But I have trouble keeping on weight due to stress.

Put powdered milk in milk/soup/gravy etc. Eat PB&J right before bedtime. Ensure shakes... Steroids generally make you hungry. And thank the universe for Chinese food...

Her stomach is most likely shrunk. When she says she's full, she's probably not joking. Give her small portions and gradually work your way up each day. Make her eat on RED plates, it provokes hunger. Divide 3 meals a day into 5...

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Maybe others with more experience will check in.

but i wish you luck

and a tiny bit of

came home to a stressed out kid. she had a 3 hour evaluation while we were gone. i was supposed to go along, but she scheduled during our trip. i had to be available by phone. can you say stress?
she get her results on friday, and she is considering letting me come along. information is power. if you can retain it.

your wife should join us.

Will she? I'm in the "I think it's related to OCD" camp along with probably other issues, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, trauma.

Treatment.

And sneaking protein powder into the stuff she WILL eat.

She's been in and out of a few relationships, out of the house, but now back (now 27). She's added addiction to exercize to her issues - she eats, but only certain things, and always exercizes it off. More later....in the middle of something else, but wanted to just get back to you briefly and thank you for your response.

I don't know if I have any advice, but I would be happy to exchange ideas and feelings about the experience and about our kids. Mine is coping now, but it was a serious struggle during the early years. Let's "talk" privately whenever you feel like it. Hugs! m

was diagnosed as anorexic her senior year in college by the school health clinic, who alerted the Assistant Dean, who alerted her dad and I that she needed to be placed in a residential treatment facility that specialized in eating disorders. Conveniently, there was one near the campus and,incredibly, our insurance covered it. To say we felt confused, scared and helpless is putting it mildly. Being 10 hours away from her didn't help either, although the treatment facility had (what seemed to me) a draconian visitation policy, so we wouldn't have been able to see much of her even if we had been nearby.

We were lucky in so many respects: 1.That the school took my daughter's situation extremely seriously and really insisted she get treatment. 2.My daughter was able to acknowledge she had a life-threatening problem. 3.There was a treatment center near her that was covered by our insurance. 4. The treatment apparently worked and she has been ok since leaving treatment three years ago.

She still has body image issues, and we worry that she might relapse, but so far so good. She found a job she loves and she's really pouring her heart into that. Perhaps she has channeled her issues into her job--- I don't know. Her work has taken her to the other side of the country, so again, her dad and I are worrying and watching from a distance.

I only saw your post today or would have responded much sooner. Best wishes to you and your child. If I can be of any help, feel free to message me.

6 ft tall, at one point only weighed 140 lbs. anxiety attacks, bouts of scary depression.."contamination" issues.. some peripheral self mutilation (toenails)

started working with counselors, psychiatrist and Paxil, geodone, klonopin situation improved.

trying to keep him away from self medicating with alcohol.. Good days and bad..

(falls off our insurance in December, his job has NO health benefits.. nervous about THAT)

It is a sad and frightening thing altogether.

I thought it was primarily a women's affliction.

I consider my "normal" weight to be 127 and was concerned when it got up to 137 in my 30's. The people at the Y said my BMI was too high. Then I got put on an SSRI and ballooned up to 183 and never made it back down (though I haven't been trying).