FTD patients tend to struggle with binge eating and compulsive behaviors. PCOS has been associated with binge eating and bulimic behavior. Impulse control is also impaired in binge drinkers, especially female binge drinkers. Nine percent of college students who binge drink drive after binge drinking. Similar recommendations apply to binge eating disorder. Young adults are particularly at risk of engaging in binge drinking. Reed was known for his alcoholism and binge drinking. These occur especially prominently among women who are genetically vulnerable to binge eating phenotypes. He would cycle perpetually between self starvation, measurements, and binge eating. A problem area was a high prevalence of binge drinking. Kindling may also be the reason for cognitive damage seen in binge drinkers. Estrogen may play a role in suppressing binge eating. The long-term effectiveness of medication for binge eating disorder is currently unknown. Estrogen works to activate 5-HT neurons, leading to suppression of binge like eating behaviors.