Psycho-Babble Eating Thread 681551

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maybe it's not our fault... treat medically?

Posted by ciaolavida on August 30, 2006, at 18:12:25

People always say emotional eaters or compulsive overeaters but the thing is maybe it's just in our head! I mean obviously it is but it seems like the blame should not be on us with any eating disorder because it's just as bad as any other psychiatric disease and I think people put more of the blame on the individual suffering.

I'm thinking this because here I am being treated for bipolar and all of these medications are in some ways changing my eating or eating habits. I mean, depakote = complete obsession with food, can't stop eating. Wellbutrin = no desire to eat, can't tell when I'm hungry. Tegretol = eat when I'm hungry, don't think about food all the time though (obviously the best). My point is if it's just a chemical imbalance like every other disease then why aren't eating disorders treated medically if psychotherapy doesn't work?

Just rambling...

Re: maybe it's not our fault... treat medically? » ciaolavida

Posted by Poet on September 6, 2006, at 10:59:49

In reply to maybe it's not our fault... treat medically?, posted by ciaolavida on August 30, 2006, at 18:12:25

Hi ciaolavida,

Good question. Both my ex and current pdoc know I'm bulimic, but never mentioned any meds to help my bingeing and purging.

Poet

Re: maybe it's not our fault... treat medically? » Poet

Posted by Racer on September 7, 2006, at 14:44:08

In reply to Re: maybe it's not our fault... treat medically? » ciaolavida, posted by Poet on September 6, 2006, at 10:59:49

> Hi ciaolavida,
>
> Good question. Both my ex and current pdoc know I'm bulimic, but never mentioned any meds to help my bingeing and purging.
>
> Poet

Can you bring up the idea of Topomax? It's having great results being used in bulimia -- AND there's no weight gain, maybe some weight loss... (NOT that that should be a selling point, but still...)

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