Diet Pills?

Kerry0194691
Kerry0194691 Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I'm thinking about going to the doctor and seeing what they can prescribe me for diet pills. I plan on eating right and everything, but I would like a boost. Any suggestions?
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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    If you're already planning on "eating right and everything" - what exactly do you expect the pills to do?
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    Kerry0194691 wrote: »
    So I'm thinking about going to the doctor and seeing what they can prescribe me for diet pills. I plan on eating right and everything, but I would like a boost. Any suggestions?

    Keep working and have patience.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    My suggestion - Don't do it. :|
  • slheddlesten
    slheddlesten Posts: 41 Member
    Belviq is okay but hell o expensive, then there is the over the counter Alli ADA approved.
  • slheddlesten
    slheddlesten Posts: 41 Member
    I like the alli with a proper diet it has helped a little.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Does planning on eating right mean you will be eating less than you burn? If so you don't need the pills.

    Eat to hit your protein goal, fill up on lots of veg of all different colours. Make sure you get some fat in there and then treat yourself to anything you like with the rest of the calories. You can do it without pills, you just have to believe you can.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    slheddlesten wrote: »
    I like the alli with a proper diet it has helped a little.

    Is Alli the pill that caused some users to skid mark their underwear?
  • truelight_photo_craig
    truelight_photo_craig Posts: 347 Member
    Just say no... ;)
  • ClicquotBubbles
    ClicquotBubbles Posts: 66 Member
    slheddlesten wrote: »
    I like the alli with a proper diet it has helped a little.

    How could you possibly tell that it "helped" at all? Was your weight loss colour coded or labeled so you knew which part was diet and exercise and what part is pills? Without a control there is no possiable way of know that, even having a diet without the pills may have too many variables to even do a fair contrast between the two. Amazing.
  • tracefan
    tracefan Posts: 382 Member
    Please don't take this the wrong way.. but from your photo you look young and I don't believe you should go and get diet pills. They don't work because even if you felt less hungry.. once you are off you won't eat right. Learning to eat healthy and having patience is the best advice. Diet pills can be dangerous.
    Kerry0194691 wrote: »
    So I'm thinking about going to the doctor and seeing what they can prescribe me for diet pills. I plan on eating right and everything, but I would like a boost. Any suggestions?
  • george7527
    george7527 Posts: 267 Member
    I have tried loads of diet pills spent a fortune,
    which I had saved my money. Healthy eating plenty of exercise are the only way.
  • lynnstrick01
    lynnstrick01 Posts: 181 Member
    Diet pills can be dangerous, also once you stop taking them guess what...... weight comes right back.. you have to change your LIFESTYLE . There is NO MAGIC PILL.

    Only time I would say anyone should even CONSIDER pills is if there is a very rapid weight loss needed for medical reasons and then only under STRICT MEDICAL SUPERVISION by a known and trusted physician, not some weight loss clinic quack
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Diet pills don't "boost" anything.

    If you're exercising and eating right anyway, why would you even consider the need to take them?
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    slheddlesten wrote: »
    I like the alli with a proper diet it has helped a little.

    Is Alli the pill that caused some users to skid mark their underwear?

    Yeah, I believe that was the one that was causing anal leakage. :s
  • harrybananas
    harrybananas Posts: 292 Member
    Op, if you need to rely on diet pills, I got some bad news...
  • DefyGravity1977
    DefyGravity1977 Posts: 300 Member
    I have tried diet pills and either they do not work or once you stop taking them you gain the weight back. There is no easy button to losing weight. It is either log the hours and make a lifestyle change or continue yo-yoing the weight.
  • minniestar55
    minniestar55 Posts: 350 Member
    I don't think there are any safe or healthy diet pills. Eat healthy, weigh & track food, & use exercise to give you the extra boost!
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Prescription diet pills are not a "boost" ... they are for medical necessity. Prescription hunting is not the healthiest of behaviors.
  • CindyS858
    CindyS858 Posts: 17 Member
    What about supplements vs prescription diet pills? Has anyone tried any that they have found helpful with what they were already doing with diet/exercise?
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    CindyS858 wrote: »
    What about supplements vs prescription diet pills? Has anyone tried any that they have found helpful with what they were already doing with diet/exercise?

