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What are the symptoms and treatment for anorexia?
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I'm a 16 year old girl in recovery from anorexia and recently my mum told me I've become a completely different person since having the disease. Is it normal for the illness to change your personality? Will I go back to the person I was once I'm better? Also, I've missed roughly 6 or 7 of my periods now. When will they come back and am I at risk of infertility? Thanks.
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HelloAnorexia nervosa is one of common psychiatric disorder seen in teenage girls. Chronically decreased nutrition status in body results in a number of serious complications and amenorrhea is one of them. Treatment consist of long term use of anti-depressant drugs of SSRI group and to improve nutrition balanced diet is given. The complications improve with improvement in nutritional status. You are on treatment and you have missed 6-7 cycles. See this will take time to get your menstrual cycle normal. Wait for nutritional status to come in normal range and you will see improvement.For change in mood and personality issues you should be given anti-depressants. Consult a psychiatrist for proper management and evaluation of personality traits if any. Most of individuals improve without any serious complications so there is no need to worry.Thanks, wish you a good health.