Posted by Opolonio on August 14, 2000, at 1:28:00
In reply to binge eating disorder- anyone?, posted by amyw on August 13, 2000, at 13:17:49
> I had written about my 18 year old son who seems to have a problem that is unusual. His worst symptoms are a constant sensation like he has to eat and he has had many binges. He is the one I wrote about who was doing great on the wellbutrin and is even worse today. He says that maybe some of you are right and the only thing helping was the stimulant effect. He is feeling today as bad as he ever did and he is still on the 300 mgs of wellbutrin. He is in bed, toally devestated.
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> Anyway, has anyone ever had symptomns around cravings and urges to eat that are really intense. Has any medicine helped? I was wondering about the new mood stabilizers. One psychiatrist had thought he could be bipolar, but was a believer in risperdal as a mood stabilizer and it didn't work at all. Maybe something like lamictal??
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> I wonder if the wellbutrin just triggered a manic type episode and it actually wasn't the meds at all, but just the side effect of being activated. SEeing him like this is killing me and of course the doctor is away for two weeks.
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> There seems to be osmething wrong in his brain that stimulants type meds work only for a little while. IS there anything that keeps them working?
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> PLese help...I have had Binge Eating Disorder since long before it was recognized as valid eating disorder in DSM-IV. When I was taking lithium it stimulated my binge-eating so much that I gained 90 pounds in 2 years. After I was taken off the lithium I was put on Depakote, but, while it didn't stimulate my binge-eating, it was impossible to lose the weight that I had gained while I was on Lithium when I was taking it. I am taking Neurontin backed up with Lamictal, and the Lamictal is the first drug I've taken that has been able to help me stop binge-eating. I believe that if my psychiatrist were to raise my dosage enough to rid myself of the depressive symptoms which remain, I would possibly be able to finally bring my binge-eating under control.
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