Doctor wants me to take diet pills

Hi!!! Are they pills called Xenical?

I have PCOS and it is very hard for me to lose weight. You should ask your doctor about it. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Have you guys looked at other things like thyroid function?

Or perhaps a new doctor? I'd be really pissed if my doctor kept trying to push me to get on pills to lose weight. Every time I've gone in, I've been fat and it's always emphasized to eat properly and work out. She even supports my seeing a nutritional coach. Never once has she even mentioned pills as a remote possibility.

Then again, I also think pills aren't the way to go.

Don't forget that you can always get a second opinion.

Agree!!

The doctor I go to has wanted me to take diet pills for some time now. I refused them. I wanted to lose the weight on my own. I have 30 lbs to lose to be considered a high normal rate. The thing is I don't look that big but according to my BMI I have a lot to lose and am at risk for diabetis and high blood pressure. Well to make a long story short, I refused the pills and did everything in my power to try and lose weight. Finally 2- 3 months ago I started this program. I cut my calories from 2200-1360. I really watch what I eat, cut tons of snacks out and all sugar drinks, ( I was drinking about 5 cans of mountain dew a day). I work out at least 3 times a week I am really trying. Well in this time I have only loss 6 lbs. And that has started to come back on even though i haven;t started eating bad again. I had my yearly physical yesterday and brought in all my progress reports from this site. After the doc looked them over he really stressed that I needed to try the diet pills just for a time being to get my metobolism raised and drop some weight to lower my risks of diabetes and high blood pressure. I am trying to figure out what to do, I am so against diet pills. I have IBS really really bad and migraines and am on medicine for both of those. I guess I am just wondering if anyone else has been in this position?

In my experience diet pills are the devil. The second you stop taking them you have to either work twice as hard and eat half as much...or gain all the weight back. I would think especially since you have ibs and migraines that diet pills would be a big no no. Especially any kind of stimulate (like ali) . But this is just my opinion. I haven't read up on it or anything it just seems wrong.

What diet pills is he talking about? There are many different kinds, some safer than others.

Maybe you are not eating enough? What is your weight? Are you eating more when you exercise? If not, you could be sending your body into starvation mode and that could be slowing your rate of loss down.

Have you been tested for thyroid problems as that can mess with your metabolism?

I started on diet pills (stronger version of Alli) when I began this journey because I was struggling to lose weight alone. I was morbidly obese when I began 265lbs, they helped re-train my eating patterns and speed up my metabolism. I took them and lost 40lbs on them then began to do it alone, I have now lost 80+ pounds. So I think there is definitely a place for them but you have to take so much into consideration when deciding whether to go on them

I would say that you are the exception and not the rule when it comes to how diet pills were designed to be used.

This is everything that is wrong with "Western Medicine". Here you are, taking your life in your hands, doing what you are supposed to do, and rather than encourage and try to help the doctor wants you to take the stupid pills. Its easier for him.

Not to be mean and nasty, but when you gave him your progress reports, he probably got a little intimidated. Doctors don't spend time learning about foods and fitness in medical school. They learn about medicine.

I struggled with losing weight, doing everything I was told. I saw numerous doctors. I cut out processed foods, they recommended Lean Cusines. I lowered calories, they told me to cut fat and carbs. I exercised, they told me I was just meant to be big. That was so frustrating! I was told to try diet pills as well. I started reading and learning everythig possible about the human diet. I took college courses, wellness courses, read books, websites, MFP, etc.

It wasn't till I saw an endocrinologist that I finally got answers. And that is my recommendation to you. Get another opinion from a specialist, see a dietician, and DO NOT GIVE UP! You tell your doctor what you want. You have the right to disagree with him, doctors aren't always right! Don't be afraid to get a new doctor. One that doesn't use pharmecueticals as a crutch, one that takes the job of healing a little more seriously.

Also, if you just went for your physical, you probably had bloodwork done. How did that turn out? Being overweight does put you at risk for all those things, but if you are truly being good to yourself, that will show in the bloodwork. If you aren't in a dangerous place, thats because you are eating right and exercising. That means you are on the right track and you don't need to resort to something crazy, like drugs, just because the weight is coming off slow. He should take everything into consideration, not just the pharmecuetical rep that just bought him lunch to get him to pass out his product.

I don;t know which pill he wants to put me on. he has let me try for a year to lose the weight and i have only lost 6 lbs and I have been trying so hard. with my IBS I can not eat a lot of fresh fruits or veggies ( I double over in pain). Like I said I have it really really bad, Like episodes daily. I have for 13 years. he checked my thyroid yesterday and it came back ok. I have also been checked for celiac disease, chrons, ext.... He also scheduled me for an ultrasound today to check for fybroid tumors because of some other trouble I have been having. I will find out the results later on today or tomorrow. they will also check for pcos. Um.... He also instructed me on dieting and eating healthy and exercising but after looking through all my food diaries and exercise logs he said I was doing the best I could with the foods that I can eat. (lots I cant cause of my IBS). So... he really is trying to help I just still don't know about the pills.

Ask to see an endocrinologist. My thyroid was always normal or borderline when I had my physicals. The endocrinologist did additional tests and sure enough, I had low thyroid function, low cortisol levels, and high testosterone.
He said the tests used by a MD tend to show normal function. When he gets someone in his office that has struggled to lose weight, he tests additional hormones and almost always proves that it is low thyroid and other hormone imbalances.
If anything, its worth a try....

Honestly? I would seek a second opinion. If a second doctor gives the same diagnosis - fine... but when it comes to something like this don't trust the opinion of one man.