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Question by (SC) Emily: Would a psychiatrist put a teen on meds for binge eating disorder?
I’m 15, and i have extreme uncontrollable binge eating problems and i think i’m starting to lose it mentally. As i get more and more depressed i eat more and i’m starting to gain back all of the 50 pounds i lost. Do you think a doctor would just call me a fatass, tell me to diet, and send me on my way, or would they try to help and put me on meds? I weigh 350 pounds.
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A good doctor would probably send you to see a nutritionist, a therapist, and a psychiatrist. This last would evaluate your specific case and decide about meds.
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if you went to the right psychiatrist who you talk to regularly, and that understands you they would most likely put you in medication to help your depression, and with that your binge eating should stop. some antidepressants, like the one i take(zoloft), actually even curb your appetite. now don’t go on a medication just for that!! that’s just a side affect that some drugs have. but go to a psychiatrist and they should help a great deal!! im only 14, but went through much of the same stuff. hope i helped(:
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they’d more likely just tell you to exetcise :/ but then again, lots of docs want to appease drug companies…so hey, you could get lucky…i totally get what ur going through, im bulimic and docs are reluctant to help me…therapy doesnt help it just depresses me and makes me wanna binge…im on antidepressants but they dont help the binging, and no one will give me appetite restriction meds because im thin…but if i got the meds i wouldnt need to vomit anymore, i dont even care about being skinny…i just dont wanna become obese. yeah and docs dont get it they tell me to journal what i eat, or reduce my portions but its like i physically cannot stop…augh, im killing myself here and theres nothing to help me :/
sorry about that rant lol…i needed it, good luck you have more hope in getting meds since you are overweight but the doc may be reluctant since ur only a teen
msg me if you need anything at all 
its hard for bingers…people think STOP EATING or the put down the fork diet, as my dad would say is the answer…if we could, we would have long ago…i hate the stigma over binging, it sucks
I believe that they would look past what they see in front of them to what you’re telling them. If you’re honest and open with your doctor, it usually pays off in the end for you. A psychiatrist definately would be more apt to listen and understand.
Find a PCP/internist first. A nice one, or you won’t work well with him.
Let him give you the name of a dietitian who can help you plan your nutrition. Or do it yourself if you can do a balanced diet. Bad nutrition=bad results.Perhaps the most important issue here is self esteem. You should have some therapy to find out why you are feeling so depressed (and starting to lose it mentally).and get some skills dealing with depression besides eating.I think that should be a psychologist for some talk therapy and not a psychiatrist who gives out medication.I think the weight and,depression and lack of self esteem are each magnifying each other. If a PCP puts you on a new diet then at least give it a chance. He is doing it to benefit you,not to make you feel bad. You’ve seen that TV program that shows people loosing weight. (Extreme unrealistic effort for most people unless you are rich and have a drill sergeant yelling at you all day),but you can see that they don’t use drugs or have a stomach band to make progress. it can be done without drugs or surgery. However,they do have a lot of support and a correct diet with no fast food. You have the summer coming up to concentrate on this. You are only 15 years old. It sucks that you are going through this but you can get help and fix this-don’t get discouraged and expect instant results.