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Posted by borderliner21 on May 6, 2002, at 13:52:24
Why do ssri's make some people anorexic and has the oppisite effect on others?
Posted by Lia Mason on May 6, 2002, at 23:15:52
In reply to ssri's and anorexia, posted by borderliner21 on May 6, 2002, at 13:52:24
I don't think there's any explanation. These drugs work on different people in different ways. I used to take a lot of Prozac at night because it made me tired. Most people find it activating.
Prozac solved my eating disorder. I was anorexic and bulimic. The drug seemed to make the food obsession go away. The only drug that ever killed my appetite in a dangerous way was effexor.
Lia
Posted by Elizabeth on May 7, 2002, at 0:53:32
In reply to ssri's and anorexia, posted by borderliner21 on May 6, 2002, at 13:52:24
> Why do ssri's make some people anorexic and has the oppisite effect on others?
First of all, to clarify this, "anorexia" when listed as a drug side effect means "decreased appetite" -- it doesn't mean that the drug causes the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa (which isn't due to poor appetite, but to neurotic perfectionism, unrealistic ideas about body image, etc.).
As to why these ADs have different effects on different people in regard to appetite -- I don't think anyone really knows that, any more than anyone can say for sure why (for example) some people feel jittery and others sedated on Paxil. There is so much variety among human brains, we don't know enough to be able to explain things like this.
-elizabeth
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