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PaintingDave: introduction

PaintingDave
PaintingDave
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4 hours ago, PaintingDave said:

Ideally the CGM arrives tomorrow, we'll see. It's fascinating to know what goes on in the blood and gut etc, driving out feelings and activity.

I plan to keep exercising after food. Today I found somewhere I can eat a relatively low carb (and celiac) meal - one of my existing favourites. And kept things in check. Also breakfast porridge with almond milk is a good slow release of energy now. Less instant sugar than brown gf toast.

That's great @PaintingDave You might be surprised how oats affect your BGL. Some people have no problems, however others do. The important thing with measuring glucose over a day is AUC (area under the curve). If you don't include sufficient time between meals for your glucose to drop back down and stay low for a few hours you're always secreting insulin and that's not good on a daily basis. I eat eggs, cheese and sauerkraut almost every morning. Just having bone broth with high polyphenol EVOO for lunch.

Link to SA Profile: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/32414-catbird-introduction-a-long-and-winding-road/

1996 Commenced on Sertraline 50 - 100mg. Many ADs trialled -Fluoxetine 20 mg, Paroxetine 20mg, Venlafaxine 75mg, Escitalopram 10 - 20mg, Vortioxetine 20mg, Bupropion 150mg.  2019 Recommenced Escitalopram 2022 Mirtazapine 30mg - Rapid taper. Amitriptyline 20mg

CURRENT MEDICATIONS: Escitalopram taper from ~ 10mg commenced 2024, Amitriptyline 20mg at night, Diazepam 7.5mg total per day, Baclofen 10mg morning, 10mg lunch and 20mg night, Polaramine 2mg at night, Ketamine troche 25mg per day (Ceased early September 2025), Valsartan 160mg evening, HRT (Oestrogen 25mcg/day) 

ESCITALOPRAM TAPER: 5 April 2025 - started holding at 1.516mg. Escitalopram taper resumed July 2025; End Aug 1.364; End Sept 1.228; End Oct 1.145; End Nov 1.1 Early Dec 1.11; End Dec 1.082; 2026 End Jan 1.047; Feb 6 1.030; Feb 20 1.014; April 10 1.012; May 3 1.014; May 11 1.020 & still holding; Sept 19 1.014; Oct 4 1.006; Oct 8 1.010

Supplements: Mg++ glycinate, Omega 3s, Curcumin. Vit D3/K2 spray, Vitamin B12 spray, chelated zinc.

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