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Hi guys I have an asus gtx 670 direct cu II top card which is working flawlessly, i love the performance and I had no problem with it, but I'm thinking to sell it and upgrade to sapphire hd 7970 GHz vapor-x card, is the performance diffidence worth upgrading? I know that my card performance almost matches regular gtx 680 and hd 7970 but how it's compared to the GHz one? My Regards .
Unless you got money to spare, I wouldnt do it. The difference isnt thát great, and unless you can sell that 670 for a significant portion of its original price, you'll get a quite low return on your investment. This is all unless you plan on doing lots of GPGPU, the 7970 would be quite the upgrade for that(for most apps).
no GPGPU, just gaming, I've just rechecked W1zzard's review for my card "I bought it after reading it", and realized, there is no difference with my cards performance and the gtx 680 \ hd 7970, in this case I might wait for next gen cards, what do you think?
Um yeah? Going from a 670 to a 7970 is just dumb. Nevermind having to deal with random AMD driver issues. By the way look at W1zzards system spec and keep in mind he could have any card he wants......
I guess I'll stick with my Asus card for now, on a side note, we have hd 4650m, 6770m, 4670, 7750, and 7950 amd cards, and we have never encountered any driver issues to date, it's just old wives tale , the same goes for nvidia's cards we own, gt 9500, 9600, 9600m, 450, 460, and my gtx 670, no driver issues either .
good choice! just OC your card if you want moar powah!! And yes, I've barely encountered driver problems with either brands. AMD "used to" suck years and years back but they make very good drivers now.
Well it's not an old wives tail honestly but if I start listing examples this will turn into one of those stupid AMD vs NVIDIA threads and nothing would get done. Anyway I'm glad you made the right choice.
I would not Upgrade to a 7970 if i had already had a 670,as far as AMD drivers go the only time ive had them crash is when my overclocking was not stable.
yeah, I guess I made the right choice, also I know it's not exactly old wives tale, but it's a very very old issues from the ATI age , as I told you I use both and love both, I'm fanboy of both. now after you mentioned it, the same happened to me when I overclocked the amd card too much, it was my fault, anyway long live the competition , so that we have great products .
I used AMD since the days of the RAGE GPU. I went NVIDIA last year for the first time for a reason. Ever since Nov. of 2011 the driver team has been running on a skeleton crew. Ever wonder why they release nothing but betas now instead of WHQL drivers monthly and a special tool to clean out older drivers? AMD hardware is AWESOME but the drivers for the past year or so have REALLY tanked. I had TONS of openGL issues and so did a lot of other users. Forget it if you run crossfire. Single card with basic gaming you might be ok but even then the install is a mess. I have got NOTHING against AMD man. I love their cards. I just want a well paid driver team to make good use of them!
Yea, keep your GTX670, because you have the best one already. If you want MOAR POWER then grab another GTX670.
I made the opposite switch I went from a HD 7970 from ASUS (DirectCuII TOP ) at 1100 MHz to a GTX 670 I would make that same change every single time. The ASUS card had advertised voltage support which didnt work Overvoltage with an ASUS motherboard by soldering wires also didnt work properly aka it raised VRM voltage not GPU voltage and this was from the looks intentionally done so false marketing if there ever was any. I paid $630 for the DirectCu II TOP 7970 at launch, great hardware terrible customer support from ASUS and junk drivers. I sold the card bought the GTX 670 FTW from EVGA clocked it to 1060 core 1139 boost i average 1179 boost. performance is withing 2% of my 7970 at 1100 mhz in most games. Also got the option of enabling SSAO in games like Skyrim which while it can be done on AMD is a far more involved process. I used applications like Autodesk Maya $4000 3D modeling App, 3DS Max, Mudbox, etc and from about 2010 on my 5850 crossfire to 6970 crossfire to 6950 crossfire to single card setups of the same cards to my 7970 those applications would hang or lag do to broken Open GL drivers it took AMD 27 driver revisions to fix the issue from what i remember counting. little over 2 years of terrible performance in those applications to the point I stopped modding games. I love the AMD hardware when it works its great but looking back while I could always get something to "work" it also tended to be a god damn headache. I went from 7300 Le to 7800GTX 512mb to 8800GTX 640mb then i swapped to AMD so 4870x2 to 5850 crossfire to 6970 crossfire to 6950 crossfire + SSD to 7970 I am now back on NVIDIA hardware again. Long story shor your GTX 670 is close enough to 7970 performance that its not really worth switching. any game your GTX 670 cant play the 7970 isnt going to be so much faster as to be fluidly playable.
Keep your GTX670, on the other had i love my EVGA GTX670 FTW very nice card, in the past i have only used 1 Radeon card and it was HD5770 not to sound like a broken record but i ran into driver issues with it every time a new on come had to uninstall the old ones and wrestle in the new drivers, plus at the time there was a pink driver problem causing windows color scheme to appear pinkish but it was fixed but then moved to a GTX460 and felt right back at home. I here AMD has since gotten better with drivers.
