how long before you noticed side effects/what were they?

[louise123]

pretty much self explanatory in the title..

but i was just wondering when everyone started noticing their first negative symptoms, what were they, how they progressed etc.

also is it positive to not have too many side effects if you're careful? because i hear about these people who have been bulimics for years..

[arizona45]

I have been bulimic for 3 years and in the last few months have started to notice things like there's a hole in my tooth, and I had a really painful mouth sore from the constant purging. I usually wake up with a sore throat nowadays as well. It took a while for the negative side effects to catch up with me but they're a pain in my rear already.

[PleaseClaimMe]

When I first started purging, I had these terrible frights where I felt like I was going to get a heartattack. Oddl enough, they went away and I haven't had them in 3 years. Maybe I'm getting enough potassium now in a vitamin? I don't know. But not much really, other than feeling crappy and having mouth sores. Oh, and I didn't have a period after 3 months. I also had a bone density scan and after a year I have osteopoenia. I probably have a lot more, but I like to feel like I'm invincible

[sunrayshay]

Im not bulimic but a purging anorectic , but things from purging mouth sores, GERD, delayed gastric emptying, and chest pain/palpitations , dehydration causing hospitalization ect and those came soon after I started purging regularly som 8ish years ago.

[Portia]

- My digestion is screwed up.
- My body is retaining water.
- I have a hole in my tooth. (This is a first for me)
- I feel get naseus if I eat "too much" (Still within what others consider normal. Not af Binge)
- I have huge dark circles under my eyes because I'm dehydrated
- I'm exhausted.
- Osteopenia

^(After 5 years of B/P'ing)

When I was B/p-ing three times a day:
- Serious heart trouble. (After a few months)
- Dizziness. (Immidiately)
- Leg cramps. (IAfter a month)
- Fainting. (After a month)

[hipbonesprotrudeplease]

I've only been doing it a year, so there's not too much~ only the heart palpitations sometimes, and the broken capillaries around my eyes.

[bravebones]

I've been Bulimic for a long time...I am 26. Although I can't remember when they first started, my symptoms include:
bloodshot eyes, dark circles, definitely canker sores in my mouth, super sensitive teeth, dizziness, vertigo, chest pain, muscle cramps, swollen glands in my neck and under my jaw, tears in the esophagus, and the list goes on. Save yourself.

[nicky21]

The first two months - very dry skin, mood swings, swollen glands, sore throat, muscle twitches,
For the next five months - dizziness, freezing, heart flutters, massive hair loss, very sensitive teeth, chest pain, exhaustion, broken blood vessels in my eyes, poor circulation in extremities, forgetfulness, lack of concentration

I have only been doing it for 7 months. I was battling depression at that time and that's why I started purging. But I managed to beat that and now I am currently trying to stop the purging too.

[hollywood_girl]

Dizziness, lightheadedness, a really heavy heart beat, sore throat, swollen glads, bad (terrible) mood, puffy eyes and face.. yadda, yadda.
But the absolute WORST thing that has happened to me, is stained teeth. I've been doing it for two years now, and have stained teeth.
They used to be white, now theyre the colour of french fries. ITS DISGUSTING :'(

[helpimalive]

i guess i haven't had too many things.
i'm just waiting for the dentist to tell me my teeth are like 50% gone.
i do have a lot of stomach issues in the sense that my stomach is constantly producing acid because it's always ready for more food. so i feel sick to my stomach a lot.
in the beginning i had heart palpitations but they've sort of gone away.

not to say that any of this should make your judgement.
every single body is different and reacts to these things differently.