Tipps on how to handle eating and drinking? Does it get better?
I started the medication (30mg) around 2 months ago and while most side effects have gotten better or manageable, I still struggle a lot with eating and drinking.
Since I am already underweight, I do try my best to pay attention to how much I am eating and regularly check my weight. But the fact that my body is not giving me proper signals like hunger or thirst is really messing me up. The rare times I do feel something, there is no appetite and meals almost gross me out. Forcing myself to eat feels horrible and further messes up my relationship with food as someone who has IBS and Emetophobia. And many days I catch myself skipping a meal because I really don't want to.
I already started eating more for breakfast in hopes of making up for the rest of the day but since I can't eat too much in one sitting because of my IBS, it's also not really an option.
What do you guys do to handle this feeling? Especially the loss of appetite. How do you remember to eat and drink enough? Do you have 50 different alarms reminding you? And when does this get better? Does it ever get better or is food just horrible now?
I am already taking the lowest dosage, so I have no option to go lower. And since I have a ton of university projects due, I also can't change the medication. (Despite the fact that they have not helped me in the past 9 days...)
Appreciate anyone taking their time 🐢