Anyone know about appetite suppressant Qsymia???

edr2b

Okay..I was just prescribed Qsymia (approved by FDA July 2012) at a weight loss clinic...I do fine working out but here lately I just cannot shake the hunger so I was looking for an appetite suppressant. I have researched it and there are a lot of side effects but I didn't know if anyone on here knew anyone who was using it or had used it and good results???

emtjmac

I personally would never take any supplement or medication that purported to help me lose weight. I don't trust or believe any of them.

edr2b

I know it is not the best route to go..but it has really suppressed my appetite..I am so bad..I know that sticking to this site and working out is key bc I lost 33 lbs doing it before..the only problem is I gained 20 of it back..

kerohare

Have you started it? I need someone to talk to .... I am waiting for mine to arrive. I have been dieting, exercising, counting calories and its not working. I need to lose 40 pounds..and clearly I need to keep the food out of my mouth!!!

VelociMama

If you're that hungry, you're probably undereating. Try upping your calorie intake and adding some patience instead.

According to your diary, you're eating a lot of fast food and only about 1100-1200 calories per day. That stuff won't make you feel full for long. Try eating more homecooked whole food and eat at least at your BMR every day. This should be closer to 1400-1600 calories per day.

avir8

it's phentermine with topomax
phentermine is the "amphetamine like" element that suppresses hunger
topomax was originally for migraines and a side effect was weight loss so it was re-packaged in hopes of a healthy kick-start to people with weight issues granted you have Dr. supervision

hmires1968

I take phentermine/topomax...the pharmacy here didn't have Qysmia yet. I like it so far. It has made this so much easier. I am still making smart choices as far as food goes...but it so much easier not to cheat or want to snack etc!

jeme3

I know nothing about that medication.

But, I can share a personal story.

I have been on MFP since about the first of September. I set my goals using the MFP guided settings and I have been carefully logging every bite. I've been losing more than the pound a week I thought i would. But last week, I started being REALLY hungry. Really, really hungry.

So, since i was losing faster than I expected, I upped my calories by 250 a day.

I'm not crazy hungry any more, and I lost THREE pounds since last week.

So, the point is, if you are super hungry, making good food choices and logging everything, don't be afraid to add a few calories.

jorayek

I was interested in it, but since reading about it and seeing you have to have monthly pregnancy tests, it wasn't for me. I'd be interested to see how much it helps over phen/diet/exercise alone.

skopp18

Why do you need monthly pregnancy tests??

How do you get it prescribed - what is the criteria? Can anyone just go to the Dr. and say they need help because they're hungry all the time and get it?

MrMagic0920

Topamax - Topiramate is a seizure medication, also called an anticonvulsant.look it up
Some dietery doctors are finding that one of it's side effects is weight loss.... but some of the others are heart attacks, strokes, SDS (sudden death)
I take this drug for its perscribed reason Why would anyone take it to lose weight ??????

purpleipod

I'm assuming it's like Accutane and causes severe birth defects to the point of needing to check every single month to make sure you aren't pregnant.

zombilishious

Weight loss clinics are usually code for "pill mill"

Be careful.

MrMagic0920

Weight loss clinics are usually code for "pill mill"

Be careful.

more like kill-mill.... the reason you have to be checked is if you get pregnent your child will have birth defects

Google Topamax - Topiramate

katiefridley

My question is: can you not shake the "hunger" or the appetite? An appetite suppressant won't help with hunger and a healthy hunger suppressant (aka real, nutritious food!) usually won't help an emotional appetite. Identifying the difference is key.

restoreleanne

Topamax - Topiramate is a seizure medication, also called an anticonvulsant.look it up
Some dietery doctors are finding that one of it's side effects is weight loss.... but some of the others are heart attacks, strokes, SDS (sudden death)
I take this drug for its perscribed reason Why would anyone take it to lose weight ??????

I don't know if I would take it. I'm on Topamax it has been the only thing to stop my pain, but it make me feel like I have lost my mind. I will make your birth control less effective plus birth defects . make sure you have done your homework. Good luck

Jester_of_Tortuga

When possible, non-pharmaceutical routes area generally the best way to go about treating many conditions, including being overweight/obese. Food choices are critical. Foods with "empty calories" may seem filling at the moment but they leave the body desiring more as they can be very stimulating to taste receptors but nutrient deficient. These calorie dense foods include many fast food preparations, foods rich in saturated and trans fats, and various sugary foods (I noticed in your food diary that there were some fast food meals). On the other hand, nutrient rich, well-balanced foods are pretty decent at initiating satiety or the sense of fullness. Try to go for foods that are high in fiber, fruits/veggies, and protein-rich foods. Some foods that I love that help me stick to my calorie count are soups (like the low calorie Progresso soups), pickles (nearly void of calories but can be heavy on the salt), white meat chicken/turkey (pretty filling), baby carrots, apples, 90-140 calorie granola bars, etc.

