night time eating disorder

Hi,
I was just wondering if anyone here has a nocturnal eating disorder in which they binge at night and don't remember it in the morning?
Thanks

I have never heard of completely forgetting about a binge by going to sleep. However, if you did actually go to sleep after the binge then your levels of anxiety would be reduced by the morning. By sleeping you get to shut-down your mind, and thus close-off all intrusive thoughts relating to eating.


This is what I have been doing for about 6 months: Binging at night-time. I don't want to ever suffer the mental pain felt after binging during the day. I HAVE TO sleep after a binge... ...Or vomit it up otherwise.


Kevster

well i meant if you eat during the night in your sleep and you don't remember it. It's called nocturnal eating disorder or night time eating disorder..

Oh, sorry. That would be very unusual to happen. I'm interested to see if anyone has this.

never forgotten about binging, though i always binge at night.
it is total forgetting? is the binging whilst sleepwalking, when memory isn't activated at all? if it's whilst awake that's an interesting phenomenon..

hmm thats weird..

yea i always binge at night time even tho i eat reallyyy well during th day, but i always remember it in the morning? ive never woken up n thought i was GOOD last night?

Yes,my binges most always take place at night, packing in maybe 3000 calories in the space of say, 10 minutes. I rarely experience nausea, just bloatedness. It is as if my body is wildly seeking some nutrient that it's not getting, lol, not too funny. And I'm usually picky about it being something which tastes good (initially) In a way I have blocked out facing the reality of what I am doing, so it's more like denial than forgetting. Maybe I oughta rig up a big mirror in the kitchen to observe myself during a binge, just to get a grip on how bizarre the eating is. Couldn't deny or forget that, eh. The morning after my eyes are puffy usually. I have not spoken or written with anyone else who is a binge eater, but mandyg, blacking out about the episode, or any kind of episode, leads me to believe that it may be a good idea to get some ideas about it from your doctor.

I have heard of this being caused by certain medications. Ambien is under intense scrutiny right now because of many reports of this side effect. I've also read that this drug causes other weird behavior disorders, such as uncontrollable gambling in people who never placed a bet in their lives before taking this medication.

I've been dealing with night time eating where I am awake and aware of what I am doing seem to have no control over what and how much I eat at night for as long as I can remember. It has gotten worse within the last few years.

I've come to the realization that I will never be able to control this on my own just this week had my first appointment at a eating disorder clinic.

While "treatment" has not really started yet, I do feel a guardedly optimistic about being able to get a handle on this. For me therapy will include meeting with a clinical psychiatrist, a registered dietitian and effextor (to start).

I got a great deal out of reading "Overcoming Night Eating Syndrome: A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking the Cycle" by Dr. Kelly C. Allison. It obviously did not help me stop, but it did make me realize that I am not the only one who faces this. That was big step for me as I've been to ashamed of my strange eating habits to seek medical assistance/ counseling.

It's probably been mentioned but another book I just started reading is "The Good Eater" by Ron Saxen.

That book is more about binge eating than night time eating, but the person I met with at the eating disorder clinic considered night time eating disorder a sub category of binge eating and uses the same treatment methods.

To anyone else facing these issues my hopes and prayers go out to each and everyone of you. I know all to well how damaging this can be to oneself.

To harryhood and everyone else

Just wanted to send you my support in what you are struggling with. I tend to binge most in the evening, but I do have memory of what I am doing which is different to the situation some of you describe. I know that whatever form it takes, binge eating is a really lonely disorder so I hope that being on here has made you a little less lonely (as it has me).

harry - good luck with your treatment at the eating disorder clinic. Well done for making that first (major) step to seek treatment. Keep us posted with how you are getting on.

Thanks for the book recommendations, I will check out "The Good Eater" by Ron Saxen. I find that reading about the condition does make a difference to me, maybe not immediately afterwards but the ideas in the books do tend to resurface in the weeks or months afterwards and do give me ammunition in my fight against this.

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