Eating Disorder Help Options

[JFed19]

Hi, I am new to the board. My name is Jeff and I'm going to be 20 years old in August. I was always very happy my whole life, until I turned 16. My life completely changed. Within three months I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia and A.D.D. The depression really is what lead into all of these problems. I am 6'1 and always weighed a healthy 160 lbs. The average weight for somebody of my high height with a small build is 155-170 lbs.

With all of this going on, I fell into a deep depression, I couldn't even get out of bed somedays. I was very popular in school and since I was so sick I had stopped going and wasn't going to parties and social events like I once had. I had lost a lot of my friends who believed that I was just "avoiding" them and didn't like them anymore. This only made me hurt more.

The summer going into my senior year of high school was really the turning point. I became so deeply depressed I was put on 200 mg a day of Zoloft, and was given Xanax, Klonopin and Aderal. Needless to say they surpressed my appetite so much.

I had gone from 163 lbs (the exact weight at my last physical) to 138 lbs in one summer. I was literally a skeleton. Rumors spread like wild fire throughout my high school that I was using drugs and that I had an eating disorder. At the time the rumors were hurtful because neither were true, but once all the attention came rushing back to me, I couldn't help but want to lose more weight.

On graduation night I weighed 132 lbs, less than 85% of the recommended weight for somebody my size, which legally placed me into the diagnosis of anorexia.

After consulting another physician, they found out that I was misdiagnosed, and that what I was actually suffering from was bi-polar disorder. I gained weight back to 154 pounds, but have stopped taking my medicine because its increasing my appetite and now I am deathly afraid of gaining weight. I went on the weight watchers diet and exercise regularly and have dropped back to 143 lbs, but I can't help but set my goal weight shorter and shorter.

Is there any advice I can get?

[*chaneun*]

I want to lose weight.

[*Shinji_Mimura*]

Me too. Give me tips?

- Solipsist

[*I Shot JFK*]

Hi, I am new to the board. My name is Jeff and I'm going to be 20 years old in August. I was always very happy my whole life, until I turned 16. My life completely changed. Within three months I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia and A.D.D. The depression really is what lead into all of these problems. I am 6'1 and always weighed a healthy 160 lbs. The average weight for somebody of my high height with a small build is 155-170 lbs.

With all of this going on, I fell into a deep depression, I couldn't even get out of bed somedays. I was very popular in school and since I was so sick I had stopped going and wasn't going to parties and social events like I once had. I had lost a lot of my friends who believed that I was just "avoiding" them and didn't like them anymore. This only made me hurt more.

The summer going into my senior year of high school was really the turning point. I became so deeply depressed I was put on 200 mg a day of Zoloft, and was given Xanax, Klonopin and Aderal. Needless to say they surpressed my appetite so much.

I had gone from 163 lbs (the exact weight at my last physical) to 138 lbs in one summer. I was literally a skeleton. Rumors spread like wild fire throughout my high school that I was using drugs and that I had an eating disorder. At the time the rumors were hurtful because neither were true, but once all the attention came rushing back to me, I couldn't help but want to lose more weight.

On graduation night I weighed 132 lbs, less than 85% of the recommended weight for somebody my size, which legally placed me into the diagnosis of anorexia.

After consulting another physician, they found out that I was misdiagnosed, and that what I was actually suffering from was bi-polar disorder. I gained weight back to 154 pounds, but have stopped taking my medicine because its increasing my appetite and now I am deathly afraid of gaining weight. I went on the weight watchers diet and exercise regularly and have dropped back to 143 lbs, but I can't help but set my goal weight shorter and shorter.

Is there any advice I can get?

im sorry... i had a friend who was bipolar (well, actually, in technically she still is, but is medicated for it, so you know what i mean), so i get that it is sh*t.

my advice is just elt your friends help you... confide in the peopl eyou trust, and lean on them for support... they can help you through it.

and christine, jose, leave him alone.

[technicolour]

Moved to Health

[*This Confession*]

-_-'
ive been called bipolar..and been asked if i take meds for being depressed and stuff..

No one can really help you but yourself.

and Hi Jeff
I'm Holly.
welcome to createblog


Be happy too.
I mean you shouldn't care what other people think, yea rumors hurt and such but you got to get over them.

hmm i think someone else that i know should give you advice in this.

[Jane Doe.]

I can completely relate...

PMing you.

[Joss-eh-lime]

what is bi-polar? i heard you have mood swings.
can u control them?

[JFed19]

being bi-polar doesn't mean you have mood swings. it has been very played up in the media. in medical terms it is called manic depression. the dopamine levels in your body are so high that it wears your body down so much and with the depression it makes you very deeply depressed. its at these times that a person can develope schizophrenia. generally the average person with bi-polar disorder becomes more impulsive and finds it hard to make decisions. they become perfectionists and they develope strong obsessive compulsive tendancies.

[Something Vague]

Hey Jeff,
welcome to CB.

My name is Heather, and I'm editing my post =]
I'm determined to help you. I'm a 'recovering' anoretic. I was diagnosed with Borderline Anorexia and servere depression. I've been in and out of hospital for the past few years so I'd like to say I'm quite expierenced.

If you wish to chat, I'd really like that, alot... *shruggles* PM me at any time...

xxx

[voguelove]

aw, im very sorry to hear that. im kinda like you. within 3 months of life, my best friend became an ex best friend, started to spread rumors that i had stolen $15000, and then i was diagnosed with add, and depression as well. everyone would always blame me whenever something was stolen and at one point, i literally thought about suicide. the thing is, one of my phobias is dying. but, if that wasnt a concern, i wouldnt even be here. id have to probably say just to keep your spirits up. you want to make more friends and become healthy dont you? set a goal, and then allow yourself to control it. you should keep going to the gym, but not to loose weight, to gain muscle. since muscle weighs more than regular body "meat," youll go back to your healthy weight in no time.

[Something Vague]

Going to the gym is the last thing you should be doing.
When I was put into hospital, they wouldn't allow me to go. It's strickly advised, if you're underweight. Anoretics are weak, and we'd pass out for sure. And besides, you'd only be losing more weight and putting yourself at risk.