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By: Pieter

Pieter — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:15:59 +0000

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By: mean momma

mean momma — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:13:59 +0000

I don't think your making a big deal out of it, I think your step-mom still has an eating disorder and needs help, if she's already thin why does she need pills to control her appetite, she can eat healthy and exercise without gaining weight, there are side effects to most diet suppressants and you should be concerned because your sisters maybe headed in that same direction.
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By: Steven D

Steven D — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:59 +0000

I’m glad to hear that you love her so much to be concerned. Have you spoken to your Dad about this? The next step is to see her in the hospital with tubes stuck into almost all of her orifices. Since she’s been at this for an extended period, I’m afraid that there’s no intervention that will help. I feel for you but you’re pretty much out of the loop. You can speak to your Doctor, what he will do is beyond me.
My wishes are with you, have strength, things will go down hill quickly.
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By: egypt5

egypt5 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:09:59 +0000

Hi, thats so wonderful that you are concerned about her. I definitely would be as well. My parents are both in the medical field so I know a bit myself about these sort of things. I would suggest first going to the person with the most sway over your stepmom and get them to talk to her about the very serious potenial health problems that could arrise from what shes doing. Talking to a doctor is by no means a bad thing to do. If it means the health of your stepmom, I would suggest arranging a meeting with your stepmom, her doctor, and possibly yourself if the doctor needs someone from the outside of her problem to give their opinion…
i hope this helps.
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By: Heather's mom

Heather's mom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:07:59 +0000

Wow. That’s all I can say. This person obviously has a problem, and unfortunately you’re not in a position to get inside her head and heal her. Personally I think she should seek professional help. You can ask your doctor if s/he can recommend someone, but you probably can’t drag her with you to the doctor; you may just need to accept that you can’t change her. You just have to learn the tools to accept what you can’t change.

Good luck.
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By: dev33133

dev33133 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:05:59 +0000

sounds like she most likely suffers from anorexia. she should really be seeing a doctor. all the diet pills and starving herself can add up to a ton of health problems. i wish i had a simple answer but she does need help. good luck.
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By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:03:59 +0000

you have every right to be scared..your step mom is extremely skinny and taking this huge amount of pills could lead to heart, blood, and a couple of other problems in her body...if she becomes too skinny she will have a problem with her stomach and her internal organs and the same the limited space they have
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By: Ginny Jin

Ginny Jin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:01:59 +0000

After fifteen years of this I would say it's a bit late for an intervention. I think she should be left alone now because she won't change and the harm has already been done.
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By: Nrclptcrkr41

Nrclptcrkr41 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:59:11 +0000

Should I be concerned about my already-skinny stepmother’s unending quest to be thinner?
My stepmom is already thin. People comment on it all the time with worry in their voices. She’s always been thin, yet she will not be convinced that she doesn’t need to lose weight. In the 15 years I’ve known her, she has not stopped counting calories, avoiding carbs, taking up fad diets (South Beach, Atkins, Weight Watchers, Master Cleanse, etc., etc.), and skipping meals altogether. Our refrigerator contains nothing but low-fat / fat-free / diet / low-calorie / 0-calorie / negative-calorie products. Now, just a few days ago, I found something that really sent up a red flag: a stash of appetite suppressants and diet pills that fills a kitchen drawer and two cupboards. It includes:

-"Quick Boost" Energy Drink Mix / Dietary Supplement from Quick Weight Loss Center (24 boxes, each containing 14 units)

-"Herbal-Slim Lite" from Quick Weight Loss Center (3 bottles, each containing 180 capsules)

-"EFA" Essential Fatty Acid Dietary Supplement from Quick Loss Weight Center (8 bottles, each containing 120 capsules)

-"Carb Blocker" from Quick Loss Weight Center (8 bottles, each containing 90 capsules)

-"Herbal-Slim Metabolizer" from Quick Loss Weight Center (4 bottles, each containing 180 capsules)

-"15-Day Weight Loss Cleanse & Flush" (1 bottle containing 60 capsules)

-"Fücothin" Concentrated Fucoxanthin (1 bottle containing 60 capsules)

-"Zenergize: Burn" Natural Weight Loss Boost (2 boxes, each containing 10 units)

-"Naturalean Complete: Trim Effects Crave Control Formula" (1 bottle containing 100 capsules)

-"Glycotrol" from the Houston Weight Loss & Lipo Center (2 bottles, each containing about 50 pills)

-"Slim Shots" Liquid Appetite Controller (1 box containing 30 shots)

I hope my stepmother is not taking all of these products concurrently. It appears that she’s at least sampled each one, and worked her way through many of them. A quick glance over these products reveals that few, if any, are FDA-approved. "Slim Shots" claims that four separate studies point to the efficacy of their product, but I can’t find any of these studies published anywhere. The claims of some of the other products (e.g. Fücothin) seem to be based on results of preliminary studies that have not yet been replicated. And although they all claim to be "all-natural" and "chemical-free," they seem to have effects on the body that could still be dangerous: altering the pancreas’ absorption capacity, changing the body’s base metabolic rate, making the body feel full when it is actually hungry, etc. And isn’t GlycoTrol intended for people with diabetes? I know my stepmother is not diabetic.

The worst part is that my sister and stepsister, both teenagers, have learned that the compulsive quest for thinness is completely normal and that taking supplements for weight loss is nothing unusual. My sister, who is 19 and perfectly thin, berated me today after I criticized her for taking Sim Shots. She claims to have her own sizable stash in her room somewhere.

Am I making a big deal out of nothing, or is there cause for legitimate concern here? Is this grounds for some sort of intervention? Should I talk to my doctor?
I should probably add that I’ve heard through the family grapevine that my stepmother has suffered from eating disorders as a teenager and young woman.