Posted by Ocracoker16 on May 28, 2006, at 20:33:08
In reply to Information please, anorexic OCD 13yr old, posted by milly on May 27, 2006, at 9:18:49
I think that medication should be considered to augment therapy. She has received therapy for 3 years and has been in residential treatment. If despite these treatments she needs more, then trying medication makes sense. Did the residential program have a position on medicating her?
I would caution that some meds mentioned especially Zyprexa cause considerable weight gain. This could be a positive, but if she gains weight she may refuse to take it. My doc who has managed anorexia inpatient and outpatient has told me that some patients who have been tried on such a drug refuse to take other medicines and revert to old behaviors.
Katie
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