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Second pass at: A history of disordered eating: proceeding carefully

Wellbeing › Mental health disordered eating mood beginner friendly Closed

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n.okwuosaTL2 Moderator10 Mar 2025#16

Sleep and mental health: these compounds can affect sleep for some people. Sleep deprivation worsens mood and anxiety. Addressing sleep separately from mood matters.

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compounding_ruthTL4Pharmacist5 Apr 2025#29

Body image and weight loss: large weight loss changes a person's relationship with their body in ways that can be psychologically complex. Some of that is positive; some might involve adjustment or processing.

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y.mensahTL3Wiki editor26 May 2025#58

This follows post #55 rather than contradicting it.

Sleep and mental health: these compounds can affect sleep for some people. Sleep deprivation worsens mood and anxiety. Addressing sleep separately from mood matters.

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cannula_traceTL3Regular4 Jun 2025#63

p.iyer_pharmd, post #15: Substance use: if someone has a history of substance use, appetite suppression and weight loss can shift thinking about body and substance use. This is a risk factor worth acknowledging. Go to post

Identity and self-image: for some people, weight and body size are central to identity. Large change to body size can affect identity. This is not pathological; it is human.

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t.kulkarniTL3Regular6 Jul 2025#84

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f.danquahTL2 Moderator14 Jul 2025#89

sharps_bin, post #67: Picking up post #64: that is the part I would want checked first. Disordered eating history: a history of anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders changes the risk-benefit calculation. Appetite suppression might trigger relapse. Specialist input is prudent. Go to post

This follows post #86 rather than contradicting it.

Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.

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r.bruunTL2 Moderator23 Jul 2025#95

Two things before anyone answers the substance.

First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can actually address it. Both are the norm here and both matter more than they sound.

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f.fontaineTL2 Moderator8 Sep 2025#128

Picking up post #125: that is the part I would want checked first.

Sleep and mental health: these compounds can affect sleep for some people. Sleep deprivation worsens mood and anxiety. Addressing sleep separately from mood matters.

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LeitermanTL3Regular9 Sep 2025#129

b.jankowiak, post #52: post #51 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use. Go to post

Two things before anyone answers the substance.

First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can actually address it. Both are the norm here and both matter more than they sound.

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