Just started Qsymia
mommytoharley
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I just started on Qsymia this past Sunday (8/12/18). No results so far obviously. My insurance, thankfully, is covering. Have been battling weight issues since I was a kid. Tried all the fad diets and then some with success, but sadly gained it back. Recently was diagnosed with a thyroid condition, but my endocrinologist feels this may be the ticket to getting me on a positive track to weight loss along with the thyroid medication. Keeping my fingers crossed. 
My last GP had me try Contrave, but the side effects were too extreme for me and I quit within a couple of weeks. So far Qsymia has been "good" to me. I'm remaining optimistic.
Will start walking more and am planning on working up to a jog. I see others in the neighborhood going out early and though I love my sleep, I need to do this so I will power through it somehow. LoL Looking forward to hearing / reading success stories of anyone on Qsymia.
My last GP had me try Contrave, but the side effects were too extreme for me and I quit within a couple of weeks. So far Qsymia has been "good" to me. I'm remaining optimistic.
Will start walking more and am planning on working up to a jog. I see others in the neighborhood going out early and though I love my sleep, I need to do this so I will power through it somehow. LoL Looking forward to hearing / reading success stories of anyone on Qsymia.
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I take it you're not interested in success stories from people who haven't used diet pills?14
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These forums are filled with people who have had success by tracking their calories, learning what satisfies them, revaluating their relationship with food, and becoming more active. These are all good and helpful steps for you to be successful, even with your medication. You may not find many people here who have tried it, but maybe someone will chime in.5
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ive lost over 100 pounds with no co pay or insurance involved. just a gym membership and learning how to weigh and measure food.
heck, in the past month alone I've lost 5 more pounds.
but you know, it takes a little effort....11 -
You've tried various diets and gained the weight back. Using this medication will most likely result the same: you'll probably lose weight and regain it. Why is this happening? Have you ever questioned this?
The most likely answer, at least what you read on the forums here again and again is that people do a diet, and then return to their old habits. They don't learn how to eat once they reached their goal weight. It doesn't matter if they do keto, a high carb vegan diet, use shakes or pills: they don't learn how to eat once they've reached their goal weight and they don't have the routine to maintain their weight with the food they want to eat for the rest of their lives.
Thus please consider this: eat what you'd like to eat, just less. Notice what kind of food has how many calories. Learn from that for the time you've reached your goal weight. Continue eating the food you like and continue using the observations from the time you lost weight. This is how you keep the weight off. Not by losing it and learning nothing. It never works.13 -
I've used phentermine before. You feel AMAZING when you take it but the side effects are super nasty. Dry mouth, anxiety, insomnia, sweating, and when the effects wear off you want to eat everything in sight. I stopped super quick and would never recommend diet pills to anyone looking to lose weight permanently. I'm having way more success just counting calories and increasing exercise, and it has a lot of the positive mood benefits without the side effects.8
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Diet pills make it easier to stay in a calorie deficit since typically they work by reducing appetite. There’s nothing wrong with using them to help you along, but I’d use this time wisely since your appetite will likely come back full force once you stop taking them or even before that. Use this time to establish some kind of routine that keeps you in a calorie deficit so that when you are off of the pills you have the habits you will need already in place. They may just need some adjusting. Good luck!11
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Wow, what a welcome. Thanks so much.
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mommytoharley wrote: »Wow, what a welcome. Thanks so much.
what exactly were you hoping for here? people to say "omg, a diet pill is probably the magic fix no one else has thought of yet''??
think about it, if there was a magic pill for weight loss wouldn't everyone just take that and not bother with the whole eating well and exercise thing? if all the fad diets you tried in the past didn't work, what makes you think this pill will somehow be different?13 -
mommytoharley wrote: »Wow, what a welcome. Thanks so much.
Hey, I can imagine that people not confirming what you want to hear can be disheartening. I still urge you to really think about what people write, and why they do so.14 -
mommytoharley wrote: »Wow, what a welcome. Thanks so much.
Hey, I can imagine that people not confirming what you want to hear can be disheartening. I still urge you to really think about what people write, and why they do so.
Agreed. People aren't being mean, they've actually taken the time to try and help you.
The good news is, once your thyroid levels are being properly managed, sustained weight loss may become a bit easier for you.
But it still comes down to one simple truth: Losing weight is merely a matter of consuming less calories than your body can burn in a day. Once you reach your goal weight, maintaining that - instead of experiencing rebounding weight gain - means not eating more than your body burns in a day.
It's simple, but not easy. And this is a marathon, not a sprint. 8 -
I know the answers weren't what you wanted to hear but do listen to them
My doctors insisted I needed medication to lose weight. The first one was pulled from the shelves for causing suicidal thoughts and the second one gave you orange oil diarrhoea
Still I listened to my doctor as I was taught as a child and the next product they insisted I use was a vlcd prescribed by my GP.
