Hey there Jonathan,

I'm struggling with binge eating myself. I've actually been making some headway
recently because my doctor (I just started seeing this guy who is specializing
in eating disorders in men) put me on prozac. Apparently at high doses (higher
than those used to treat depression) prozac has positive impact on binge
behaviours.

I admit I was totally skeptical. I really was. But for the last three weeks I've
been on prozac, I have NOT felt the same urge to binge. Not remotely.

I was bingeing at least 3 times a week before, but these last couple of weeks, I
have not binged at all. I have overeaten slightly in a social context, but I
haven't been holed up in my apartment eating all alone at 11pm like I usually
would have with a binge. (For me binging is very specifically when I'm alone,
when I'm eating out of psychological hunger rather than for the pleasure and
nutrition of the food itself.)

An example from last week. I have often gone out late and night and gotten a
container of pringles and dip and just gone to town on it, finishing the whole
thing in one sitting.

Last week I did buy a container of pringles. They were on sale and I thought
"I'm going to want these at some point". That was on a Tuesday. I ate a small
amount each day until they were finally finished on Sunday. And no dip.

I know it sounds like this must be about "willpower", but it hasn't been.
Honestly the desire to binge - the drive to do it - has weakened to the point
where I feel I have some control.

kyle

maleeatingdisorders@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:57:59 -0000
From: "ncshorty_2001"
Subject: Reaching out

Hello all,
My name is Jonathan and I have had an eating disorder since I was 16.
I started out weighing 320 (at 5'2) and my weight has fluctuated
since then. I have been as low as 120 and back up to 260. Now at
21, I am now working out and staying at about 153 (still at 5'2). I
really need help, because not that I am an adult, my disorder seems
to control me. I overeat, then starve it out. I have become
dependent on gas pills and diuretics to purge. I know I can't
continue like this, but I don't know any other way to go. I need
feedback.






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