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Are There Any Treatments Or Ways To Cope From Emotional Binge Eating?
Question: Are there any treatments or ways to cope from emotional binge eating (significant overeating unhealthy foods to cope with stress and anxiety).
Brief Answer:
Treatment of stress will reduce the episodes of binge eating
Detailed Answer:
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A lot of individuals suffering from emotional issues show abnormal eating patterns some times even binge eating. Such over eating or binge eating episodes result in gain in weight and this further increase the stress.
Reduction of stress would result in reduction of binge eating episodes. Drugs like SSRIs especially Fluoxetine can prove useful in your symptoms. The drug is known to reduce the stress and anxiety and will thus reduce the binge eating episodes. The drug is also commonly used drugs in bulimia nervosa in which binge eating behaviour is commonly seen. Apart from this relaxation exercises like yoga, progressive muscle relaxation exercise when done regularly help to reduce the stress and this will reduce the binge eating episodes. But combination of medicines and relaxation exercises gives best results. So please visit a psychiatrist for evaluation and prescription of Fluoxetine. The drug is also safe in terms of side effects.
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Treatment of stress will reduce the episodes of binge eating
Detailed Answer:
Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic
A lot of individuals suffering from emotional issues show abnormal eating patterns some times even binge eating. Such over eating or binge eating episodes result in gain in weight and this further increase the stress.
Reduction of stress would result in reduction of binge eating episodes. Drugs like SSRIs especially Fluoxetine can prove useful in your symptoms. The drug is known to reduce the stress and anxiety and will thus reduce the binge eating episodes. The drug is also commonly used drugs in bulimia nervosa in which binge eating behaviour is commonly seen. Apart from this relaxation exercises like yoga, progressive muscle relaxation exercise when done regularly help to reduce the stress and this will reduce the binge eating episodes. But combination of medicines and relaxation exercises gives best results. So please visit a psychiatrist for evaluation and prescription of Fluoxetine. The drug is also safe in terms of side effects.
Thanks, Hope this helps you, if you have more doubts you can ask again.
Take care
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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