Guest guest Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Is he on any medications? Many medications that treat anxiety or depression will cause an increased appetite. This could be the issue. Not sure since I don't know if he's on medications. If he is, you might want to check with your son's dr and have his meds changed. He also might be going through a growth spurt. My oldest son, who is not Aspergers, had a phase where it seemed he ate every hour. He stayed real thin though so I didn't worry, except for my grocery bill! ne > From: <denise092769@...> > Subject: ( ) complusive eating > > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems > and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd > shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket > and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it > for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is > real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to > my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if > you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his > eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue > with him he has meltdowns over food > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 – My question is the same as ne’s regarding medications. Your situation sounds very similar to what we have experienced with my 20 yo son. He used to be obsessed with food – my husband (his step-dad) frequently told him he needed to find another hobby. We would hardly finish one meal before he was asking what was for the next meal or asking for a snack, a soda, etc. He was also extremely overweight plus had metabolic syndrome (precursor to diabetes) and high cholesterol and triglycerides requiring medications. In May, doctor switched him from Abilify to Intuniv. Wow, what a huge difference this has made. He no longer obsesses over food or craves sweets and his appetite has decreased dramatically. He has lost over 50 pounds (from 258 to 204) and looks fantastic though he could still stand to lose a little more weight. CIndy From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of susanne hansenSent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 9:48 AM Subject: Re: ( ) complusive eating Is he on any medications? Many medications that treat anxiety or depression will cause an increased appetite. This could be the issue. Not sure since I don't know if he's on medications. If he is, you might want to check with your son's dr and have his meds changed. He also might be going through a growth spurt. My oldest son, who is not Aspergers, had a phase where it seemed he ate every hour. He stayed real thin though so I didn't worry, except for my grocery bill! ne> From: <denise092769@...>> Subject: ( ) complusive eating> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems> and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd> shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket> and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it> for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is> real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to> my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if> you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his> eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue> with him he has meltdowns over food> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Only medicine he on is insulin for diabetes my boy said was on medicines for aspergers and ocd abilfy made sugar go up. And concerta made anxiety were like screaming someone choking him. Medicine did work well for him Sent via BlackBerry from T-MobileFrom: " Elgamal" <cindyelgamal@...>Sender: Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:11:27 -0600< >Reply Subject: RE: ( ) complusive eating – My question is the same as ne’s regarding medications. Your situation sounds very similar to what we have experienced with my 20 yo son. He used to be obsessed with food – my husband (his step-dad) frequently told him he needed to find another hobby. We would hardly finish one meal before he was asking what was for the next meal or asking for a snack, a soda, etc. He was also extremely overweight plus had metabolic syndrome (precursor to diabetes) and high cholesterol and triglycerides requiring medications. In May, doctor switched him from Abilify to Intuniv. Wow, what a huge difference this has made. He no longer obsesses over food or craves sweets and his appetite has decreased dramatically. He has lost over 50 pounds (from 258 to 204) and looks fantastic though he could still stand to lose a little more weight. CIndy From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of susanne hansenSent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 9:48 AM Subject: Re: ( ) complusive eating Is he on any medications? Many medications that treat anxiety or depression will cause an increased appetite. This could be the issue. Not sure since I don't know if he's on medications. If he is, you might want to check with your son's dr and have his meds changed. He also might be going through a growth spurt. My oldest son, who is not Aspergers, had a phase where it seemed he ate every hour. He stayed real thin though so I didn't worry, except for my grocery bill! ne> From: <denise092769@...>> Subject: ( ) complusive eating> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems> and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd> shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket> and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it> for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is> real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to> my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if> you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his> eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue> with him he has meltdowns over food> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 He not overweight. I'm trying get gim to eat less. I dated my boyfriend when his son was 12 now he 14. He has no mom I do love him if he mine. I need a lot help. My boyfriend live with his father. The grandfather interferred instead worked as a team. He moved out. I moved in his behavior is a little better I know I need a lot of help thanks for your inputSent via BlackBerry from T-MobileFrom: " Elgamal" <cindyelgamal@...>Sender: Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:11:27 -0600< >Reply Subject: RE: ( ) complusive eating – My question is the same as ne’s regarding medications. Your situation sounds very similar to what we have experienced with my 20 yo son. He used to be obsessed with food – my husband (his step-dad) frequently told him he needed to find another hobby. We would hardly finish one meal before he was asking what was for the next meal or asking for a snack, a soda, etc. He was also extremely overweight plus had metabolic syndrome (precursor to diabetes) and high cholesterol and triglycerides requiring medications. In May, doctor switched him from Abilify to Intuniv. Wow, what a huge difference this has made. He no longer obsesses over food or craves sweets and his appetite has decreased dramatically. He has lost over 50 pounds (from 258 to 204) and looks fantastic though he could still stand to lose a little more weight. CIndy From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of susanne hansenSent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 9:48 AM Subject: Re: ( ) complusive eating Is he on any medications? Many medications that treat anxiety or depression will cause an increased appetite. This could be the issue. Not sure since I don't know if he's on medications. If he is, you might want to check with your son's dr and have his meds changed. He also might be going through a growth spurt. My oldest son, who is not Aspergers, had a phase where it seemed he ate every hour. He stayed real thin though so I didn't worry, except for my grocery bill! ne> From: <denise092769@...>> Subject: ( ) complusive eating> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems> and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd> shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket> and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it> for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is> real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to> my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if> you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his> eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue> with him he has meltdowns over food> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 My son is 20 and he weighs 304, I have told his doctor that I felt the prozac was causing his weight gain, but he wouldn't listen to me. He is obsessed with food too. I am so glad I saw your post because now I will ask the doctor about this medication and see if my son can change to it. Are there any bad side effects? plj> From: <denise092769@...>> Subject: ( ) complusive eating> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems> and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd> shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket> and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it> for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is> real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to> my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if> you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his> eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue> with him he has meltdowns over food> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 he not on meds anymore the sideaffects made him think he was being choked plus he a diabetic made his sugar high he medium built plus he tallFrom: Patti Journey <pjpoo78363@...> Sent: Thu, December 16, 2010 9:48:41 PMSubject: RE: ( ) complusive eating My son is 20 and he weighs 304, I have told his doctor that I felt the prozac was causing his weight gain, but he wouldn't listen to me. He is obsessed with food too. I am so glad I saw your post because now I will ask the doctor about this medication and see if my son can change to it. Are there any bad side effects? plj> From: <denise092769@...>> Subject: ( ) complusive eating> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems> and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd> shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket> and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it> for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is> real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to> my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if> you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his> eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue> with him he has meltdowns over food> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 , If he's not on any meds then I would get him to a doctor to make sure his diabeties is being address properly and to see if there could be any other medical reason for the compulsive eating. If it's nothing medical, then it could be psycological and you might want to have him assessed for that. Other than that I don't know. I could just very well be a normal growth spurt. Good luck! ne > > > >> From: <denise092769@...> > >> Subject: ( ) complusive eating > >> > >> Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:41 PM > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> hi my dj is 14 he has as and ocd anxiety problems > >> and paranoria and diabetic issues on sat we took jd > >> shopping to teach value of a dollar. we went to supermarket > >> and a price club we bought peanut butter i know he had it > >> for lunch on sun today tuesday it was two pack the jar is > >> real big 2lbs in each jar tonight i was gonna have some to > >> my surprised the first jar almost empty all thats left is if > >> you scrap it out man i was mad i didnt say anything yet his > >> eating out of control he over eating . food is a big issue > >> with him he has meltdowns over food > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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