Dietitian, Therapist, Eating Disorder Recovery

CalaMitty
CalaMitty Posts: 14 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I’m just wondering what the process of working with a trauma therapist and dietitian looked like for you, particularly if you had an eating disorder.

Also, has anyone taken Abilify for Bipolar 2, was it helpful, did it make you gain weight?

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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    Cannot answer first question but on second one.....

    I have not taken Abilify ( Aripiprazole) - but I do work in a medical centre and we have quite a few regular patients on it.

    I know weight gain can be a side effect of most of these sort of anti psychotic medications (not sure by exactly what mechanism) - but in real life some of the patients are over weight and some are not.

    Like the general population, I guess - although being aware of this and calorie counting or otherwise monitoring your intake seems a good idea.

  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    I found working on my mental health is what was needed to get my eating disorder in check. I take zoloft for depression. I notice when Im anxious about something the old ED habits want to attack. Now Im in a place i can recognize and smash them away! I think we can all benefit from therapy. Once I was on zoloft for a bit the self destructive behavior decreased 95%.
  • studentaccount2019
    studentaccount2019 Posts: 2 Member
    I don't know exactly what your situation is, but if you have the ability to work with an eating disorder therapist and ED nutritionist/dietitian I would highly recommend it. It worked out great for me and was much more helpful than the times I saw a nonspecialist.
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
    I take 30 mg abilify. It is supposed to be weight neutral. I think it may make me a little hungrier, but not like zyprexa or depakote. I am overweight but I would be hard pressed to blame it on abilify. And, my stability is worth it.

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