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My weight is increasingly alarming. i'm not anorexic but still pretty underweight. what should i do?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Med eval: Please start with a comprehensive assessment by your family doctor. He or she will assess for medical causes. Take care.

Answered 6/27/2013

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