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 COMPULSIVE
OVEREATING
Compulsive overeaters, also known
as binge eaters, overeat but do not purge, which usually leads them to
become overweight. The pattern of eating may range from three meals a
day plus snacks in between to eating throughout the day, instead of
eating large amounts all at once. Almost everyone overeats occasionally,
and sometimes depending on the circumstances individuals may need to
eat a large amount of food. What separates these situations from binge
eating starts with feeling as though one cannot control one's eating.
Symptoms
 Eating
to the point of discomfort and eating even when not hungry
Often
feel depressed or embarrassed about eating habits
Cognitive-behavioral
therapy teaches people how to keep track of their eating and change
their unhealthy eating habits, as well as changing the way they
react in difficult situations.
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for help, now.
Sedative-Hypnotics
Sedative-hypnotics are central
nervous system (CNS) depressants, a category of drugs that slow normal
brain function.
Among the medications that are
commonly prescribed for these purposes are the following:
Barbiturates, such as
mephobarbital (Mebaral) and pentobarbital sodium (Nembutal), which
are helpful in treating anxiety, tension, and sleep disorders.
Benzodiazepines, such as
diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide HCl (Librium), and alprazolam (Xanax),
which can be prescribed to treat anxiety, acute stress reactions,
and panic attacks; the more relaxing benzodiazepines, such as
triazolam (Halcion) and estazolam (ProSom) can be prescribed for
short-term treatment of sleep disorders
Symptoms
Amount
and duration of substance intake is longer than intended
Efforts
to control intake are not successful
A
great deal of effort is put into obtaining, using, or
recovering from effects of the substance
Due
to use of substance, other activities (social, work-related,
leisure) are reduced or abandoned
Substance
is used even when known to cause or exacerbate a persistent
or recurrent psychological, or physical problem
Tolerance
of the substance
A two-stage approach is
often used in treating the addicted patient. Detoxification of the
drug followed by long-term rehabilitation.
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for help, now.
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