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Re: resetting brain neurotransmittors? » rett

Posted by Racer on January 19, 2008, at 2:30:42

In reply to Re: resetting brain neurotransmittors?, posted by rett on January 19, 2008, at 1:35:44

If you had an eating disorder, there was no reason to put you on an antidepressant in the first place! There is some evidence that Prozac can prevent a relapse in bulimia, and some evidence that Topomax may help reduce the urge to binge in bulimia, but NO medication has EVER been found to be effective on its own in treating eating disorders. Period.

If I keep discussing this, though, I'll get even more riled up and probably get a PBC -- and while I've always wanted to issue a PBC to myself, because I think it would be funny, I would also like to stick with the rules.

Seriously -- therapy for eating disorders. That's the treatment of choice. There have been a lot of different studies saying this sort, or that sort, but pretty much every eating disorders specialist out there agrees that therapy is the first line treatment for eating disorders.

It doesn't sound to me as though you've experienced the best of psychiatric care, and I'm very sorry to hear about that. It sounds as though your doctor was not terribly supportive nor respectful. Many doctors out there are, and I hope you find one.

Good luck.


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