Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 and Judy, Thank you for sharing your knowledge about hormone shifts and night sweats related to anorexia-type behavior. Have you ever seen these night sweats in men? I met with a student, age 22, who put himself on a strict hypocaloric diet with 1hr exercise per day and was losing 4lbs per week consistently for over 3 months. He was referred by his MD to discuss transitioning to a weight-maintenance plan. At the time we met, he was 4 lbs away from his self-imposed goal weight. He was resistant to adapting his diet/routine to modify his weight loss rate until he met his goal weight (he has not returned for the follow-up although left a VM to report he achieved his goals weight). He complained extensively of night sweats, unexplained by his MD (his MD referred him on to an infectious disease specialist). His night sweats have continued for over a month. When you worked in the ED clinic, for how long did the women experience the night sweats? I am wondering if this rapid weight loss for him may have produced a hormone shift as well. If you have any ideas or suggestions of where I might learn more, I look forward to your feedback. Patience, MS, RD, LDN Temple University ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 and Judy, Thank you for sharing your knowledge about hormone shifts and night sweats related to anorexia-type behavior. Have you ever seen these night sweats in men? I met with a student, age 22, who put himself on a strict hypocaloric diet with 1hr exercise per day and was losing 4lbs per week consistently for over 3 months. He was referred by his MD to discuss transitioning to a weight-maintenance plan. At the time we met, he was 4 lbs away from his self-imposed goal weight. He was resistant to adapting his diet/routine to modify his weight loss rate until he met his goal weight (he has not returned for the follow-up although left a VM to report he achieved his goals weight). He complained extensively of night sweats, unexplained by his MD (his MD referred him on to an infectious disease specialist). His night sweats have continued for over a month. When you worked in the ED clinic, for how long did the women experience the night sweats? I am wondering if this rapid weight loss for him may have produced a hormone shift as well. If you have any ideas or suggestions of where I might learn more, I look forward to your feedback. Patience, MS, RD, LDN Temple University ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 , It really depended on how long the person had had the eating disorder. The longer they'd had it...or the more relapses they'd had...the longer it took for the body to return to normal again. Not just with night sweats, but with other things like bowel function as well. The body seems to learn not to trust after awhile, and " false starts " at recovery can make it even worse. Monika M. Woolsey http://www.afterthediet.com www.incyst.blogspot.com www.thisisyourbrainonpsychdrugs.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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