DD14 not eating. What now?

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We've only just started picking up on the signs. She's always been such a great eater. Started with noticing her lunch wasn't being eaten. Then she stopped eating breakfast. Then said she couldn't eat lunch at school because of the canteen atmosphere. She was still snacking after school and eating dinner but that's all changed over the last 6 weeks. She’s struggling to eat anything at all. I realise now there are plenty of other signs. She looks terrible.
It came to a head last night and she admitted she needs help. I already have a GP appointment for her on Monday but should I do something sooner? I feel so guilty and out of my depth.

Thank you. This thread means so much. Big hugs.

I just wanted to come back with a positive update now we're 6 months down the line. After a speedy CAMHS anorexia diagnosis she was referred to an intensive day unit. We went with her every weekday for 4 weeks. It was horrendous and exhausting but she made progress through her own sheer determination to recover and return to 'normal' life. Then phased back into school for the last half term of the summer and weekly CAMHS sessions.
She's started y11 healthy and happy, with a positive outlook and many new friends.
Life feels almost normal now. We're obviously on high alert for relapse, and it's difficult finding the confidence to give her all her freedoms back. It will take more time.
It's been the hardest thing we've been through and I'm amazed at her determination and strength. It's a horrible disease.

That is fabulous news and such an achievement for her to have recovered enough to go back to school for the start of term. I don't imagine you are sharing this thread with her but that's a huge thing to have done.
I'm sure there will be bumps in the road ahead, especially in an exam year but wishing her [and you by extension] all the luck and determination in the world.

Fabulous news, OP. Wishing you and your DD all the best!