    Helpful to what end?

    I'll occasionally take a protein supplement (shake/smoothie, etc) on a day where I know my protein intake is going to be lower.
  • shabaity
    shabaity Posts: 792 Member
    I can only speak for 2 prescription weight loss drugs I've seen on this site Adderall and Topamax both of which I was prescribed for other reasons. First Topamax, saw no weight changes but I was prescribed it for migraines and hey no side effects on that one which was surprising.
    Second Adderall, I took this one in various forms to control adhd. The original formulation had you taking a pill twice a day this one wasn't too bad I didn't gain or lose on it but this may have been my parents watching my eating habits and bribing my friends to force feed me granola and nutrigrain bars. The XR formulation on the other hand only gets taken in the am and this may have been the biggest mistake of my life, lots of side effects don't eat, don't sleep, I was exhausted all the time but so jittery that I couldn't sleep or focus except during an 8 hr block that started about an hr after taking it. There were also depression issues that if I am on it for too long can be dangerous.
    The take away from this is while I would never say it is a good idea if you do decide it is the right path for you keep a very close on your mental and physical state beyond just the weightloss.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    Kerry0194691 wrote: »
    Any suggestions?


    eat less, move more and dont fall for miracles pills that dont work

    really, if they worked do you think ANYONE would be fat?
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    Uh oh....
  • choppie70
    choppie70 Posts: 544 Member
    My sister had Belviq prescribed by her Dr. She was able to lose 30lbs while on it, but as soon as she stopped taking it all the weight came back - plus extra. Now she is on another medication and stopped taking it for a month and gained all she had lost on that med. back.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    slheddlesten wrote: »
    I like the alli with a proper diet it has helped a little.

    Is Alli the pill that caused some users to skid mark their underwear?

    Yes, and much, much worse, from what I've read...
  • jeebieheebies
    jeebieheebies Posts: 68 Member
    Get a placebo that doesn't really do anything to your body, but that pushes you mentally! Like something herbal at the local health foods store. Even powders like maca powder, lucuma powder, chlorella powder to put in your smoothies. Or a multivitamin! :D
  • HutchA12
    HutchA12 Posts: 279 Member
    jeebieheebies wrote: »
    Get a placebo that doesn't really do anything to your body, but that pushes you mentally! Like something herbal at the local health foods store. Even powders like maca powder, lucuma powder, chlorella powder to put in your smoothies. Or a multivitamin! :D

    You mean like a set an achievable goal. Use all the money they save from not buying placebos to buy a nice bit of clothes/workout gear every 10-15 pounds.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,974 Member
    What is the end result supposed to be? To be on a "diet pill" the rest of your life because once you get off of it, you'll regain weight because you learned NOTHING about self discipline (which is a habitual behavior)?
    Think past about what the future holds, not just what you think you may achieve now.

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  • CindyS858
    CindyS858 Posts: 17 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    CindyS858 wrote: »
    What about supplements vs prescription diet pills? Has anyone tried any that they have found helpful with what they were already doing with diet/exercise?

    Helpful to what end?

    I'll occasionally take a protein supplement (shake/smoothie, etc) on a day where I know my protein intake is going to be lower.

    Helpful with results like weight loss or building muscle faster. I have been thinking about getting some protein and doing shakes because I know I need more protein, but I also need something to help me with energy for and my appetite throughout the day and do not want to take a prescription or anything unhealthy or addictive.
  • dolliesdaughter
    dolliesdaughter Posts: 544 Member
    slheddlesten wrote: »
    I like the alli with a proper diet it has helped a little.
    Orange oil leaking out of your @$$. Nope.

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