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Suggest Remedy For Anorexia

Hi, im female 20, 145cm tall and have a severe problem with anorexia, 3 months ago i started a very low 250 calorie per day, Will i die? how long have i got? Can i avoid death by taking multivitamins instead of increasing my calorie intake? what is the bare minimum for being sedentary?
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Hello,
Thanks for putting your query on HCM.
If I had similar patient visiting my clinic I would have advised her to first increase calorie intake as even if you have sedentary lifetsyle ,bare minimum you require 1600-1800 calories per day.250 calories is far low than body requirements to sustain functions properly.Multivitamins wont help much as they form only 3 to 5 % of daily diet requirements which can be easily obtained if you eat well.
I would have also started her with antidepressant which shows promising results in anorexia like Escitalopram 10 mg.
Hope I have solved your query.If you have any other query please feel free to ask.
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Suggest Remedy For Anorexia

Hello, Thanks for putting your query on HCM. If I had similar patient visiting my clinic I would have advised her to first increase calorie intake as even if you have sedentary lifetsyle ,bare minimum you require 1600-1800 calories per day.250 calories is far low than body requirements to sustain functions properly.Multivitamins wont help much as they form only 3 to 5 % of daily diet requirements which can be easily obtained if you eat well. I would have also started her with antidepressant which shows promising results in anorexia like Escitalopram 10 mg. Hope I have solved your query.If you have any other query please feel free to ask.