I've also found that busying myself takes my mind off of food. Exercise (which can be as simple as walking around your neighborhood for 30 minutes), work, cleaning the house, and hanging with friends are all ways that I occupy my free time.

I work in a pharmacy and I'm about a year and a half shy of graduating pharmacy school. I very much support diet, exercise, and behavioral changes over weight loss drugs because these meds don't promote good health habits. Sure, they limit your mental draw towards food but once you quit taking that medication, you are doomed for failure unless you have set up sustainable diet and exercise habits. Three months is about the limit that phentermine can be taken at once so I would imagine Qsymia use is around that time or shorter. This being said, Qsymia isn't a medication to replace diet and exercise but should be used as adjunct therapy. There are also side effects to take into consideration. Phentermine can cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rate and topiramate can cause mental changes (depression, insomnia, anxiety) and birth defects if taken while pregnant. Between both drugs in Qsymia, headaches, constipation, and dry mouth are also reported side effects.

Sorry for the novel, I'm sure you probably knew a good deal of this anyways.

Sources: personal experience with weight loss and Lexicomp drug database for the drug information.

tlyoung

Today was my 2nd day on qsymia. I am not hungry, am eating healthy, and working out at a gym. I plan on using this for only one month, insurance does not cover it and I only purchased one month. I would like it if others on this drug would contact me. One of the reasons I even entertained the idea of taking this was that a side effect of it was constipation! I have Crohn's disease and gained much of my weight while I was on predinsone for years. After 2 days I can say constipation is definatly not a side effect for me. I would say it is too early for any of the other side effects, I was previously on topamaz for migranes (no problems but didn't work)

Debbiedebbiey

I've been on topomax twice for nerve pain in my neck. Lost 15lbs in 3months without trying or exercising. Also had passed kidney stones shortly after I went on off then back on. Also numbness in hands, brain fog, couldn't drink- nor did I want to-anything carbonated. Messed with my sense of smell. Now it's exactly a year later & I've gained 20 back! But it's truly the only thing in a looong time that's helped me lose wght. Beware.

kimberc5

I just started my Qsymia today. It has to be ordered through the mail by your doctor.
I'm on the lowest dose: 3.75 mg Phentermine / 23 mg Topamax
I've been tiny my whole life- even a bikini model! Always weighed around 115 lbs. Now, at 44, I have chronic lower back pain due to disk degeneration. I'm on Oxycodone the pain is so bad! So, I haven't exercised much, severely depressed (which makes me eat) and just feeling worse each day. I need to lose at least 40 lbs. I'm always hungry, eat big portions and lay on the couch every night.

I'm hoping I'll start to see considerable weight loss- which will motivate me more to stick to a clean diet and het off my *kitten* and exercise!
Has anyone lost alot of weight? Any weight?

nanainkent

I just started my Qsymia today. It has to be ordered through the mail by your doctor.
I'm on the lowest dose: 3.75 mg Phentermine / 23 mg Topamax
I've been tiny my whole life- even a bikini model! Always weighed around 115 lbs. Now, at 44, I have chronic lower back pain due to disk degeneration. I'm on Oxycodone the pain is so bad! So, I haven't exercised much, severely depressed (which makes me eat) and just feeling worse each day. I need to lose at least 40 lbs. I'm always hungry, eat big portions and lay on the couch every night.

I'm hoping I'll start to see considerable weight loss- which will motivate me more to stick to a clean diet and het off my *kitten* and exercise!
Has anyone lost alot of weight? Any weight?

I can't believe any doctor would prescribe this to you while you are on Oxycodone. You are taking an amphetamine and a downer. You are speed balling. Both of these drugs enhance the effects of the other drug. Be careful. Speed balling is dangerous.

rvicini

Good Lord... It is silly and also dangerous!.. This is just because the person who tries to take that is trying to lose weight too fast!
The solution to being hungry is eating the right food and if needs more cals, then exercise.

If a person has, for instance, 1200 cals of a fast reducing diet, and has per day say, 500 cals of exercise, could have at least 1400-1500 cals a day of right food and that is plenty! And leave some cals from exercise for extra fat reduction..