Thanks for your insight, and for letting me know that , as I've stated above my gtx 670 will stay, and your post made my decision to keep it grows stronger , the thing is seeing crysis 3 average FSP is in the 30s range with high end card worried me, as crysis is the start I kept thinking how it's gonna be in the near future when next gen console becomes mainstream and the games will be crysis 3 like, I thought my card wont stand a chance , Oh well, le just hope next gen games will be heavily optimized so that it can run better than crysis 3 now, "I have high hope as the new consoles architecture is PC like and that little gpu lying inside the PS4 is not a match for my 670" a man can only hope , say Amen guys .
You are going pretty much a side-grade than an upgrade. If you don't have any specific issues with your 670, I suggest you save up now and get a next gen card. Or SLI if you must. Even if I was in the market for a new card and was looking at these two cards, I would go with the 670 because nvidia drivers seem more stable.
AMD leaving a bad taste I have the Gigabyte WF 7950 and although it is a fast card, it's unreliable in most games. Even with the latest drivers, it still has artifacts or desktop crashing from time to time. In Rifts, artifacing occurs always after a certain amount of time. LoTRO crashes from time to time or freezes up altogether. Several other games stop playing after reaching a certain point. The issue for me is I expect this to happen with newer cards, but not from one that is a year old. Some of the blame can be placed on Gigabyte for releasing a new revision back in October 2012 that rendered the voltage locked. That and no OCing overhead made for a not-so-great experience considering the 560Ti I replaced it with never had a single issue over the 1.5 years I had it. I bought the 7950 because one of the fans failed on the 560Ti. Over the years two things I found on both AMD and nVidia cards - AMD makes blazing-fast, inexpensive cards with lots of OCing headroom but Beta-quality drivers AND nVidia makes solid cards with great driver support and not-so-great OCing headroom. With the issues I've had with this 7950, I'll take the stability of nVidia. I don't have my sig: Asus P67 Deluxe mobo Intel i7 2600K @ 4.6 GHz 8GB Ripjaws Samsung 256GB 840 Pro SSD (OS) Crucial M3 64GB (Games) WD 1TB 7200RPM SATA Gigabyte WF 7950 HAFX case Custom Watercooling Corsair 850 HX PSU
Did you make absolutely sure the former drivers were thouroughly cleaned before you installed that card? Just a question, but many things can go wrong when switching between drivers. While I know most people wont put up with the effort, I always like to do a clean format whenever I do something major like changing out my graphics card.
Yep, I did using Driver Sweeper and their latest driver cleaning software. I tried everything short of delete and re-install. As new drivers came out, things did improve but still nothing close to the 560Ti. For me, if it takes a company more than a year to produce stable drivers, I'm out. By the time they get it right, we are all upgrading already. I did like the 4850x2 but it too suffered from shoddy drivers. Again, maybe I got unlucky with Gigabyte, but I researched that 7950 for 3 months and Sapphire was out at the time. I was hoping to get the prior release but I guess the original 7950s were competing too well
I didn't notice this until after NewEgg's warranty expired. I could RMA is back to Gigabyte but I'm out a card until then. Do you all know what Gigabyte's policy is for RMAs?
It might be the card but I think it was Gigabyte that screwed it up since they released a new version of their WF 7950 right around October 2012. With that release, they locked the voltage and the OCing headroom was nada. Even a 10 point bump in the core made it unstable. Had I known at the time they did that, I would have asked for a refund but I didn't find that out until 40 days after when everyone else started to question what's up.


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By Kelsea Stahler, Hollywood.com Staff
The music world was shattered today when Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, lost his long battle with cancer at the age of 47. While fans begin to mourn a legend lost, some famous names took to Twitter to share their tributes to Yauch.
Russell Simmons, whose music site Global Grind broke the news about Yauch's passing, tweeted a sweet farewell to his longtime friend: ""Adam was incredibly sweet and the most sensitive artist who I loved dearly. I was always inspired by his work. He will be missed by all of us.""
In addition, celebs like Rev Run, Justin Timberlake, Common, and Donald Glover have taken to the social network to express their deep sadness at the music industry's immeasurable loss. Read what they had to say in 140 characters below.
Rev Run: R I P Adam... I'm devastated. Praying for Adam Yauch's family from the legendary Beastie Boys. Youll be missed!
Common: God Bless the soul of Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys. RIP
Justin Timberlake: Crushed to hear the news of Adam Yauch's passing. A true pioneer of art. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. #RIPMCA
Donald Glover: Adam Yauch was an amazing artist and one of the nicest people I've ever met. His music was some of my favorite. Truly saddened. RIP MCA.
Snoop Dogg: RIP MCA U are a Legend and a pioneer. #BeastieBoys4life
Jimmy Fallon:So sad to hear of the passing of Adam Yauch. He was a great performer, director, father, humanitarian and New Yorker. #RIPMCA
Tom Morello: Rip dear Adam Yauch. Words can't express the sadness and loss. Ur humor, talent & gentle soul are just irreplacable. Be at peace brother.
Q-Tip: RIP yauch and thank u mike and adam n adam 4 all of your help, the tours, the bball games, n great times. a humanitarian a tru friend
Boy George: Such sad news about Beastie Boy Adam Yauch. A fellow Buddhist and part of hip hop history!! R.I.P!
