Can I mainline dark chocolate?
|
Post date: 2022-05-18 17:50:42 |
Views: 118 |
I'm dealing with pretty severe anxiety, managed these days by Lexapro. Mornings are still a bit tough. I have what I'm pretty sure are big rushes of cortisol, (my doctor agrees). One thing that helps is eating a small amount of dark chocolate. It lifts my mood and smooths out my morning anxiety.
But all the anxiety has done a number on my stomach lining and I have gastritis. Dark chocolate and gastritis are not a great combination. Is there any way I can minimise the gastritis-triggering effects of dark chocolate?
I take my dose of Lexapro in the morning with a small snack, which helps to minimise its effects on my stomach.
I have had *all* the tests and scopes and all the treatments and diets to deal with the gastritis including testing for H pylori, testing my thyroid, being on a ppi, having a gastroscope, x ray, and colonoscopy, avoiding dairy and gluten, and the only thing that's made a difference so far is the anxiety medication.
So I'm pretty sure the most effective way to manage the gastritis is to manage the anxiety, which I am doing with the meds, exercise, therapy, and so on.
And hopefully a little bit of dark chocolate? |
Please click Here to read the full story. |
|
Other Top and Latest Questions: |
Sales of new homes tanked in May, pushing supply up to a 3-year high
|
Deep inside U.S. economy, more sticker prices start going up due to tariffs, and inventory is headed down
|
Wednesday's child is full of what?
|
What we know so far about Jeff Bezos' $50 million star-studded luxury Venice wedding
|
'Revenge saving' picks up as consumers brace for economic uncertainty
|
Analysts like these beaten-down stocks heading into the second half of 2025
|
Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs
|
Google is primed for significant gains ahead. Using options to capture the potential pop
|
How Coach got its cool back
|
Despite promise to remove 'worst of the worst,' ICE has arrested only 6% of known immigrant murderers
|