Posted by Racer on January 22, 2003, at 19:41:39
In reply to so many meds, so little time « maxbrod, posted by Dr. Bob on January 21, 2003, at 21:14:02
I can't help you directly with an answer to your question, BUT I can tell you this:
I started Paxil during an anorexic phase. At 5'9", I weighed about 110#, and thought if I could only get my body to where I wanted it -- you know, not so fat -- I'd be able to live with the depression. On Paxil, I gained a lot of weight -- but instead of killing me, it knocked out the anorexia for the first time since my early teens. (I was about 30 at the time.) Try the drugs: if they are effective against the mood disorder, they're also likely to be effective against the eating disorder. What's more, this makes a lot of sense if you believe in the theory that says there's a critical weight at which EDs start and end. For me, the weight is about 130 -- more than that, I look good and feel good; less, I feel ugly and stupid and fat and worthless and stop eating and stop feeling good about anything.
Good luck to you, no matter what you think, that weight won't kill you -- but that doesn't make the fear any less real. I really wish I could say something to help more directly.
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