Thanks for writing that up. I probably should have realized that cravings can vary a lot for individuals, but I hadn’t thought about it. I’ve also never heard of a sugar craving which manifests as headaches—my impression is that typical sugar cravings manifest as obsessive desire without more obviously physical symptoms.
I’ve actually never had a desire for sugar. Not even when I was a child—we kept a bowl full of candy and chocolate which I almost never touched. (I preferred, odd as it may sound, things like brussel sprouts, although I’ve stopped having any desire for -those- after getting moldy ones once too often)
I crave spicy foods the way most people crave sweet foods. My favorite is spicy pickled asparagus, which is impossible to find. (Spicy pickled okra is easier, and almost as good, though.) That may actually count as an addiction as well, come to think of it. (Apparently spicy foods induce endorphin and dopamine production?)
Sometimes something similar happens to me with food in general—if I have eaten very little in the past dozen hours, sometimes I start feeling dizzy, lazy, and sad but not unusually hungry. (I haven’t tested whether different food groups have different effects.)
(For example, I woke up at noon this morning and now it’s almost 2 p.m., but I don’t feel particularly motivated to getting out of bed; but I know that if I got up and went eat something I’d feel much more energetic.)
Sometimes something similar happens to me with food in general—if I have eaten very little in the past dozen hours, sometimes I start feeling dizzy, lazy, and sad but not unusually hungry.
This is starting to remind me of the dihydrogen monoxide joke.
Thanks for writing that up. I probably should have realized that cravings can vary a lot for individuals, but I hadn’t thought about it. I’ve also never heard of a sugar craving which manifests as headaches—my impression is that typical sugar cravings manifest as obsessive desire without more obviously physical symptoms.
I’ve actually never had a desire for sugar. Not even when I was a child—we kept a bowl full of candy and chocolate which I almost never touched. (I preferred, odd as it may sound, things like brussel sprouts, although I’ve stopped having any desire for -those- after getting moldy ones once too often)
I crave spicy foods the way most people crave sweet foods. My favorite is spicy pickled asparagus, which is impossible to find. (Spicy pickled okra is easier, and almost as good, though.) That may actually count as an addiction as well, come to think of it. (Apparently spicy foods induce endorphin and dopamine production?)
So you’ve got a strong withdrawal reaction to sugar without having a desire for it?
Sometimes something similar happens to me with food in general—if I have eaten very little in the past dozen hours, sometimes I start feeling dizzy, lazy, and sad but not unusually hungry. (I haven’t tested whether different food groups have different effects.)
(For example, I woke up at noon this morning and now it’s almost 2 p.m., but I don’t feel particularly motivated to getting out of bed; but I know that if I got up and went eat something I’d feel much more energetic.)
This is starting to remind me of the dihydrogen monoxide joke.
Does having ATP withdrawal symptoms count as an addiction?