Unhelpful doctor?

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I used to be bulimic. I got reallybad one day and called bEAT helpline and described what I thought was EDnos but she told me I was severely bulimic, had been for about a year, and to ask for an emergency appointment with my doctor.

I went, and told him everything. I handed him a letter explaining things and said i was very afraid to move to university in case it got worse. i was hysterically crying and shaking. He looked at me and said I looked healthy enough and didn't have an eating disorder, but was depressed. He said I needed to tell my parents (i'm 18) and if I camee back with my mother he'd put me on anti-depressants. He then told me if I didn't tell her and went somewhere else for medication I'd probably "be found swinging in your university flat".

I never got any help for my bulimia/"depression", but recovered through determination and displacing my issues with a vegan diet.

Is the way the doctor treated me allowed?

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  • Jen118584
    14 years ago

    First, I'm glad to hear that you're recovering on your own. Second, I'm not even a doctor and I can tell you that this doctor is a moron and you should definitely report him. Third, the reason you appear relatively healthy after suffering from bulimia for a full year is the simple fact that our bodies are very intelligent. In bulimics, the body becomes used to only being supplied with nutrients for short periods of time. So when you binge, your body quickly digests and absorbs everything it possibly can before you purge. Thus, you won't see the starved appearance in bulimics the way you would in an anorexic.

    To answer your question, no, the way this doctor treated you was extremely unethical and with a complete lack of respect as an adult. Report him, this man should not be allowed to practice medicine.

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    • PoisonFlowers
      14 years ago

      I agree 100%%

      The way he treated you was absolutely sickening. I am so glad that you recovered - no thanks to that idiot.

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  • christine
    14 years ago

    Go to a new doctor ASAP- preferrably one wo specializes in eating disorders and nutrition. You should also file a complaint about the one you saw because he was very unprofessional.

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  • DragonQueen
    10 years ago

    Most Doctors are very annoying. They will do as little as possible to help you. Try not put to much faith in them. Let your body heal on its own. It will, mine did. As long as you are not over 45ish something. That's why u always see old coots lined up in the doctor's office. They have lost the ability to heal. Their cells cannot regenerate at a fast enough rate. That why they need Antibiotics or Something.

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  • graphic_nature
    12 years ago

    It's very normal for doctors to be pill-pushers. Doesn't make it right. It's like they don't genuinely care anymore, you're just a number.

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  • ruralfrights
    14 years ago

    Report that SOB to the Board of Oversight.

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