Kevin Smith: RIP Adam Yauch. You made my teenage years more fun and your art made it easier for me to do what I do. For a Beastie, you sure were a beaut.
Bryan Greenberg: SAD! The Beasties helped mold me. As a teen my bedroom was covered with their posters. R.I.P.# AdamYauch the Buddhist Beastie Philosopher
Occupy Wall Street: Adam Yauch marched with us in November over the Brooklyn Bridge. He was a visionary artist who never lost sight of his community. #RIP
Rainn Wilson: RIP Adam Yauch (MCA of the Beastie Boys). He was a super-genius, a visionary and, most importantly, a really good person.
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THEATER REVIEW: Garage Rep at Steppenwolf Theatre, with "The Three Faces of Doctor Crippen" ★★★½ (by The Strange Tree Group); "Heddatron" ★★★ (above, by Sideshow Theatre Company); and "Sonnets for an Old Century" ★★ (by UrbanTheater Company). Presented in rotating repertory through April 24 in the Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St.; tickets $20 at 312-335-1650 and www.steppenwolf.org
"The Three Faces of Doctor Crippen"
At the top of "The Three Faces of Doctor Crippen," a rather splendid little gothic thriller from Emily Schwartz and the aptly named Strange Tree Group, the rouge-loving character of Cora Crippen warbles that old Victorian sing-along classic, "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow (Bow-Wow)." As cheerily performed by Kate Nawrocki in a bath tub, it is at once funny, entertaining and perfectly horrifying. And it helps you understand why the notorious Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen would be inclined to poison and then dismember his profoundly irritating wife.
Aside from supposedly being the first criminal to be captured with the help of wireless communication — he was apprehended by Scotland Yard after a ship's captain tipped off Mr. Marconi as to his whereabouts — Dr. Crippen of Coldwater, Mich., was an interesting chap in any number of ways. After first landing in London, he developed a thing for an English typist named Ethel Le Neve (Delia Baseman), the same woman who starts off this show by tapping out the melody line to that song on her manual keys. When Ethel found herself preggers — or at least that was what she said — old Doc Crippen felt like he had no choice but to off Cora, the unforgiving missus.


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afternoon later in the summer, as the mother and a maid were raking up the hay, and the father and Eyvind were carrying it home, a little barefooted, bareheaded boy came hopping down the hill and across the field to Eyvind, to whom he handed a note.
You run well! said Eyvind.
I am paid for it, answered the boy. No answer was required, he said, so he made his way back again over the rock; for there was some one on the road, he explained, whom he did not want to meet. Eyvind opened the note with some trouble, for it was first folded in a stripthen folded again, then sealed and tied up.
Its contents were:
He is on his way; but it is slow work. Run into the wood and hide yourself.
No, Ill be hanged if I hide, thought Eyvind, looking defiantly up the hill. It was not long before an old man came in sight at the top of the hill; he rested, walked a little way, then rested again; both Thore and his wife stopped to look at him. Thore presently smiled; his wife, on the contrary, changed colour.
Do you know him?
Yes, one couldnt easily mistake him.
The father and son resumed their hay-carrying, but the latter managed it so that they were always one behind the other. The old man on the hill drew slowly nearer, like a heavy sou-wester. He was very tall and rather stout; his legs were weak, and he walked foot by foot leaning heavily on a staff. He soon came so near that they could see him distinctly; he stopped, took off his cap and wiped his head with his handkerchief. He was bald right to the crown of his head; had a round, puckered face, small, glistening, blinking eyes and bushy eyebrows; he had not lost a single tooth. When he spoke it was in a sharp, barking voice which hopped as if over gravel and stones; but every now and then it would dwell with great satisfaction upon the letter r, rolling it out, as it seemed, for yards, and at the same time jumping from one key to another. In his younger days he had been well known as a cheerful but hot-tempered man; in his old age, contrarieties of many sorts had made him passionate and suspicious.
Thore and his son had crossed and recrossed the meadow several times before Ole came up with them; they both knew quite well that he came for no good, therefore it seemed all the funnier that he could not get at them. They had both to appear quite serious and to speak very softly; but when this went on and on indefinitely the situation became irresistibly comic. A mere shred of a phrase that comes in aptly is enough, under such circumstances, to set people off; especially if there happens to be some danger in laughing. When at last the old man was only a few yards away, but seemed unable to get nearer, Eyvind said drily and softly:
What a heavy load he must be carrying! and it needed no more.
Youre surely out of your senses, whispered the father, although he was himself laughing.
Hm, hm! coughed Ole, on the hillside.
Hes tuning up! whispered Thore.
Eyvind fell on his knees before the haycock, buried his head in it and laughed. His father also bent down.
Lets get into the barn, whispered he, taking an armful of hay and marching away with it; Eyvind took up a small bundle and ran after him, bent double with laughter, and threw himself down in a convulsion as soon as he got into the barn. The father was a serious man, but if anybody set him off laughing he began with a gurgling, then came longer but broken trills until they flowed together in one roar, after which came wave upon wave with an ever-increasing backdraught. Now he was fairly set off; while the son lay on the floor, the father stood over him, and they both went into peals of laughter. They were subject every now and then to such hysterical fits; but this one came at the wrong time, said the father. At last they did not know what would come of it, for the old man must by this time have got to the farm.
