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In the quest to conquer bulimia nervosa, are bulimia sibutramine treatments a viable solution? Because many drugs are already successfully being used to help treat bulimia nervosa, including anti-depressants such as Paxil, Zoloft and Prozac, many people have wondered about the effectiveness of sibutramine treatments for those with bulimia nervosa. First, some facts about bulimia:* Many factors are thought to contribute to bulimia, including biological, psychological, family, social, and the media. * In Western countries, about 1% to 3% of women suffer from bulimia nervosa at some point in their lives (the number for men is only about one tenth of that of women). * Treating bulimia can be difficult, because the disorder is as much mental as it is physical, and involves improvement of the person's self esteem and self-image. What is the idea behind bulimia sibutramine treatments? Sibutramine (Meridia) is a stimulant and anti-depressant made by Abbott Laboratories. It is a neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitor that increases satiety. In more common terms, this means that sibutramine makes you feel full by altering the balance of chemicals in the brain; because of this effect, sibutramine has been shown to help people lose weight. Since sibutramine is traditionally prescribed to help people eat less, many people wonder if sibutramine bulimia treatments hold any promise in reducing the overeating episodes common in bulimia nervosa. Could bulimia sibutramine treatments complement other bulimia management components? The best bulimia treatment strategy appears to be an integrative one that combines two or more strategies. Most commonly, this means combining drug therapy with cognitive behavior therapy to combat the eating disorder on many levels, all at once. While some drugs have been proven effective when used in conjunction with counseling or behavior therapy, it is currently not advised to use sibutramine in patients with bulimia nervosa. To understand why bulimia sibutramine treatments are currently not recommended, we must understand how binge-eating and true bulimia nervosa are different. Bulimia sibutramine treatment vs. binge-eating disorder sibutramine treatmentResearch has shown that sibutramine is effective in treating binge-eating disorder. Binge-eating disorder is characterized by uncontrolled consumption of huge amounts of food, without any consequent action to rid the body of the food or calories. Compare this to bulimia nervosa: bulimia nervosa is also characterized by eating large amounts of food; however, with bulimia nervosa, the person also seeks to get rid of the extra calories that were consumed. One or several methods may be used to get rid of the food or calories, including vomiting, using diuretics or laxatives, or through excessive exercise. Since sibutramine has been shown to be effective with binge-eating disorder, could sibutramine bulimia treatments also hold promise? For now, the answer is no. The makers of sibutramine actually list bulimia nervosa as a contraindication to taking the drug; this means that when bulimia nervosa is present, the patient should not be prescribed sibutramine. Why are bulimia sibutramine treatments currently not allowed? A person with bulimia nervosa typically purges the body of the extra calories consumed during bingeing episodes. Additionally many bulimia sufferers eat very little or nothing at all in the time between bingeing/purging episodes. These behaviors may cause the person to become underweight. Because sibutramine is an appetite suppressant, it is thought that sibutramine would only cause further weight loss. The bottom line is that the appetite-suppressant effect of sibutramine would further compound the problems associated with bulimia nervosa, and so it is not recommended for treatment in bulimia nervosa. For more information about bulimia and eating disorders, please see our home page. More than bulimia sibutramine on our eating disorder home page.
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What are the common variants of eating disorder?
Eating disorders can take many forms and habits. Common EDs include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder (BED), orthorexia, anorexia athletica, compulisve-over-eating disorder (CO-ED), and many also fall into the category of eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS).
What happens if you take Prozac and sibutramine at the same time?
you need to ask your pharmacist. that's what they are trained for.
Will taking sibutramine make you test positive on a drug test?
Sibutramine is not detectable in urine unless you take very high doses. Therefore, it will not be detectable on a urine drug test.
How does Frasier Crane take his coffee?
He refers to his "usual" as a double Kona with cream. However, I have heard him order a variety of coffees.
How soon does sibutramine start working?
How long does reductil take to work. Does reductil also speed up metabolism.
How long does it take for your heart to recover from bulimia?
this can take up to about 6 to 7 weeks.
How long does it take to see a physical change with bulimia?
Hello, although I don't know exactly how long bulimia takes, anorexia starts in...i dont know a week or so?? So my guess for bulimia....about 4 or 5 days Hope I helped!!!
Can you take Fastin with sibutramine?
No. This combination is not recommended. Fastin (phentermine), itself, has been implicated in a greater number and frequency of heart attacks and strokes, especially in those individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Adding Meridia (sibutramine) could potentially exacerbate these risks even further. Again, this combination has not been shown to be safe.
Can anorexia nervosa be differentiated with bulimia nervosa by weight or pattern of handling of food?
Bulimics tend to eat anything and everything as fast as they can and drink down a lot of soda because the bubbles help it come up easier and bulimics tend to weigh more because during their binges they take in about 20,000 calories and when you expell that from your system you're only bringing up half of the calories. Anorexics on the other hand will cut up their food into itty bitty little pieces and sit and rearrange it on their plate to make it look like they have eaten something. Anorexics weigh much less than bulimics because they only take in about 400 calories a day at the most.
A symptom of eating disorder is strict dieting followed by eating bings is what?
Strict dieting might indicate anorexia nervosa, but binge eating and then purging said food would be bulimia nervosa. Most bulimics will starve themselves in between binges because they want to compensate for everything they will take in later because when you throw up your food you are only throwing about half of the calories you took in and it doesn't matter how many times you throw up it will still be the same.
Why does bulimia take place in abuse?
Bulimia nervosa is a mental illness which consists of binging and purging; but the thoughts behind the illness variate. Some people can not starve for certain reasons and result in eating and purging. This is actually anorexia purge sub type. Some people starve then binge and purge, this is called anorexia binge-purge sub type. Some people keep binging and purging, that is bulimia. Sometimes it is to loose weight, but it is often the way that a victim of bulimia will stuff down all their emotions and then purge them up to "get rid" of them. It can also be the case that a person expresses themselves through binging but fears weight gain and purges. But abuse brings many dark emotions as it is an in-humane activity that is not in our nature. Each person has a safety mechanism that they result to in dire need, and for some it is the binging. For others the purging can become an addiction. To conclude, it really depends on the individual but if you feel that may be you then get help.
How much weight do you lose in a week by eating one small meal a day?
Not much. Without breakfast the body does not receive enough protein resulting in a a slower calorie burning rate. Eating healthy and exercise are MUCH more efficient in losing weight then not eating at all.
