Why prozac!!?
Answer:
basically he's trying to make you "happy!" so you don't have to deal with the emotional issues that likely led to the eating disorder in the first place.
The biggest problem in our country today are doctors who in bed with the pharmaseutical industry, who just prescribe away and over-medicate the population, rather than letting people feel and deal with emotional issues when they come up.
The only way to truly more forward is to work through an issue, not medicate ones self to where you simply don't notice the symptoms anymore.
Throw the prozac in the garbage, and start to see a licensed psychotherapist who can help you overcome the issues that started the problem in the first place.
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OK, so I see a lot of misinformed people have thumbs downed me. You don't like my opinion on Prozac and pharmeseutcials? Fine, take it from Wikipedia:
"While bringing many good pharmaceuticals to market, Eli Lilly (creator of Prozac) has often pushed products to the marketplace with bad research, withholding of research to the public or false advertising.
In one of the only three cases to ever go to trial for Prozac's possible role in inducing suicide, Eli Lilly was caught corrupting the judicial process by making a deal with the plaintiff's attorney to throw the case, in part by not disclosing damaging evidence to the jury.
The case, known as the Fentress Case involved a Kentucky man, Joseph Wesbecker, who was on Prozac and went to his workplace, opening fire with an assault rifle killing eight people (including Fentress), and injuring 12 others before killing himself. The jury returned a 9-to-3 verdict in favor of Lilly. But the judge, in the end, referred the matter to the Kentucky Supreme Court, which later found that "there was a serious lack of candor with the trial court and there may have been deception, bad faith conduct, abuse of judicial process and, perhaps even fraud." The judge later revoked the verdict and instead, recorded the case as settled. The value of the secret settlement deal has never been disclosed, but was reportedly "tremendous".
In 2001 Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges regarding the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal information collected from consumers through its Prozac.com Web site. The company disclosed E-mail addresses of 669 Subscribers to its Prozac Reminder Service. On June 27, 2001, a Lilly employee created a new computer program to access Medi-messenger subscribers' e-mail addresses and sent them an e-mail message announcing the termination of the Medi-messenger service. The June 27 e-mail message included all of the recipients' e-mail addresses within the "To:" line of the message, thereby unintentionally disclosing to each individual subscriber the e-mail addresses of all 669 Medi-messenger subscribers.
As part of the settlement, Lilly said it would take appropriate security measures to protect consumers' privacy. Lilly's security breach was the subject of a July 2001 petition from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requesting that the FTC investigate and take appropriate action to remedy the breach.
The company spent millions of dollars lobbying the United States Congress in hopes of extending its patent on Prozac. The patent on Prozac was declared invalid on February 2, 2001, in connection with a lawsuit against a generic competitor.
The early loss of patent exclusivity allowed generic companies to sell Prozac and Lilly sales plumeted; the corporation is still recovering from this major financial setback.[citation needed] Eli Lilly subsequently released Prozac Weekly and Cymbalta. The company has joined others in the drug industry in continuing to fight for extended patent laws that would protect their exclusive rights to market their pharmaceutical products.
In 2004, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies generated over 300 billion dollars in revenue.
Currently, there are approximately 100,000 pharmaceutical sales reps in the United States pursuing some 120,000 pharmaceutical prescribers. The number doubled in the four years from 1999 to 2003.
Drug companies spend $5 billion annually sending representatives to physician offices. Make no mistake; doctors make a VERY good living off of money and perks provided by drug companies, which is why they are so quick to give out (or sometimes even mail out) drug samples, and why their offices are literally littered with propaganda posters for drug companies.
For just the top 10 best selling drugs, the most common side effects of these drugs include: mild gastrointestinal symptoms or hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage, diarrhea, nausea, headache, increased blood pressure, suicide, change in heart rate, or an irregular heartbeat, palpitations, erratic behavior, blurred vision, fever, sweating, depression, hepatitis, "Brain shivers", jaundice, weight gain, low blood pressure, seizure, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, and/or dizziness."
Do what you like, that's one of the benefits of living in a free country, but you'll never convince me that pharmaceuticals and their significant abuse at the hands of greedy companies, greedy doctors and ill-informed patients isn't threatening to ruin our great country.
docs are very quick to prescribe anti depressants for any problem that originates in the mind. prozac is even prescribed for low self esteem in some countries.
I think it will give you a positive state of mind and body image and that will help you to stop, if your eating is mood related and you eat more when you feel down, the prozac will make you feel more positive so you won't get as many sad feelings and less inclined to binge eat!
yeah its supposed to help with the anxious feelings which trigger a binge
its makes you feel better about yourself.its a mental drug
He's probably seeing your bulimia as depression related and is treating the depression. I've never heard of it being used to treat bulimia. Your doctor has spent time with you and is better qualified to diagnose your condition than any of us here. In talking to you, he's maybe seen tendencies to depression that you're not aware of yourself. If the pills don't help after about 2 - 3 weeks, go back to see him with a view to specialist counselling.
Prozac is an SSRI -that stands for 'Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor'.
Seratonin is the neurotransmitter chemical that controls many aspects of your moods. The more seratonin your brain receives, the happier and less anxious you are likely to feel.
I suspect your doctor has prescribed you this to deal with the underlying feelings of unhappiness that lead you to binge and purge. Prozac will not directly affect your stomach. It is likely you will continue to take Prozac until you feel that your bulimia is under control.
You may also wish to ask your doctor to put you on the list for 'CBT' or 'cognitive Behavioural Therapy' , which is a type of therapy which aims to change the way you think about the issues that are troubling you.
I would advise that you talk to a therapist or a counsellor in conjunction with your drug treatment to tackle your unhappiness.
Obviously, if you have any questions about your treatment, you should ask your doctor.
hi,
prozac is given to bulimics because its meant to surpress your appetite, i know thats abit stupid because bulimia isnt all about that but thats why its given and also because bulmia and depression can be interlinked so it tackles both. I am a recovering bulimic and was put on 40mg of prozac to help combat depression but usually people with bulimia take up to 60mg a day.
hope this info helps
xxx
Prozac often in higher doses than are used for anxiety or depression, does seem to help both eating disorders and OCD.
i think it actually helps by reducing the compulsion to purge.
prozac is also good for treating ocd
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