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Q: Can Eating the Wrong Foods Cause Anxiety Attacks?
asked by: keith64 on December 4th, 2007
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I have not had an anxiety attack in weeks and today i did something stupid after weeks of eating good like oatmeal for breakfast,a small turkey sandwich for lunch and broiled fish and veggies for dinner.Today i ate two slices of pepperoni and sausage pizza for lunch and within 2 hours i felt the symptoms of the good ol' anxiety attack comin on like sweaty feet and hands heart started to take off and lightheaded.I got it under control before it got real bad but ever since i have felt like crap all day and very tired.Now i have been doing nothing but worrying about having another one,something i have'nt worried about for the last few weeks until today when this happend.I am really really tired of this crap,weeks that i felt great and had put this crap out of my mind and then this.Seems like this disorder will never let you forget,oh maybe it will tease you for awhile then it rears it's ugly head again.Does'nt seem like it will ever fully leave my mind,as soon as i forget about it and life seems normal again it's back.Sorry for the ramble but i'm tired of this.My question is can some foods cause anxiety attacks,can the pizza i ate have caused it since i have'nt eaten anything like that in weeks? P.S. I have been caffiene and junk food (Chips Soda ect) free for over a year..
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jchartr1
replied on December 5th, 2007
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Well I don't know if food actually can cause anxiety attacks, but I do know from experience that hypoglycemia can cause you to feel anxiety. I don't know if you are hypoglycemic but I have found that when I eat foods that are high in carbs and sugars I start to feel shakey and that shakey feeling can make me worry and I have gone in to panic mode because of stuff like that. Lately I have been limiting my sugars and eating mostly proteins and good carbs from stuff like wheat bread or wheat pasta. It sounds to me like your body wasn't used to having the pizza and it really effected your sugar levels. Next time you start to feel that way and you suspect it is something you ate, try eating some peanutbutter crackers or something with a good amount of protein in it, that should help a little. ^_^
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alrite23
replied on July 9th, 2009
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Thanks guys this helped Smile I'm ab to go grocery shopping and shop for healthy foods and grains to help with my anxiety. I understand how u feel about being sick and tired of it...it seems like it controls ur life. I'm going to get myself back on track and remove some people from my life who don't help my mental health too Smile
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