Has anyone else experienced Pica before?

[BFreudel]

Hi,

Has anyone else ever had Pica before that was associated with depression/anxiety? I've noticed I'm having these severe, odd cravings for: rocks, borax, laundry soap, sand. It's not a suicidal thing at all and I haven't eaten anything because I know how damaging/deadly that could be but I can't even describe how bad the cravings are. I will literally wake up in the night with them. I've tried chewing gum, ice, hard candy to suck on. Safe things to try to fulfill that need but it doesn't ease the desire for it. I'm emailing my psychiatrist today to ask about it but just wondering if anyone else had this before. I googled it and I noticed it happens with pregnant women sometimes but that's obviously not a concern for me lol.

Thank you all for being so welcoming and helping me,

Britton

[Salokin]

Any triggers? What’s changed? How’s your diet? Never had Pica but my dog likes dirt got her some vitamins now she’s fine

[BFreudel in reply to Salokin]

I don't think there are any triggers. I journal fairly frequently so this has been an ongoing issue but it keeps getting more intense day by day. Nothing has changed since it started or intensified. My diet isn't great but it never has been so that's nothing new. I mentioned this to my doctor and psychiatrist when it first started and had some blood work done. They said I was a tad low on iron so I take iron supplements and my psychiatrist has me taking magnesium because he said it helps with Pica. So I've been on those for 6 months and it eased the desire enough to not constantly in my head but it never fully went away. Now it's coming back more intensely but I haven't stopped the vitamins. The only thing I could relate it to was my increase of anxiety and depression recently but I wasn't sure.