Posted by Maxime on January 18, 2005, at 22:32:49
In reply to Atypical Antipsychotics in Anorexia Nervosa?, posted by Racer on January 17, 2005, at 23:34:16
Hi Racer,
I did but not by choice. I was in the hospital and they had me taking Zyprexa. It was the worse thing I have ever been through. I am a restricting anorexic. I don't purge. So when Zyprexa made me want to eat everything in sight it had several effects:
1. My body's digestive system did not know what to do with the food and I became so constipated it was awful.
2. I ended up injurying myself because I could not handle having all that food in me and I don't purge (okay, I will be honest ... I can't purge. I have tried and tried and body just won't do it). So it caused it a lot of anxiety.
3. I was released from the hospital and stayed med compliant and started taking laxatives. At one point I was up to 30 laxitives a day.
4. I stopped the Zyprexa. Yelled at my PDOC and although I do not take 30 laxatives a day anymore I still used them from time and it's daily struggle to stay away from them. Even if I eat nothing I will sometimes take laxatives.
So that is my story. If you are ready to really start eating then check with your doctor to see if your system is ready for it.
Take care.
Maxime
> I know that they're used, but I'm curious if anyone here has taken one for this purpose? Right now, I'm in the process of refeeding, and it's horrible. I am at the point of giving up recovery, because I'd rather stay sick and be more comfortable in my body than have to live with the body I've got now. It is really unbearable.
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> Here's my question, for anyone who has taken an atypical for anorexia: when my pdoc brought it up, I said no because I thought that the weight gain would make me too miserable, even if it helped the anxiety around it. Now I'm wondering if it might be worth trying. Did you freak out even more from the weight gain? Or did it relieve the anxiety enough for you to handle the refeeding process?
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> Thanks!
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