I would say that instead of taking an appetite suppressant, pay a dietitian or watch other people's dairies! And the answer is EAT MORE PROTEIN

To be honest, quit eating junk such as potato chips for instance, and replace it with protein such as chicken breast or pork loin and that will do the trick!

Someone told me once that he needed to lose that fast for the holidays... My answer was: it took years to reach your weight... Why not weight a couple of months more? I have seen here weight losses of two pounds per week for ten months, that means 80 lbs! Is that too slow? I don't think so.


On the other hand, people who do not eat to lose fast could actually slow their metabolism, so the answer would not be suppress appetite but eat more cals. Ironic isn't it?.

But it's just me!. I do not think is good to starve. I love to eat and I am learning to eat right. And I am loving it!...

Missmestill

as a person who suffered with an eating disorder for over 25 years before recovery and gaining weight I find dieting excruciating., whenever I restrict calories those old impulses kick in, I feel anxious, i will binge, I think of nothing but food. I am miserable.
I do exercise daily, cycle, hike, dvd's, wii fit, one or a combo daily
The only way I have lost weight without stress is with Meridia, I had some in my cupboard from several years ago and decided to give it a try. I was successful, food no longer called to me every waking minute. The weight came off steadily until I ran out, I then maintained the weight loss through exercise then had an accident which put me out of exercise for two months and steadily gained weight again. Big sigh. i will try belviq when it is approved in Canada. I am tired of feeling like a failure, and the amount of time and effort I put into failing at weight loss is exhausting. Yes I can lose weight by restricting calories, but every mis step in eating is a huge failure, and once failed for a meal means fail for a day which can lead to fail to a week. I burn aprox 3500 calories per week now that I am healed and still don't lose weight because of food failure. :embarassed: :frown: :indifferent: :noway: :grumble:

Missmestill

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Sox90716

Methamphetamine is an excellent appetite suppressant too.

whitford1977

The important thing to note is that the point of Qsymia is to reap the weight loss benefits of Phen and Topomax without the negative side effects. The max dose of phen in the highst dose qsymia is half of the standard dose of phen alone and the max dose of Topomax in the highest dose of qsymia is 25% of the standard dose of topomax alone. This is a time released low dose version of both drugs designed to curb hunger. I'm not saying it is perfectly safe, but at low doses, the side effects of the ingredients alone have been found to be negligible. Please don't pretend that this is just another amphetamine like all the others...this is a new drug designed for weight loss at much lower and safer dosages.

ubermensch13

Weight loss clinics are usually code for "pill mill"

Be careful.

more like kill-mill.... the reason you have to be checked is if you get pregnent your child will have birth defects

Google Topamax - Topiramate

Weren't the weight loss clinics the same places that gave out Phen-Phen like MnM's in the 90's?

Nerdybreisawesome

it's phentermine with topomax
phentermine is the "amphetamine like" element that suppresses hunger
topomax was originally for migraines and a side effect was weight loss so it was re-packaged in hopes of a healthy kick-start to people with weight issues granted you have Dr. supervision

Crazy! Topomax has a ton of side effects and none are pleasant. I took topomax for pmdd and anxiety and it made me dumber than bag of rocks and I felt sluggish and zombielike. Yeah. I didnt feel like eating but i'd rather feel alive than sluggish and dumb. Now they are adding it to Phentermine?

Oh and I just remember topomax messes with your vitamin B's so you have to be mindful of that.

mominwi419

I have many acquaintances who are/were on Topamax for the mood stabilization properties.

To me, the mental fog, tired feeling, and dizziness would not be worth it at all.

But hey, you'll be skinny in the process! :drinker:

Nickle526

I don't think whether or not the pills are safe and/or effective is really the issue... If I am hungry, I eat. If that puts me over my calories, I do more than my regular exercise. If I am "emotionally hungry" , I address my emotional needs.

My body demands attention for what it needs, whether it's food, socialization, water, emotional needs, TV, boyfriend time... Throwing a pill in the mix to hide the signals/demands, is just compounding the problem. There are quick fixes to weight loss. I work with a few women who lost 20 lbs in 2 months- over and over again. They like to offer me sweets, ***** about how hard it is to get in shape, and tell me I don't need to lose anymore weight :grumble:

rvicini

My concern is: why do you have to take appetite supressing pills if you can eat right and still lose weight? Unless you have medical issues of course..
I think the answer is the desireof some -not meaning you, of course- to take the quick fix solution.
It is easy to lose weight than gaining it if you are really committed! This program really works!
For most of us, having a healthy lifestyle learned here is the best option for life!