Is it safe?

[Daysoni]

I realize that eating disorders are about alot of thing's. One big thing being CONTROL. When your life is so crazy it's the one thing you can control. Or we think that we can. We are actually loosing control. Of more then just our eating. It effects our health, jobs, family life and so much more. Right now my counseler is wanting my meds changed. She says the side effects are making it harder on me to remain symptom free. So what I'm wondering is, is it safe to slowly stop taking my meds? And to try and give this disorder and struggles to God?

 

[madison1101]

What makes you think that you are NOT giving the eating disorder to God by being on the meds? Medication is not rejecting God. It is utilizing all of the tools available to work through the symptoms that accompany an eating disorder. Those symptoms can include depression and anxiety. Early recovery is very difficult with medication and nearly impossible for some without it.

Eating disordered behavior is usually used to replace dealing with negative emotions, like depression and anxiety. The medication makes learning not to use the ED behavior easier.

My stongest suggestion is to stay with the medications and whatever adjustments are needed until you have a good year of recovery from the eating disorder and have worked through the negative emotions that are being suppressed by it. After that, you can discuss weaning off of them with your psychiatrist.

 

[madison1101]

Accidentally posted twice. Oops.

 

[goldenviolet]

listen to doc. meds aren't always fun, but doc knows better than we do. you pray for doc's wisdom and then trust that God has directed doctor to talking good care of your needs.

 

[Celtic Camel]

to be brief...I found that for me to really give the ed over to God meant trusting Him in every aspect of my healing, which included med's... without the med's I never would have been stable enough to deal with the emotional work that I needed to address... if your dr recommends it, I reckon it's worth a go... gotta be better than being under the control of ed...

 

[NinadeDios777]

i pretty much agree with everyone else here but i have one thing to add --it is NEVER safe to stopmeds without talking to you dr. fist.

 

[Tinese]

Let me tell you something honey God takes care of all and all you have to do is ask .