Posted by Maxime on December 30, 2004, at 2:41:36
In reply to Should I be worried about her decreased appetite?, posted by Cairo on December 25, 2004, at 19:50:56
Hi Cairo
I have had anorexia for 23 years now. Sometimes it's severe restricting and other times it's moderate restricting.
To be blunt people with eating disorder are liars. We lie all the time. I used to make up imaginary dinners I could tell my mom I had eaten at a friend's house. It's a hard position to be in because if we are confronted about how much we ate we end up lying. Anything to keep control.
I'm not saying your daughter has anorexia, but don't trust what she says to be the truth. If she is eating large amounts at time she could be binging and purging.
You might want to check out the Something Fishy web site where it lists signs to look for. I hope she doesn't have an eating disorder. But you need to be aware of the "signs"
Take care,
Maxime> My 15 y/o's appetite decreased noticeably about two months ago. She has been on Lexapro 10mg for about a year, but her appetite was fine until then. She was started on Librium 5mg BID four weeks ago without any any change in appetite, and adding Provigil 100mg qAM hasn't changed it either.
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> I've asked her whether she doesn't feel hungry, or if her stomach is upset, or whatever else might be bothering her, but I can't get an answer from her. She's going through this teenage "don't bother me" stage as well as having an expressive language disorder, dysthymia, anxiety and ADHD, so she often won't answer when it might be difficult for her to formulate a response.
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> There are days when she barely eats anything. She might take only a bite or two of egg or a couple of bites of cereal, drink only chocolate milk for lunch (and leave her sandwich and cookie), and a bite or two for dinner. Other days she might eat a little more. She ate almost a whole pizza the other day and she might drink a chocolate Scandi-Shake, but she can't live on those. On whole, her caloric intake is decreased dramatically.
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> As this occured before starting the Librium and Provigil (which have helped her anticipatory anxiety and made her more pro-social), but long after being on Lexapro, it doesn't appear to be tied to the med. But, is it possible that appetite is affected after being on SSRIs a long time?
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> I wonder what else might be affecting her appetite. Should we have her tested for parasites or some other health issue? Anorexia? Am I right to be worried? I don't think this is a symptom of depression as her mood actually seems better on this combo of meds.
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> I would appreciate advice. Thank you.
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