I lost 8 stone in 5 months..... And my health. I was so deficient in numerous vitamins that my immune system tanked, I had a chest infection that wasn't responding to antibiotics, the gym banned me for my own safety and the go had to prescribe more and more meds and build up shakes to try and get me healthy..... By which time I had gained it all back
My top weight rose to 387lb. I joined mfp
I've now lost 166lb, been diagnosed hypothyroid, had my meds upped several times to balance it
It really helped me understanding to not go for all or nothing approaches. Just a moderate deficit, foods that satiate me and staying consistent.
I weigh all my foods and make sure the entries I log are correct and eat to daily allowance
I exercise as I'm able arthritis has me in pain alot and immobile occasionally but it doesn't matter as my deficit is factored before exercise so no need to be killing it at the gym and if I can manage a 3 mile walk I get a few extra calories to play with that day22 -
Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...3 -
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...
I thought we were pretty gentle with her :ohwell:3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...
I thought we were pretty gentle with her :ohwell:
This was pretty tame. Maybe after she's thought about it for a few days...4 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...
I thought we were pretty gentle with her :ohwell:
This was pretty tame. Maybe after she's thought about it for a few days...
She should read the Alli thread
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nutmegoreo wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...
I thought we were pretty gentle with her :ohwell:
This was pretty tame. Maybe after she's thought about it for a few days...
She should read the Alli thread
Nothing like a thread about an orange oil slick filling your gonch unexpectedly.1 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...
I thought we were pretty gentle with her :ohwell:
This was pretty tame. Maybe after she's thought about it for a few days...
She should read the Alli thread
Nothing like a thread about an orange oil slick filling your gonch unexpectedly.
And that just proves you're from Alberta
"gonch n. underpants or panties; chones. Editorial Note: According to Katherine Barber of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, as quoted in the Edmonton Journal in 2004, this word takes a variety of spellings: “In Saskatchewan, it's gauch, gitch or gotch, but in Alberta it's gaunch, ginch and gonch."
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@Tacklewasher Mind which forum you're in
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Just noticed the OP has left the building. Hopefully, this thread will help someone else in a similar situation.
You can lead a horse to water...
I thought we were pretty gentle with her :ohwell:
We were. But some people are all...
...and really only post to hear what they want to hear.
The good news is that hopefully other people can make use of the info given.
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If you're not taking Qsymia, why the heck are you gloating about what you are doing? She asked about the pill. Not for your opinions of how bad it is. Everyone knows the way to lose weight is to eat less. And whatever helps you to do it is the right way for you.
When I quit smoking, I joined a forum where I got lectured about not going cold turkey. Some people on the forum said if you don't just quit without any crutch, you won't stay quit. Well I did. And I took Welbutrin, slapped on the patch and chewed nicotine gum. I quit for 10 years.
No need to lecture. Every doctor will tell you the way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. Everyone knows that. That's not what the person was asking you. I don't know why you people post and criticize on these threads. Don't you have anything better to do?
People are here for support, not to be told what they are doing is wrong. I've been on other sites where people ARE there to help each other. You people are relatively tame. I've seen people here trying to lose weight that have been torn to shreds. When a question is asked, if you don't have a relevant answer, go watch tv or find something else to do.16 -
You'd be surprised how many people don't know you have to eat less to lose weight. And how many more who struggle with their weight because they believe there must somehow be "more" to it. I'm lucky I was in the second category, so I didn't have so much work to do with my attitude, but when I did change my attitude, weight management went from overwhelming, confusing, stressful and deprivation, to control, ease, predictability, ordinary. If that is "gloating", well, yes, let the gloating begin! Personally, I feel a bit bitter for having been "mislead"; but I know deep inside that all the information was available, even given to me, repeatedly, I just refused to accept it - until I was ready.Sandythinandfit wrote: »If you're not taking Qsymia, why the heck are you gloating about what you are doing? She asked about the pill. Not for your opinions of how bad it is. Everyone knows the way to lose weight is to eat less. And whatever helps you to do it is the right way for you.
When I quit smoking, I joined a forum where I got lectured about not going cold turkey. Some people on the forum said if you don't just quit without any crutch, you won't stay quit. Well I did. And I took Welbutrin, slapped on the patch and chewed nicotine gum. I quit for 10 years.
No need to lecture. Every doctor will tell you the way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. Everyone knows that. That's not what the person was asking you. I don't know why you people post and criticize on these threads. Don't you have anything better to do?
People are here for support, not to be told what they are doing is wrong. I've been on other sites where people ARE there to help each other. You people are relatively tame. I've seen people here trying to lose weight that have been torn to shreds. When a question is asked, if you don't have a relevant answer, go watch tv or find something else to do.
I don't think you want to help, just throw a "mean people" tantrum. That's okay, but you're pretty tame. I have seen people work themselves up into rage quitting. That's entertainment.7 -
happytree923 wrote: »I've used phentermine before. You feel AMAZING when you take it but the side effects are super nasty. Dry mouth, anxiety, insomnia, sweating, and when the effects wear off you want to eat everything in sight. I stopped super quick and would never recommend diet pills to anyone looking to lose weight permanently. I'm having way more success just counting calories and increasing exercise, and it has a lot of the positive mood benefits without the side effects.