I am not going out, said the father, I have no business with him.
Well, then, I shant go either, answered Eyvind.
Hm, hm! was heard just outside the barn-wall. The father shook his finger at the boy.
Will you get out with you?
Yes, if you go first.
No, off with you!
You go first! And they brushed each other down and went solemnly forth. When they had crossed the bridge
they saw Ole standing facing the kitchen door as if considering; he was holding his cap in the hand with which he held his staff, wiping the sweat off his bald head with his handkerchief, and at the same time ruffling up the bristles behind his ears and on his neck, so that they stuck out like spikes. Eyvind kept behind his father, who had therefore to bear the first brunt; and to get it over he said with stupendous solemnity:
This is a long way for a man of your years to come.
Ole turned round, looked keenly at him, and put his cap on straight before he answered: Yes, youre right there!
You must be tired; wont you come in?
Oh, I can rest where I am; my errand is not a long one.
Some one was peeping from the kitchen door; between her and Thore stood old Ole with the peak of his cap over his eyes; for the cap was too large now that his hair was gone. He had thus to throw his head very far back in order to see clearly; he held his staff pressed against his side when he was not gesticulating, and his one gesture was to throw his arm half out from him and hold it motionless as though guarding his dignity.
Is that your son standing behind you? he began, in a resolute voice.
They say so.
He is called Eyvind, isnt he?
Yes, they call him Eyvind.
He has been at one of these farming-schools down south?
Yes, I dont say he hasnt.
Well, my girl, my granddaughter Marit, she has gone mad lately.
I am sorry to hear it.
She wont have anything to do with any of the farmers sons who offer themselves.
They say hes turned her head: yes, that fellow, your son Eyvind.
The devil he has!
Look here, I dont like people running off with horses when I turn them out to pasture, and I dont like people running off with my daughters either, when I let them go to a dance; I dont like it at all.
No, of course not.
I cant go after them; I am old, I cant look after them.
Nono, nono!
I like things kept in order, you knowthe chopping-block to stand there and the axe to lie there, and the knife there; and here theyre to sweep and here theyre to throw out the rubbish, not at the door, but over in the corner, precisely there and nowhere else. So, when I say to her: not him, but him! then him it must be and not him!
No doubt.
But it isnt so. For three years she has said no, and for three years things have been amiss between us. This is bad; and its he thats to blame for it all; and I tell him before you, his father, that its no use, he must put a stop to it.
Well, well.
Ole looked a moment at Thore, then he said, You answer shortly.
Ive nothing more to say.
Here Eyvind could not help laughing, although he was in no laughing mood. But with cheerful people fear ever borders on laughter, and now he felt an impulse to laugh.
What are you laughing at? asked Ole, shortly and sharply.
Are you laughing at me?
God forbid! but his own answer made him want to laugh more.
Ole saw this and became furious. Both Thore and Eyvind tried to patch it up by putting on serious faces and inviting him to go indoors; but the accumulated wrath of three years was seeking an outlet, and was not to be stopped.
You mustnt think youre going to make a fool of me, he began; I am here to do my duty; I am looking to my grandchilds happiness as I understand it, and the laughter of a young puppy is not going to hinder me. One doesnt bring up girls to dump them down on the first cottars holding that offers, and one doesnt manage a farm for forty years to hand over everything to the first fellow that makes a fool of a girl. My daughter went and moped and carried on till she got herself married to a vagabond, and he drank them both to ruin, and I had to take the child and pay the piper; but curse me if my granddaughter is to go the same road! As sure as I am Ole Nordistuen of the Hill Farms, I tell you the minister shall sooner call the banns for the fairy folk up on the Nordal forest than he shall speak such names from the pulpit as Marits and yours, you jackanapes! Are you to go and scare proper suitors away from the farm, forsooth? Just you show your face there, my man, and youll travel down the hill again in a way you wont relish. You giggling imp, you! Do you suppose I dont know what youre thinking of, you and she? Youre thinking that old Ole Nordistuen will soon turn up his toes in the churchyard, and then youll trip away to the altar together! No, Ive lived sixty-six years now, and Ill show you, boy, that Ill live till youre both mighty sick of it! And, whats more, you can hang about the house till alls blue and you wont see so much as the sole of her foot, for Ill send her out of the district; Ill send her where shell be safe, so that you can flutter around like a laughing joy and marry the rain and the north wind. And now Ive nothing more to say to you; but you, his father, you know my mind, and if you wish him well youll make him bend the river in the way its got to run; I warn it off
He turned away with short, quick steps, lifting his right foot a little more strongly than the left, and muttering to himself.
Complete seriousness had fallen upon those he left behind; a foreboding of evil had mingled itself with their joking and laughter, and a blank pause followed as after a shock of terror. The mother, who had heard all from the kitchen door, looked anxiously at Eyvind with tears in her eyes; but she would not make things harder for him by saying a single word.
