Posted by chaaya on January 30, 2005, at 1:37:52
In reply to Re: anorexia and depression - no better, posted by clarinette on January 2, 2005, at 19:04:29
Clara,
I'm going through something simalar. I am in the depressed side of bipolar. I've been slowly losing weight for a few years. I'am now anorexic.
I'm now 100 lbs with a BMI of 16.1. I take lamictal and lithium for the bipolar. My pdoc added zyprexa partly because it can help get rid of conpulsive behavior. My primary care doc and I are working out agreements on things like how much I can exercise and I agreed to do one scoop of protien powder a day - I make a fruit smoothe because I really like them. I know that the next time I'm in, she will want me to take another step or two. I currently will only eat 400 calories a day and I'm sure that the next step she will want me to take is to increase the
number of calories I will eat.You should think about whether, approaching this in steps, might work for you. Rather than trying to eat alot all at once, start out with a smaller amount for a while and slowly add more.
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