coming out of it. Then last week I had much more sugar than usual (lots of events involving cake!). A couple of days later I felt my mood slipping - more low than anxious. On Sat I cooked a very rich creamy pasta meal (cream, eggs, cheese, butter all in there) and since then my anxiety has been back with a vengeance.
It's very physical though, iyswim - a gnawing in the stomach mainly. And I'm not as panicked by it as I was. Still very unpleasant though - and I can feel the adrenalin very strongly.
It makes me wonder (as I have for some time) whether my anxiety is largely food related. I had my first and only major panic attack the day after consuming large quantities of dairy and caffeine (chocolate and tea) and since then I've noticed that certain things (caffeine, dairy, tomatoes, sugar) seem to set me off if I eat enough of them.
Anyone else?
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my anxiety seems to be so dependent on what I eat
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sphil · 18/07/2011 23:03
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