They all went indoors in silence, and the father, seating himself by the window, looked after Ole with a very serious countenance. Eyvind watched intently his slightest change of expression; for did not the future of the young people almost depend upon his first words? If Thore added his refusal to that of Ole, they could scarcely hope to get over it. His thoughts ran apprehensively from obstacle to obstacle; for a moment he saw only poverty, opposition, misunderstanding and wounded self-respect, and every resource he could think of seemed destined to fail him. His uneasiness was increased by his mothers standing there with her hand on the latch of the kitchen door, uncertain whether she had courage to stay in and await the upshot, and by her at last losing heart and slipping out. Eyvind looked steadily at his father, who, it seemed, was never going to look round; nor did the son venture to speak, for he understood that the thing must be fully thought out. But presently his soul had run its course of anxiety and regained its firmness. After all, he thought within himself as he looked at his fathers knitted brow, God alone can part us. And just at this moment something happened. Thore heaved a long sigh, rose, looked into the room and met his sons gaze. He stopped and looked long at him.
I should be best pleased if you gave her up, for one ought not to beg or bully oneself forward in the world. But if you wont give her up, tell me when youve made up your mind, and perhaps I may be able to help you.
He went to his work and his son went with him.
By the evening Eyvind had his plan complete: he would try for the post of District Inspector of Agriculture, and would beg the Principal of the College and the Schoolmaster to help him. Then, if she holds out, with Gods help I will win her through my work.
He waited in vain for Marit that evening, but as he waited he sang his favorite song:
Lift thy head, brave lad, for token
That, if past-time hopes be broken,
New ones sparkle in an eye,
That takes light from God on high.
Lift thy head, and gaze around thee,
Something new hath sought and found thee;
Something that with myriad voice
Bids the heart in thee rejoice.
Lift thy head; for harps are ringing,
Footsteps dancing, voices singing,
And the vault of heaven so blue,
Is thine own soul beaming through.
Lift thy head, and sing unchidden!
Spring disdains the winds frost-ridden;
When the sap is rich and clear
Burgeoning shoots will greet the year.
Lift thy head, baptized for ever
In the flood of hopes bright river,
That across the gleaming world
Like a rainbow is unfurled.
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This classic dish-turned-melt is straight from the South. Macaroni and cheese with pulled barbecue pork, caramelized onions, and Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grilled between slices of dense buttermilk bread.
Butter Spread
¾ cup (6 oz) Tillamook® Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
¾ cup (6 oz) mayonnaise
3 tablespoons (1½ oz) Tillamook® Unsalted Butter
4 yellow onions, sliced into ¼ inch strips
4 cups of pulled pork
2 cups of your favorite BBQ sauce
16 slices buttermilk bread (white is fine too)
24 slices Tillamook® Sharp Cheddar Cheese
8 cups of your favorite macaroni and cheese recipe
Butter Spread
In a mixer, beat butter and mayonnaise with the paddle attachment until well mixed. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to incorporate all butter as it may stick to the bowl.
Mac and Cheese "singles"
Prepare your favorite macaroni and cheese recipe. When finished, spread evenly into a sheet pan or casserole dish to a thickness of about ¾ inch. Cover with plastic wrap and cool in refrigerator. Once chilled, cut the macaroni and cheese into squares that are slightly smaller than the diameter of your bread.
Caramelized onions
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a heavy bottomed sauté pan. Add sliced onions and cook over a medium heat stirring frequently until onions have caramelized. Season with salt and black pepper to taste
BBQ Pork
Heat up BBQ sauce and add pulled pork. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
Assembly of sandwiches
Generously butter one side of each slice of bread with the butter spread. Be sure to butter to the very edges! On unbuttered side, lay one slice of cheese. On top of the cheese, lay one "single" of chilled macaroni and cheese and top with another slice of cheese. Then add ½ cup BBQ pork mixture and top with ¼ cup caramelized onions. Finally, cover the onions with one slice of cheese and top it off with a slice of bread, buttered side out.
Heat griddle to about 350°F. Place all sandwiches on griddle and allow to cook slowly. If your heat is too high it will burn the bread and the inside will not be hot. Once golden brown, gently flip and repeat until cheese is melted and hot. If the bread browns prior to the inside being hot, place pan with sandwiches in oven at 450°F to allow to finish.


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Anorexia nervosa
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anorexia/DS00606
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. People with anorexia nervosa attempt to maintain a weight that's far below normal for their age and height. To prevent weight gain or to continue losing weight, people with anorexia nervosa may starve themselves or exercise excessively.
Anorexia (an-oh-REK-see-uh) nervosa isn't really about food. It's an unhealthy way to try to cope with emotional problems. When you have anorexia nervosa, you often equate thinness with self-worth.
Anorexia nervosa can be difficult to overcome. But with treatment, you can gain a better sense of who you are, return to healthier eating habits and reverse some of anorexia's serious complications.
Some people with anorexia lose weight mainly through severely restricting the amount of food they eat. They may also try to lose weight by exercising excessively. Others with anorexia binge and purge, similar to bulimia. They control calorie intake by vomiting after eating or by misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas.
