Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 4/7/2006

Question
It's interesting that you should point out the hypoglycemia conncection because I actually know that I am hypoglycemic. I don't have it real bad or anything, I just tend to get headaches if I don't eat enough protein with my meals. I've read through your answers to other questions and have noticed that you normally point people to your website. Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention.

How do you think the fact that I am hypoglycemic should influence my decision making? Can it trigger addictions that are not drug/chemically related?

Thanks so much for your time,

Chris

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Followup To
Question -
Jurriaan,

I enjoy smoking pot in my spare time/for fun. I normally smoke three times per week or so, and most often with friends. I am in school at a very prestigious school and am doing well. Do you think it is ok to continue to smoke if I can still get good grades and function normally and all that?

I plan to quit after college when I actually have to start working for real. In your experience, are most people who plan to quit after school successful in their attempt?

Thanks so much,

Chris
Answer -
Hello Chris,

Most people who "enjoy" pot smoking do so be cause it gives them a relief from certain stresses that are usually biological in nature.
Any attempt to treat psychological problems with the help of chemicals has serious risks of causing some brain damage sooner or later.

Most drug addicts, including pot smokers are found to be hypoglycemic according to a special medical test as explained at our web site. This is usually a pre-existing condition that is related to a sugar handling problem.

Please read:

“What is Hypoglycemia?� at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

“The Serotonin Connection� at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/serotonin_connection.html

“Alcoholism is a Treatable Disease� at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/alcoholism_treatable.html

Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr.
Author of "Getting off the Hook" (Google Book Search)
For more free articles
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au


Answer
Yes people who are hypoglycemic are at risk when you using drugs of addiction. This is because hypoglycemia can cause excess production of of stress hormones (such as adrenaline and cortisol) and addictive drugs tend to counter these stress hormones.

Please read:

“Alcoholism is a Treatable Disease” at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/alcoholism_treatable.html

and

“The Serotonin Connection” at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/serotonin_connection.html

Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr.
Author of "Getting off the Hook" (Google Book Search)
For more free articles
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au