Binge Eating & Prozac

[Bigbandbetty 12]

Banded a week ago. Perfect solution to my poor eating habits as its been stopped in its tracks! I was a binge eater. Heavy, high calorie Carbs, as much as I could eat every day. I then read about fluoxetine aka Prozac being used for Bulimia. Thinking that a 'binge eater' was same as suffering from Bulimia, except you don't vomit, I approach my doctor and got the ok to take 60mg Prozac. I started this dose 6 weeks ago. The urge to binge has defo subsided. A combo of this dose and the physical presence of my band should be the perfect solution. Fingers crossed x

[B-52 7,113]

Over eating, as well as smoking, gambling, chewing nails, etc, etc can all be attributed to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anti-anxiety meds can help and alleviate it.

I have been on every diet known under the sun before being banded....including these types of meds....helped a little, but like everything else not for very long....

Weight Loss surgery is/was the ONLY thing that took care of my overeating by automatically setting my portion sizes, and taking away my hunger - cravings 24 hrs a day...

I will have to say it was not easy in the beginning...it is a big learning curve, learning new habits to cope with the levels of restriction I gained from band adjustments.....but after 4 months I reached that "Green Zone" and everything has been as simple as can be ever since....loosing all my excess weight in the process.....

I believe in the band and what it can do if people let it and don't fight it.