No matter how weight loss is achieved, anorexia has a number of physical, emotional and behavioral signs and symptoms.
Physical anorexia symptoms
Physical signs and symptoms of anorexia include:
- Extreme weight loss
- Thin appearance
- Abnormal blood counts
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Dizziness or fainting
- A bluish discoloration of the fingers
- Hair that thins, breaks or falls out
- Soft, downy hair covering the body
- Absence of menstruation
- Constipation
- Dry skin
- Intolerance of cold
- Irregular heart rhythms
- Low blood pressure
- Dehydration
- Osteoporosis
- Swelling of arms or legs
Emotional and behavioral anorexia symptoms
Emotional and behavioral characteristics associated with anorexia include:
- Refusal to eat
- Denial of hunger
- Afraid of gaining weight
- Lying about how much food has been eaten
- Excessive exercise
- Flat mood (lack of emotion)
- Social withdrawal
- Irritability
- Preoccupation with food
- Reduced interest in sex
- Depressed mood
- Possible use of laxatives, diet aids or herbal products
When to see doctor
Anorexia, like other eating disorders, can take over your life. You may think about food all the time, spend hours agonizing over options in the grocery store and exercise to exhaustion. You also may have a host of physical problems that make you feel generally miserable, such as dizziness, constipation, fatigue and frequently feeling cold. You may feel irritable, angry, moody, sad, anxious and hopeless. You might visit pro-anorexia websites, refer to the disease as your "friend," cover up in layers of heavy clothing, and try to get by on a menu of lettuce, carrots, popcorn and diet soda.
If you're experiencing any of these problems, or if you think you may have an eating disorder, get help. If you're hiding your anorexia from loved ones, try to find a confidant you can talk to about what's going on.
Anorexia red flags to watch for
It may be hard to notice signs and symptoms of anorexia because people with anorexia often go to great lengths to disguise their thinness, eating habits or physical problems.
If you're concerned that a loved one may have anorexia, watch for these possible red flags:
- Skipping meals
- Making excuses for not eating
- Eating only a few certain "safe" foods, usually those low in fat and calories
- Adopting rigid meal or eating rituals, such as cutting food into tiny pieces or spitting food out after chewing
- Cooking elaborate meals for others but refusing to eat
- Repeated weighing of themselves
- Frequent checking in the mirror for perceived flaws
- Complaining about being fat
- Not wanting to eat in public
Unfortunately, many people with anorexia don't want treatment, at least initially. Their desire to remain thin overrides concerns about their health. If you have a loved one you're worried about, urge her or him to talk to a doctor.
The exact cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown. As with many diseases, it's probably a combination of biological, psychological and environmental factors.
- Biological. There may be genetic changes that make some people more vulnerable to developing anorexia. However, it's not clear specifically how your genes could cause anorexia. It may be that some people have a genetic tendency toward perfectionism, sensitivity and perseverance, all traits associated with anorexia. There's also some evidence that serotonin — one of the brain chemicals involved in depression — may play a role in anorexia.
- Psychological. Some emotional characteristics may contribute to anorexia. Young women may have obsessive-compulsive personality traits that make it easier to stick to strict diets and forgo food despite being hungry. They may have an extreme drive for perfectionism, which means they may never think they're thin enough.
- Environmental. Modern Western culture emphasizes thinness. The media are splashed with images of thin models and actors. Success and worth are often equated with being thin. Peer pressure may help fuel the desire to be thin, particularly among young girls.
Risk factors
Certain risk factors increase the risk of anorexia, including:
- Being female. Anorexia is more common in girls and women. However, boys and men have been increasingly developing eating disorders, perhaps because of growing social pressures.
- A young age. Anorexia is more common among teenagers. Still, people of any age can develop this eating disorder, though it's rare in people older than 40. Teenagers may be more susceptible because of all of the changes their bodies go through during puberty. They also may face increased peer pressure and may be more sensitive to criticism or even casual comments about weight or body shape.
- Genetics. Changes in certain genes may make people more susceptible to anorexia nervosa.
- Family history. Those with a first-degree relative — a parent, sibling or child — who had the disease have a much higher risk of anorexia nervosa.
- Weight changes. When people lose or gain weight — on purpose or unintentionally — those changes may be reinforced by positive comments from others if weight was lost, or by negative comments if there was a weight gain. Such changes and comments may trigger someone to start dieting to an extreme.
- Transitions. Whether it's a new school, home or job, a relationship breakup, or the death or illness of a loved one, change can bring emotional stress and increase the risk of anorexia nervosa.
- Sports, work and artistic activities. Athletes, actors and television personalities, dancers, and models are at higher risk of anorexia. For some, such as ballerinas, ultrathinness may even be a professional requirement. Sports associated with anorexia include running, wrestling, figure skating and gymnastics. Professional men and women may believe they'll improve their upward mobility by losing weight, and then take it to an extreme. Coaches and parents may inadvertently raise the risk by suggesting that young athletes lose weight.
- Media and society. The media, such as television and fashion magazines, frequently feature a parade of skinny models and actors. But whether the media merely reflect social values or actually drive them isn't clear-cut. In any case, these images may seem to equate thinness with success and popularity.
