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Does Anyone Forget To Eat?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Anderson, SC

Does anyone ever forget to eat? I want to know if it's the epilepsy or me. Because I have had problems in the past with anorexia & bulimia. Especially after my son was murdered. I was smaller than our neighbors daughter. She was 11 years old!! : ( But that was before I had epilepsy. Since I've had it, I just forget to eat! I never get hungry. My Goddaughter who lives next door to me calls me everyday and reminds me to eat. Or either comes over here. My thyroid doesn't make any hormones. I've… read more

July 14, 2016 (edited)
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Sometimes if I'm meditating a lot I forget to eat and that is bad news because the pills I take can knock my eyes out of wack. I listen to audio-books on Audible.com app or on my Kindle Fire and I can be listening 6 hours straight, the nice thing about Audible is that you get a pop-up, "You have been listening for 3 hours straight, did you remember to eat?" I see it is past midnight here so I'm saying good night. I'm going to put how I'm doing make that tomorrow today (that's kind of confusing).

July 16, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I do not anymore. If I go without food I get very nauseous about 15 minutes after I take my pills. (Like morning sickness) I usually leave like a box of oatmeal, cereal. Next to the coffee pot as a daily reminder. If I did not do this it would be overlooked. Lol. Dena

July 16, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes sometimes

July 16, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No but I have the problem of forgetting to stop eating .......................... LOL LOL LOL

July 15, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I never eat at normal times. Most of the time, I don't eat until around midnight

July 14, 2016

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