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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a woman in my 30s with diagnosed binge eating disorder. The hiding/shame is the big red flag here, although of course the eating/weight is a problem. I know you were just trying to get her to stop, but the bug warning and hiding food from her just reinforces the shame. It's a spiral.

For me, I had to get CBT from a therapist AND started Vyvanse - an ADHD drug. Tons of kids are on Vyvanse for ADHD, and to me, Binge Eating Disorder is just as serious and can have even more physical repercussions because of the overeating. I wouldn't hesitate to put my tween/teen on Vyvanse to see if it helped. I don't understand how it works but it totally calms the obsessive thoughts about eating/eating large quantities. I'm on a low dose.

The CBT definitely helped too, but on days I miss the Vyvanse, I can tell. I hope that in the future I won't need it, my skills I learned in therapy will be strong enough, but for now I do.

I personally, with my experience, would probably get her on Vyvanse and into counseling specific to the hiding eating and shame. As a parent I'd get into counseling too to learn how to support it (no over restricting, no hiding, etc). My hope would be that by catching it early enough, she may only need to stay on the Vyvanse a short time (a year or two) while she strengthens her skills she learns in counseling. But to catch it early is a HUGE blessing.

It will only get worse - far, far worse - as she gets older if you continue down this path. Take it very seriously as a medical/mental health issue now. It is NOT a moral failing, its not a failing of your parenting. Weight issues & food are so tied up in our culture with self judgement and if you're "disciplined" enough, but for some people it really is an issue of something off balance. I can tell you for me, I think there was a genetic component based on the behaviors of one of my parents. [/quote]

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