Yes, that was pretty much my experience with phentermine as well, although the fenfluramine took some of the edge off.
Here's my new favorite post about Phentermine: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10329901/phentermine/p1itschanelle wrote: »I have seen a lot of posts on and off about this and other weight loss drugs. I can vouch that they absolutely work. I have lost a lot weight using Phentermine on and off throughout about a 10 year span.
BUT...
The weight doesn't stay off. And those side effects? They are real.
You could take Phentermine and lose the weight, but you might end up like me. I'm 30 years old, slightly over weight, and have moderate tricuspid valve regurgitation. As in, I might need open heart surgery because my heart was damaged by Phentermine. To be clear, I never took it for more than a few months at a time, was monitored by a doctor, and did everything "right".
My lifespan has likely been shortened to lose a few pounds. Weight I could have lost on my own with a little bit of gumption. It wasn't worth it.4 -
Sandythinandfit wrote: »If you're not taking Qsymia, why the heck are you gloating about what you are doing? She asked about the pill. Not for your opinions of how bad it is. Everyone knows the way to lose weight is to eat less. And whatever helps you to do it is the right way for you.
When I quit smoking, I joined a forum where I got lectured about not going cold turkey. Some people on the forum said if you don't just quit without any crutch, you won't stay quit. Well I did. And I took Welbutrin, slapped on the patch and chewed nicotine gum. I quit for 10 years.
No need to lecture. Every doctor will tell you the way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. Everyone knows that. That's not what the person was asking you. I don't know why you people post and criticize on these threads. Don't you have anything better to do?
People are here for support, not to be told what they are doing is wrong. I've been on other sites where people ARE there to help each other. You people are relatively tame. I've seen people here trying to lose weight that have been torn to shreds. When a question is asked, if you don't have a relevant answer, go watch tv or find something else to do.
For the most part the tone of the thread has been more about making sure that OP takes the time to evaluate her relationship with food and to do some research, not about telling to not take the drug. These drugs can be dangerous and life threatening. They are meant as a tool not a magic pill. If OP doesn't reevaluate her eating habits she is destined to repeat history. She will most likely gain the weight back and could have a heart condition to go with it. Sometimes the best way you can support someone is making sure that they have all the information and aren't just sticking their head in the sand.
I hope it works out well for OP. But I, and I'm sure others do as well, also want her to have as much health as possible which includes heart health and mental health.5 -
The info given is that you are all *kitten*. I see the thread is three years old but I bet you’re still *kitten*.-2
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TracyShirer324 wrote: »The info given is that you are all *kitten*. I see the thread is three years old but I bet you’re still *kitten*.
I suspect that most people who were here 3 years ago aren't even around anymore to benefit from your feedback. (I know that quite a few of them aren't, in fact.)
I see that you're fairly new here on MFP, and that this is your first post in the Community. Thank you for giving us such a clear introduction!0 -
Is that a meow or a meowwwwwrrrrrrr?
I prefer to go woof!
Free insight #1: HANGER is a real thing
Free insight #2: 2024-2018=6
Yes, I know, going from three to six is difficult because it requires extra fingers... five on one hand and one SPECIAL one on the other!1 -
Is that a meow or a meowwwwwrrrrrrr?
I prefer to go woof!
Free insight #1: HANGER is a real thing
Free insight #2: 2024-2018=6
Yes, I know, going from three to six is difficult because it requires extra fingers... five on one hand and one SPECIAL one on the other!
Heh.
If I've posted this once, I've posted it half a dozen times: I'm good at math, but terrible at arithmetic. I can set up complicated spreadsheets with intricate formulas, but I can't make times tables in my head give me the same answer twice in a row, or carry the one. This time, I didn't set up a spreadsheet.
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Is that a meow or a meowwwwwrrrrrrr?
I prefer to go woof!
Free insight #1: HANGER is a real thing
Free insight #2: 2024-2018=6
Yes, I know, going from three to six is difficult because it requires extra fingers... five on one hand and one SPECIAL one on the other!
Heh.
If I've posted this once, I've posted it half a dozen times: I'm good at math, but terrible at arithmetic. I can set up complicated spreadsheets with intricate formulas, but I can't make times tables in my head give me the same answer twice in a row, or carry the one. This time, I didn't set up a spreadsheet.
I get you Ann! I probably would have counted this with my fingers. Spreadsheets with complex equations, or code to simulate how (for example) two fluids behave in a porous medium is no problem though.2 -
Rowrrr, indeed!!!!!! This is the single best thread I’ve ever read on MFP.
Many of my favorite posters, hitting all the highlights, while even managing to include some solid (🤣🤣🤣) Alli references.
MFP gold.
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