Funny how you can't respond to the doctors
replies. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE
WITH EATING DISORDERS NEED
ANTIDEPRESSENTS. WHAT A COP OUT FOR
DOCTORS TO USE THAT ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING!
I dont think they recomment
antidepressants for everyone, But it seems
alotof the time depression and eating
disorders go hand in hand. I know a few
that have eating disorders and in therapy
who arent on antidepressants, but being
depressed leads to changes in apetite etc.
Prob why they recomment them to most
people. I started therapy for my eating
disorder in fall of 2003 and in spring
2004 i got antidepressants. My therapist
was the one who put me on them , she set
me up with an appt with the psychiatrist
and was evaluated etc before given any
medication
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Little Sadie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14 Location: georgia
Posted: 02-26-07 23:21pm
tinkinpink84
wrote:
I dont think they recomment
antidepressants for everyone, But it seems
alotof the time depression and eating
disorders go hand in hand. I know a few
that have eating disorders and in therapy
who arent on antidepressants, but being
depressed leads to changes in apetite etc.
Prob why they recomment them to most
people. I started therapy for my eating
disorder in fall of 2003 and in spring
2004 i got antidepressants. My therapist
was the one who put me on them , she set
me up with an appt with the psychiatrist
and was evaluated etc before given any
medication
You know why they prescribe them? Because
in order to continue therapy they have to
diagnose you with something, otherwise the
insureance companies wont pay for your
therapy. usually they pick depression,
because it can't be disputed. The
patients then begin to believe something
is truely wrong with them, and they have
an "illness" .
so they are willing to sacrafice your
brain chemistry and chance at mental
health by filling you full of self doubt
and pills. GET OFF THEM QUICK! It may be
hard at first, but it's better than the
damage YEARS of popping pills will do to
your head/body. Maybe that's why you're
so sad after just having a beautiful baby.
i dont think that i am sad because they
messed up my brain chemistry, i was only
on them about 2 yrs havent taken any meds
in almost 3 yrs i think or something (sr y
its 5am here lol) but its been a while.
post partum depression is an illness and
quite common, i dealt with it after my
son, although it wasnt so bad nor was it
around for a long time so i dealt with it
ok. Now i think its worse etc. my husband
dont help to much either with it, says my
depression brings him down. I felt tons
better on meds but i cant get any here
yet. My car is in the shop till i dunno
when , still waiting on parts from the
states. so i cant even go to the clinic or
anything without depending on him wich i
dont wanna do. I was diagnosed with an
eating disoder before they ever said
anything about depression that was halfway
into my therapy. my therapist just noticed
my behavior etc. I was never like happy
ever. really had no reason to be happy ya
know. but once iwas on lexapro everyone
noticed a difference in my behavior and
atitude. I guess if u get a crappy
therapist or crappy insurance they might
do that but i dont think that was the case
for me.
