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I cant stop eating!!

I have been clean from painkillers now for 79 days.  I have to admit I have felt so much better since getting off them.  But now it seems like my appitite has returned and I am eating more now than ever I cant ever seem to get full.  Even when I am full I still feel like I am hungry I have no clue what is goin on.  I like the fact that I am eating again but I don't like the fact that I've gained 15 lbs from eating.  Is this normal or am I just weird??  If anyone could shed some light on this it would be helpful.
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4204073 tn?1361831476
LOL!   I always start out thinking i"m not that hungry and eat waaay more than I thought I could!    In 12 days I've gained a few pounds myself.   Count me in this club.  :)  
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3225128 tn?1347133998
Hi Fullcircle ,  Congrat's on your 79 days . Eating like a horse , Me to i gained 18 lb's back in 3 months . Thanks Jack in the box & Mc Donalds .. Ron
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2107676 tn?1388973859
Well I thought it was from the Lyrica I am prescribed now but maybe not.
I can't get enough to eat either.  
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1235186 tn?1656987798
Congrats on your clean time.
After the initial weight loss from the withdrawal it is very, very common to crave sweets, over eat and gain weight. My daughter has always been very small and thin at 5' and 95 lbs even before she used opiates . She has been clean for 3 months and has gained 30 lbs from size 0 to size 8. Try to limit your carb intake and start exercising.
Debbie
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Same problem here. It's blood sugar for me anyways. I loss about 6-10 lbs over a 3 week period going through WDs, which I saw as a good perk. Now my fat cells are screaming to get re-filled! So I avoid simple carbs like sugary food. If I have a Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Bar (sounds healthy-yum), less than an hour later I'm hungry again. It's the sugar carbs. They spike my blood-sugar. Foods that are fibrous and made up of "complex" carbohydrates have a very slow gradual affect on my blood sugar. I make sure I have a good breakfast, with good protein like eggs, a trick I learned from Weight Watchers. The protein satisfies hunger without sending me to the fridge (or my huge CostCo box of Fiber One bars) within the hour.
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2107676 tn?1388973859
Are you on any other meds?  
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