Posted by MB on August 7, 2001, at 14:17:54
In reply to Re: Can you counter Wellbutrin anorexia?, posted by sl on August 7, 2001, at 11:38:59
With all due friendliness and respect, "anorexia" simply means a loss of appetite with no implication of doing it "on purpose." The disorder where people starve themselves "on purpose" is called anorexia *nervosa*. Just a common misconception I wanted to elucidate. It would not be inappropriate to refer to a drug induced loss of appetite as anorexia. In fact, the class of drugs used to curb appetite are refered to as "anorectics." Again, I'm not nit-picking to be unkind. At least I don't think I am.
> I would say absolutely you can fight it.
> You're talking about loss of appetite, not anorexia, by the way. Anorexic people refuse to eat on purpose. People with no appetite just don't feel like it.
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