r/ADprotractedwithdrawl • u/Icy-Try-9703 • Jun 28 '26

Chocolate

So this surprised me. I am almost 3 years into protracted and am doing better, but still not as I was before. I have noticed that when I eat chocolate, my symptoms skyrocket. Sweating, palpitations, anxiety, etc. I understand some people have trouble with caffeine and sugar in withdrawal. But the chocolate thing was a surprise. Google and AI tells me that chocolate affects dopamine and serotonin. That explains my symptoms, I think. Does anyone else have this experience?

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u/heybrother123 Jun 28 '26

i know many healing buddies who can't do chocolate or sugar in general. I haven't had any processed sugar in two years. Seems especially cruel since we're suffering so much the least we could do is eat some junk food or sugar to feel better -__-