What is Binge Eating?

Binge eating episodes with a sense of lack of control. Binge eating usually does not include compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting, misuse of laxatives and other medications, or excessive exercise that are characteristic of bulimia nervosa.

What do patients take to treat Binge Eating and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
0

These charts show data from Binge Eating patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Binge Eating at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
93% Females
7% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 27
20-29 yrs 3
30-39 yrs 5
40-49 yrs 1
50-59 yrs 0
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 17
Not Officially Diagnosed 22

These charts show data from Binge Eating patients who have completed their condition history