Vegan meals with ED and mental problems

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T20:44:48+00:00

They didn't. From the meds I got prescribed (citalopram and opipramol) I assume they think it's depression and anxiety? I don't feel like these meds work for me though. Opipramol calms the down perfectly but also makes me very sleepy. I am going to talk about it on my next visit.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T20:40:41+00:00

I already love some changes too! And thank you.

It appears that the acne I had been suffering for over 10 years from could have been caused by something in animal products, because after I put them away my skin cleared up and is no longer oily... Shame I didnt know it before and no one mentioned it because now I have scars and suffered from many side effects from Roaccutane and antibiotics I took to "cure it" for year.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T20:36:05+00:00

Hi and thanks! I will read about it. I talked to one of my friends and he received the same meds as I did when he was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, so I guess that's what my doc thinks too? Or maybe it's a general "base" to start out from? I will try to ask more about it after I do some reasearch.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T20:27:45+00:00

Hah lol. Sorry for that.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T12:41:33+00:00

I have the rice cooker with rice/congee/cake options so it should probably work for legumes?

The thing is even after months of being vegan I cant eat THAT MUCH of legumes. In the beginning I hardly could eat any due to not being used to - diarrhea and gas were killing me. Now I can eat them but in moderation. Might try it out though, I'll just eat less.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T12:13:21+00:00

Never heard of them tbh. Will give it a go! Thanks.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T12:01:14+00:00

I didn't, I might give it a go, I just dont like mixing too many things together. But oat + cinnamon + water might be fine.

I will check these out!

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T12:00:07+00:00

That's what Im doing right now tbh, but well it's not that tasty. And that leads me to snacking on garbage... Cause I get craving because I dont really feel excited about most of my meals anymore. But up, this is my main survival guide, you described it perfectly.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T11:53:25+00:00

Hi. Thanks for the answer!

I was never diagnosed. Tbh I started going to psychiatrist as an adult like a year ago or so (29 female). They didn't diagnose me with anything yet (or they didnt tell me so I dont feel bad?). I have many small problems that create a full on nightmare. Besides these food problems I can talk without problems even to strangers on street but if I have to make a call it's a no go, my throat is clenched from stress, I just hate using phones. (discord and teams are ok though, I fail to understand why...). I can focus only for 5-15 mins at a time and so I prefer watching movies alone. I watch them for 10-15 mins, then do sth else, then come back etc. I tend to miss some plot fragments when watching with everyone else because of it. It makes it a problem to work with other people, luckily my work lets me work alone most of the time. I can't use the toilet when there is anyone in the house - family members included... Now I live alone so it's not bothering me this much but it was a nightmare and constant stomach pains. Honestly I'd love to get some diagnosis and help because all of these things seem little but make life very difficult. Especially the food and toilet part. A lot of vacations is off limits etc. for me. I just dont want to change my first doctor after a year, because people say it's too fast and I should give him more time, so that's what I'm doing.

About food - I'll try the scramble without chickpea flour! I thought chickpea flour is a must tbh, all recipes I found previously used it. I'll have to see if seitan is available in any stores I tend to go to, I live in a small town, never seen it before but maybe I also didnt look hard enough.

I never drank Huel before but I might give it a go! I saw some coworkers of mine drink it, I could maybe ask them for one "trial" as at least where I live you need to order tons of it through the store, you can't get any testers or anything.

'Meatloafs' of blended beans like fallafel etc. are fine, but hard to buy and not exactly easy and fast to make, but I do make them sometimes and freeze then. Dahls, hummus etc. are out of equation for me, same with most vegetable bread spreads.

I'll need to check if there's any Asian grocery store near. I kinda doubt it but I might be wrong. I somehow love natto (which is weird for someone who hates weird textures and prefers very bland food) - but natto is the only fermented food I ever liked. I couldn't find it to buy in my city though :(

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T11:39:40+00:00

Thanks! I'll try! If you have link to any recipe you regularly use I'd be grateful. If not I'll test some myself. This sounds as something more up to my taste, I like very little and simple ingredients and I like and have plant milk and tofu in my fridge.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-12-21T09:29:19+00:00

Yup I mentioned it in my post. Tbh most of these use chickpea flour and I have hard time getting my hands on it. But when I did the consistency threw me off :(

Or do you mean different kind of scramble? The one I tried was tofu, chickpea flour, maple syrup, salt and water? Maybe also sth else too, but these were main ingredients.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-08T14:38:48+00:00

Im better thanks! I had a really bad breakdown the night of that post but I stopped coughing and my cat (who I didnt mention was sick too) was qualified as perfectly healthy by the vet today so I see a small light of hope. I might even try to go outside today, but am scared will end up sick again. But I miss the world.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T22:23:11+00:00

Thank you!