Anorexia can have numerous complications. At its most severe, it can be fatal. Death may occur suddenly — even when someone is not severely underweight. This may result from abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) or an imbalance of electrolytes — minerals such as sodium, potassium and calcium that maintain the balance of fluids in your body.
Complications of anorexia include:
- Death
- Anemia
- Heart problems, such as mitral valve prolapse, abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure
- Bone loss, increasing risk of fractures later in life
- In females, absence of a period
- In males, decreased testosterone
- Gastrointestinal problems, such as constipation, bloating or nausea
- Electrolyte abnormalities, such as low blood potassium, sodium and chloride
- Kidney problems
If a person with anorexia becomes severely malnourished, every organ in the body can be damaged, including the brain, heart and kidneys. This damage may not be fully reversible, even when the anorexia is under control.
In addition to the host of physical complications, people with anorexia also commonly have other mental disorders as well. They may include:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Personality disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Drug abuse
Preparing for your appointment
Treatment of anorexia is generally done using a team approach that includes medical providers, mental health providers and dietitians, all with experience in eating disorders.
Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointments, and know what to expect from your doctor and other health providers.
What you can do
- Write down any symptoms you're experiencing, including any that may seem unrelated to the reason for which you scheduled the appointment. If you can, try to recall when your symptoms began.
- Write down key personal information, including any major stresses or recent life changes.
- Make a list of all medications, vitamins and supplements that you're taking.
- Ask a family member or friend to come with you, if possible. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember all of the information provided to you during an appointment. Someone who accompanies you may remember something that you missed or forgot. A family member may also be able to give your doctor a fuller picture of your home life.
- Write down questions to ask your doctor so that you'll remember to cover everything you wanted to.
Some potential questions you might want to ask your doctor or other health care provider include:
- What kinds of tests do I need? Do these tests require any special preparation?
- Is this condition temporary or long lasting?
- What treatments are available, and which do you recommend?
- Is there a generic alternative to the medicine you're prescribing for me?
- Will my periods begin again?
- Are there any brochures or other printed material that I can take home with me? What websites do you recommend visiting?
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask, don't hesitate to ask questions of any of your providers anytime that you don't understand something.
What to expect from your doctor
Your doctor or other health care provider is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
- How long have you been worried about your weight?
- Do you exercise? How often do you exercise?
- Have you found any other ways to lose weight?
- Are you having any physical symptoms?
- Have you ever vomited because you were uncomfortably full?
- Have others expressed concern that you're too thin?
- Do you think about food often?
- Do you ever eat in secret?
- Have any of your family members ever had symptoms of an eating disorder or have any been diagnosed with an eating disorder?
Tests and diagnosis
When doctors suspect someone has anorexia, they typically run many tests and exams to help pinpoint a diagnosis, rule out medical causes for the weight loss, and also check for any related complications.
These exams and tests generally include:
- Physical exam. This may include measuring your height and weight; checking your vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and temperature; checking your skin and nails for dryness or other problems; listening to your heart and lungs; and examining your abdomen.
- Laboratory tests. These may include a complete blood count (CBC), and more specialized blood tests to check electrolytes and protein as well as functioning of your liver, kidney and thyroid. A urinalysis also may be done.
- Psychological evaluation. A doctor or mental health provider will ask about your thoughts, feelings and eating habits. You may also be asked to complete psychological self-assessment questionnaires.
- Other studies. X-rays may be taken to check for broken bones, pneumonia or heart problems. Electrocardiograms may be done to look for heart irregularities. Bone density testing may be done to check your bone health. Testing may also be done to determine how much energy your body uses, which can help in planning nutritional requirements.
Diagnostic criteria for anorexia
To be diagnosed with anorexia, you generally must meet criteria spelled out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association.
DSM diagnostic criteria for anorexia are:
- Refusal to maintain a body weight that is at or above the minimum normal weight for your age and height
- Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though you're underweight
- Denying the seriousness of having a low body weight, or having a distorted image of your appearance or shape
- In women who've started having periods, the absence of a period for at least three consecutive menstrual cycles
Some medical professionals believe these criteria may be too strict or don't accurately reflect symptoms in some people. Some people may not meet all of these criteria but still have an eating disorder and need professional help.
Treatments and drugs
When you have anorexia, you may need several types of treatment. If your life is in immediate danger, you may need treatment in a hospital emergency room for such issues as a heart rhythm disturbance, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances or psychiatric problems.
Here's a look at what's commonly involved in treating people with anorexia:
Medical care
Because of the host of complications anorexia causes, you may need frequent monitoring of vital signs, hydration level and electrolytes, as well as related physical conditions. In severe cases, people with anorexia may initially require feeding through a tube that's placed in their nose and goes to the stomach (nasogastric tube). A primary care doctor may be the one who coordinates care with the other health care professionals involved. Sometimes, though, it's the mental health provider who coordinates care.
