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safe to say i think she has an eating disorder
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 378431" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Hi Jena, what you're describing is exactly the type of eating disorder my daughter M had at age 8. Her official diagnosis was Eating Disorder-not otherwise specified. It is not anorexia nervosa or bulimia. It is a choking phobia based in anxiety. When the anxiety is lowered, the ability to eat returns. Unfortunately, my daughter was so malnourished that she needed to be admitted to the hospital to be medically stabilized, and a feeding tube was inserted through which she was fed for a month. The medication Zyprexa has been shown in a few small clinical studies to be helpful for the treatment of eating disorders. M responded very positively to Zyprexa, and to this day, takes a small dose (we have weaned her down over the last year). She also underwent exposure therapy -- in other words, foods were gradually re-introduced to her from "easy" (like yogurt and mashed potatoes) to "hard" (like meat).</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 378431, member: 2423"] Hi Jena, what you're describing is exactly the type of eating disorder my daughter M had at age 8. Her official diagnosis was Eating Disorder-not otherwise specified. It is not anorexia nervosa or bulimia. It is a choking phobia based in anxiety. When the anxiety is lowered, the ability to eat returns. Unfortunately, my daughter was so malnourished that she needed to be admitted to the hospital to be medically stabilized, and a feeding tube was inserted through which she was fed for a month. The medication Zyprexa has been shown in a few small clinical studies to be helpful for the treatment of eating disorders. M responded very positively to Zyprexa, and to this day, takes a small dose (we have weaned her down over the last year). She also underwent exposure therapy -- in other words, foods were gradually re-introduced to her from "easy" (like yogurt and mashed potatoes) to "hard" (like meat). Hope that helps. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. [/QUOTE]
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