Fluoxetine (prozac) for compulsive eating disorder? does it work?!
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Fluoxetine (prozac) for compulsive eating disorder? does it work?
has anybody else been treated in this way for compulsive eating disorder or are you a doctor who can tell me how effective the treatment is? it's not that i don't trust my doctor, he was just very blase in handing out prozac when i'm not depressed at all.
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Prozac is prescribed for eating disorders. I personally don't believe they work but then i guess it depends on the trigger of your eating disorder. I've read a few studies where they have found it not to be effective in the treatment of eating disorders or at least not in the long term anyway. It may give you control for a few months to deal with the underlying issues which may help you totally recover but i'm bulimic and they haven't helped me as of yet. I guess everyone is different and you just need to remember it may actually work for you no matter what anyone says.