Research from the medical schools of Harvard University and the University of Melbourne, reported in the December International Journal of Eating Disorders, found that 53% of the women with anorexia studied reported current use of either an antidepressant (48.4%) or an antipsychotic (13%) despite a lack of data supporting efficacy for the condition. The researchers express concern, “given the known adverse effects of these medications.”
Abstract → Of further interest:
Anorexia Patients Prescribed SSRIs, Antipsychotics Without Proof Of Efficacy, Study Says (Huffington Post)
Fazeli, P., Calder, G., Miller, K.; et al; Psychotropic medication use in anorexia nervosa between 1997 and 2009. International Journal of Eating Disorders. December, 2012, 45(8); 970-976
The researchers express concern, “given the known adverse effects of these medications.”
Their reaction is totally illogical, given that one of the known adverse effects of these medications is weight gain.
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Why don’t we just give every woman, man, and child in America an antipsychotic and be done with it! This is what the drug companies want and is what they’re shooting for.
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