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I'm adding a G2 mixed with water So what is a good Electrolyte liquid that doesn't contain a lot of added sugar and not Pedialite?

I have done much research on this and boy have learned a lot regarding "water toxicity" topic. Regarding the mental patients I read that there are people that have a mental illness where they can't stop drinking water. However, that's not my problem. I take too many meds due to seeing a psych dr. I do trust this doc as…

Yes, I was keeping them all up to speed, which is why it was driving me nuts. I told Neurologist day after Internist telling me about danger of having seizures. She downplays it. Of course, my ICU nurse d is in the loop. Wed - I inform my Internist of the new advice and she responds I'm to listen to her, not d. See kidney…

I was posting on Facebook last week and friends were all giving me outrageous advice. My ICU nurse d is a very private person. She doesn't even want people to know she had a C-Section. However, she reads all the advice I'm getting. Such as "eat pickles, watermelon, or drink Tequila with salt chaser of course" and this is…

jgnatca wrote: » Or maybe not add some self prescribed item to the mix and listen to medical professionals. Well last week I had 4 medical specialists all giving me different advice so how do I handle that? Internist-"stop all free water and only drink Gatorade or start having seizure." Neurologist-"Oh, you're fine". ICU…

I really never felt I was obsessing. Remember I only started increasing the water the 20th and the physical was the 28th so a very short period of time. And I guess my thinking is "was it just the Trileptal?" Thus, the only way to find out is by increasing my water. It was a momentary laspe in judgment and as I said I'll…

Sorry, double post!

I didn't mention the Trileptal because I have a tendency to be long winded, perhaps people wouldn't read this, and felt I wanted to give people a snapshot of what happened last week. However, after reading the responses, felt I needed to give you a more precise account. I've been taking Trileptal for several years, no…

Thank you! I have to add another amazing thing that has happened. Another symptom was severe memory loss to the point I thought I was getting early onset Alzheimers. This week memory's returning and I'm amazing myself and constantly telling my H. That's this person, or that or "you just don't understand, a week ago I…

My Profile pic was taken this week with my 12week old granddaughter, Ellie. Her mom, my ICU nurse d's leave is up and she's returning to work. When my d said to me last week "WELL, YOU CAN'T HOLD ELLIE. You might have a seizure and drop her." It was like a stake thru my heart, but also my wakeup call that this was indeed…

After re-reading some of your responses I have to say this. I have over 830 days of non-stop logging on MFP. However, due to past bad experiences posting on Community and getting some really rude remarks, such as "I have no sympathy......." Well, this is why I stay away. But is also why I wanted to give you the full…

Oh My Goodness, I didn't even look at this until this morning and didn't realize how many people knew about this problem. So much happened last week it would have taken a novel to tell you. I know as looking back I don't know how a few friends even wallowed thru my emails. OK, here was my warped reasoning. Physical, July…

Seeing my best friend the end of August. We haven't seen each other in 17yrs and reconnected thru Facebook. She kept raving about how much her health has improved since she started eating clean a year ago. 2 1/2 weeks ago knowing I was going to be seeing her something just clicked. I picked up my copy of the Sugar Smart…

Very inspiring and you look fantastic. I've been trying to get motivated for so so long (years) and only have maybe 30 to 40lbs to lose, but all I was doing was eating crap everyday, emotional/stress eating. Basically mindless eating and am embarrassed to ever say all the crap I put in my mouth. Somehow (I pray) something…

PeachyCarol, Thank you!

You didn't insult me. My goal is to get off of Seroquel and as my post states I'm now down from 400 to 300mg. It has to be discontinued slowly. Unfortunately I am on it due to serious sleep issues. We've tried everything over many years time and nothing works. Tomorrow I have an appointment to start acupuncture and will…

Thank you so much for your post. It's funny that you mentioned "acupuncture" as I have tried it in the past with great success. Interestingly, I was well enough this morning to get in a lovely 45 min. walk with my husband. We walked to the Farmer's Market and into a teenie tiny mall in town. I came across an office that…

Hello! I'm sorry, but what does jesikalovesyou's post have to do with what I just posted. I started this thread out of frustration over not being able to lose weight in spite of eating within my calories and was given much advice about what I was doing wrong. I stated it was due to many factors, one being the drug,…

Well I said I would record every bite I ate and report back in two weeks. That was May 25th so it's actually been a month. I weighed 182lbs. I started out logging obsessively and then my older daughter came for 8 days with my 2 grandkids, ages 6 and 3. She's a chef and she and my husband love to cook. My pregnant middle…

I started on 400mg of Seroquel last December and gained 18lbs within a couple months. It does increase the cravings immensely, I'm almost ravenous. I take it for sleep and like someone here also said, I am resistant to all the sleep meds on the market and we've tried them all. It's a 20 year old problem. Most are comprised…

I'm 5ft 4in. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and see if I can get in this week. BTW: I weighed my gala apple and it came out to 5oz and 75 calories for those of you bashing my apple weighing accuracy. I set my calorie intake at 1600, but truthfully stay around 1200 most days as I feel the 1600 is too high. Today I ate…

Last September when we went to Europe for 3 weeks I ate like a pig and I do mean a pig. Lasagna for dinner 3 nights a week. The 9 night cruise had a buffet and the dinners were 5 course. I left weighing 165lbs and came back expecting to weigh at least 10lbs heavier. Shocker! I still weighed 165lbs. Why? Because we walked…

I am adding one more thing. I will weigh every bite that goes into my mouth for the next two weeks and post back the results. Yes, my thyroid levels are within normal limits at this time. However, the endocrinologist is monitoring a small growth they've discovered during an ultrasound.

I use a digital scale. Yes, I was using MFP for the apples, and will start using my scale from now on, however, for most everything else, I use the digital scale or what the food package states. like my slice of break. Like I said many days I'm not even eating 1,000 calories so accounting for making mistakes I should still…

I really want to smack those of you who seem so smug about it's all my fault cause I'm eating more then I'm expending. I"M NOT!!! I AM EATING AT A DEFICIT!!!!! I'm not making lots of excuses, just trying to find a solution. I eat around 1200 calories a day, not 2,000, and there's been some days it's under that. A couple…

Mr. Knight, I'm sorry. Are you a medical doctor? I got my info from "Mental Health Daily", but there are numerous credible sites that state the same thing. I agree it does increase appetite and cravings for sugar and junk food, but slower metabolism is definitely one of the factors. MENTAL HEALTH DAILY STATES: ◾Slows…

FatFreeFrolic wrote: You say you don't go into REM sleep… Neither do I. You also say you take anti-anxiety meds…Which one if you don't mind me asking. I ask because anxiety medications are the reason I don't go into REM. It is a side effect of some drugs. I take Klonopin. I was down to 2mg until all this anxiety started…

I like the idea of fasting one or two days a week. I think that's doable. I also watched the video and have to admit I'm guilty when it comes to measuring my oatmeal so will start leveling it off like I measure flour when baking. I'm also going to give up my cheat day and maybe just treat myself to something within reason…

I use a digital food scale and weigh and measure everything. MENOPAUSE AND WEIGHT GAIN: All too often the "change of life" results in unwelcome changes in the number on the bathroom scale. Many women find that no matter how sensible their diet or how frequently they exercise, they still start packing on the pounds once…

I thought I'd opened it to the Public. Went back and re-checked and it's now open. I have a sleep disorder and take Seroquel to help me sleep. Here are some of the side effects which can cause weight gain. There were a lot more side effects listed, but I'm only listing a few. Appetite surge: If you started taking Seroquel,…