>>561169I do eat very quickly, but I don't know if this is binge eating or a need to eat as quickly as possible. I even eat foods I like but don't get to have often very quickly, and usually feel fleetingly sad I didn't eat slower after I'm done.
Anons earlier in the thread mentioned zepbound/mounjaro for binge eating, which I thought was interesting. I wonder how much binging is directly related to hormone production. I had to go on zepbound for a medical reason unrelated to diet, and even when I'm off of it, the way I eat and the stress associated with it has changed.
My personal experience is that I could feel my stomach growling on zepbound, but I wasn't feeling hungry at all or motivated to eat. Then when I was off it for a month (and another month again later), I wouldn't be as alarmed or stressed about being hungry and going without food. When I was younger, I would get too busy to eat when hungry, and I started getting stabbing pains in my upper stomach when it was time to eat. After zepbound, this stopped, and I had regular hunger sensations once more. Occasionally my stomach will ache, but that happens if I really do go too long without eating (6+ hours). Regularly eating less over a period of months made it so I don't eat a lot in one go. It makes my stomach feel uncomfortable for hours, so I'm more likely to eat a little bit and then wander off to do something until I feel the need to eat some more. I think being less preoccupied with food while on zepbound also made me figure out other things to do with my time. I know that doesn't make sense, because I wasn't constantly eating before the zepbound. But it's almost like since food wasn't something I needed to be stressing over, I got used to occupying my brain with other things, so now I eat a lot less when bored and do other things instead. I think my parents helping with meal prep during this time helped (you need to supplement with a lot of protein while on this medication), and my food was lasting so much longer since I was eating a lot less. So my stress about cooking enough to feed myself was reduced significantly, and I worried about food less.
I wonder if any other anons who can get a prescription or can afford paying out of pocket could try it and report back? Or just share their experiences if they were already on something similar.