Restoring a healthy weight
The first goal of treatment is getting back to a healthy weight. You can't recover from an eating disorder without restoring an appropriate weight and learning proper nutrition. A psychologist can work with you to develop behavioral strategies to help you return to a healthy weight. A dietitian can offer guidance on a healthy diet, including providing specific meal plans and calorie requirements that will help you meet your weight goals. Your family will also likely be involved in helping you maintain healthy-eating habits.
Individual, family-based and group therapy may all be beneficial.
- Individual therapy. This type of therapy can help you deal with the behavior and thoughts that contribute to anorexia. You can gain a healthier self-esteem and learn positive ways to cope with distress and other strong feelings. A type of talk therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is commonly used. Therapy may be done in day treatment programs, but in some cases, may be part of treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
- Family-based therapy. This therapy begins with the assumption that the person with the eating disorder is no longer capable of making sound decisions regarding his or her health and needs help from the family. An important part of family-based therapy is that the family is involved in making sure that healthy-eating patterns are followed. This type of therapy can help resolve family conflicts and muster support from concerned family members. Family-based therapy can be especially important for children with anorexia who still live at home.
- Group therapy. This type of therapy gives you a way to connect to others facing eating disorders. And informal support groups may sometimes be helpful. However, be careful with informal groups that aren't led by a mental health professional. For some people with anorexia, support groups might result in competitions to be the thinnest person there.
There are no medications specifically designed to treat anorexia because they haven't been found to work very well. However, antidepressants or other psychiatric medications can help treat other mental disorders you may also have, such as depression or anxiety.
In cases of medical complications, psychiatric emergencies, severe malnutrition or continued refusal to eat, hospitalization may be needed. Hospitalization may be on a medical or psychiatric ward. Some clinics specialize in treating people with eating disorders. Some may offer day programs or residential programs, rather than full hospitalization. Specialized eating disorder programs may offer more intensive treatment over longer periods of time. Also, even after hospitalization ends, ongoing therapy and nutrition education are highly important to continued recovery.
Treatment challenges in anorexia
Some cases of anorexia are much more severe than others. Less severe cases may take less time for treatment and recovery. One of the biggest challenges in treating anorexia is that people may not want treatment, may think they don't need it or may be concerned about weight gain. And, some people with anorexia don't see it as an illness, but instead promote it as a lifestyle choice.
Even if you do want to get better, the pull of anorexia can be difficult to overcome. Anorexia is often an ongoing, lifelong battle. Although symptoms may subside, you remain vulnerable and may have a relapse during periods of high stress or during triggering situations. For example, anorexia symptoms may go away during pregnancy only to return once your baby has been delivered. Ongoing therapy or periodic appointments during times of stress may be helpful.
Lifestyle and home remedies
When you have anorexia, it can be difficult to take care of yourself properly. In addition to professional treatment, follow these steps:
- Stick to your treatment plan. Don't skip therapy sessions and try not to stray from meal plans, even if they make you uncomfortable.
- Talk to your doctor about appropriate vitamin and mineral supplements. If you're not eating well, chances are your body isn't getting all of the nutrients it needs.
- Don't isolate yourself from caring family members and friends who want to see you get healthy. Understand that they have your best interests at heart.
- Resist urges to weigh yourself or check yourself in the mirror frequently. These may do nothing but fuel your drive to maintain unhealthy habits.
Alternative medicine
Although alternative medicine hasn't been well studied as a treatment for people with eating disorders, some alternative treatments can help reduce anxiety. And, such treatments may help people with eating disorders by increasing a sense of well-being and promoting relaxation. Alternative treatments that have been shown to reduce anxiety include:
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Yoga
- Meditation
Coping and support
You may find it difficult to cope with anorexia when you're hit with mixed messages by the media, culture, and perhaps your own family or friends. You may even have heard people joke that they wish they could have anorexia for a while so that they could lose weight.
So how do you cope with a disease that can be deadly when you may be getting messages that being thin is a sign of success?
- Remind yourself what a healthy weight is for your body, especially at times when you see images that may trigger your desire to restrict calories.
- Don't visit pro-anorexia websites. These sites can encourage you to maintain dangerous habits and trigger relapses. Anorexia isn't a lifestyle choice. It's a disease.
- Acknowledge that you may not always be the best judge of whether you're eating enough or are at a healthy weight.
- Identify problem situations that are likely to trigger thoughts or behavior that may contribute to your anorexia so that you can develop a plan of action to deal with them.
- Look for positive role models. Remind yourself that ultrathin models or actors showcased in women's magazines or gossip magazines may not represent healthy bodies.
If you're interested in joining a support group, ask your doctor if he or she knows if there's a group in your area, or call the help line for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) at 630-577-1330. (This is a toll call.) You can also find information on the organization's website.
There's no guaranteed way to prevent anorexia or other eating disorders. Primary care physicians (pediatricians, family physicians and internists) may be in a good position to identify early indicators of an eating disorder and prevent the development of full-blown illness. They can ask questions about eating habits and satisfaction with appearance during routine medical appointments, for instance.
If you notice a family member or friend with low self-esteem, severe dieting habits and dissatisfaction with appearance, consider talking to him or her about these issues. Although you may not be able to prevent an eating disorder from developing, you can talk about healthier behavior or treatment options.
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