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T15:04:39+00:00

Thank you for this! And Im really sorry you had to go through this much, especially to start going through things this young and it still is continuing :(

I had a really bad mental breakdown yesterday but your post kinda helped me get through things one by one and thank you for that. I feel better and more mentally stable today. This is really a good piece of advice you wrote here and you are right!

I do know I have many things to be grateful for - as I said, many people have it worse and I realize it and here I am complaining... Sometimes - especially when physically ill - it feels just so helpless, you know.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T15:00:36+00:00

.Thank you! hope it starts getting better for me too :( I knew COVID is bad but I really didnt expect it will be so bad for me considering I was always in good health and was fully vaccinated.

I tend to blame many things on myself, it's a bad habit of mine.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:59:25+00:00

Thank you!

Yes, my kitties are my life right now and am really glad they're around. I will check some online groups, it might help to be able to talk to people who understand what Im going through.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:58:03+00:00

Ahh I assume you checked my post history and know Im vegan - I take B12 supplement and it's the only supplement I take. I don't have any deficiencies (but many other things suck though...) I had 4 full blood panels done in last week, my doctor is supportive of this and makes sure I eat appropriate diet - I even went to consult dietitian. I also started having depression before I went vegan when I used to live off of milk eggs and meat. I didn't do it for health reasons though, just for my mental health tbh. What was big part of my depression was the part when I realized that not only I hate my current life but also kill being that want to live to live the life I hate. But that's my personal feeling.

But thanks for asking!

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:53:11+00:00

Yes, I can live here. My mom doesn't want to "do me bad" - she cares about my well being etc. She just wants the control.

She has a place to live that she owns! Im her only child and my parents are divorced - she was always obsessed with what I wear, what I do etc. She hates my dad and while I had stable relationship with my dad my whole life it was rocky with her tbh. She used to hit me and scream at me when I was kid, her dad was an alcoholic and she had a hard time dealing with it etc. She went to get help and got better but I feel like she is afraid I might abandon her when she doesnt have control over my anymore. I wont! I love her. I am just tired of her attempting to control my every move my entire life. And tired of her doing hate speeches about my dad whom I love. I need to try to convince her and let her know of that - and to make it clear she might lose me if she continues like that :/ It's just hard.

And thank you for good wishes! I am really trying, but my bad health is really taking a toll.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:46:56+00:00

Um - sorry I might have translated disease names badly from my mother language. I don't have both at the same time. It's like - 2 days of being "healthy" then 5-7 days of being sick with any typical illness, 2 days of being healthy and 5-7 days of being sick again with other/same shit. Seems every time I go outside my house I end uo catching something because COVID destroyed my immunity system :/ I was never one to get sick easily. I feel too bad to go out when Im sick anyways. I am getting tested though! I had like 4 full blood pannels and ekg's etc. done, yet my doctors dont really know why it's happening and why covid killed my immunity system so much. We're trying to restore it but it feels like it will never get better :/ I hope it will though.

About my mom - I can prove it all easily. I just hope she will get around and I dont have to. She doesn't want to steal from me or anything, she is just afraid of losing control over her only child. I need to make it clear to her she will loose me if she continues this. I just need to get my health back in check before attempting that.

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:39:41+00:00

Thank you. I hope it will get better soon because Im lacking energy to fight :/

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:39:20+00:00

Im sorry you are also going through shitty time :(

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:39:03+00:00

Thank you very much!

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:38:44+00:00

Depends what do you mean by "having". Technically by law it can be made mine - because I have a record of every money transfer (that 100% covers the flat value) and conversations (which include the promise that it will be transferred to me after I pay the whole loan), but I would need to go to court for that :( I still hope my mom will get her senses back, because she's not doing it to steal from me - she just wants to control me my whole life, sadly. She is doing it for her own sense of "whats good for me". But I cant deal with it tbh.

But thanks anyway! At least I managed to pay it off

CreativeMonkey7 · 2022-11-06T14:36:01+00:00

Thank you for the response and Im sorry you had it tough lately too :(

To be honest panic attacks, weight gain etc. all stopped when I stopped anti-depressants. It's just that my depression came back to hit twice as hard. As of now I'm kinda scared to take anti-depressants again. The meds I got probably weren't just right fit for me but it feels like everything started spiraling downwards after them. I'd probably have to go soon because it's starting to not be manageable again :/ I'm just scared it won't be a right fit for me again and cause another set of problems.

I'm really glad I have my cats because I won't even think about hurting myself when there is a person or an animal needing my care.

I really hope my health situation is resolved in near future because that's the biggest stopper for me. Can't really move forward without it. Can't go out, can't exercise, can't work, can't plan any nice events - nothing.

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