Anyone knows of a really good appetite suppresant??

NaurielR wrote: »

When you eat because of certain emotions, that's mental, not physical.

Getting to the root of why you eat emotionally, and taking control of it, will help you more than appetite suppressants ever will.

This.

I'm not saying it's easy, but teaching yourself moderation and control is best. Also getting to the root of your problem.

Try resetting your appetite for three days like this:
Don't eat any sugar or fruit, nor any artificial sweeteners (except stevia...and not RebA).
Create a three-day menu that includes a pound of veggies divided into three meals, so like:
omelette for breakfast
salad and chicken for lunch
stir fry and salmon for dinner

There are very few effective appetite suppressants currently on the market.

One of them is Qsymia. This is Phentermine combine with Topiramate in a once-a-day, time-release capsule. Both Phentermine and Topiramate are appetite suppressants, but Phentermine is a stimulant while Tompiramate is a depressant. Given in conjunction they help cancel each other's upper and downer effects.

It is also quite expensive, at about $180 a month.

However, many doctors will prescribe a generic equivalent of Phentermine an Topiramate, but you will have to take the pills separately. Generally you take the Phentermine first thing in the morning so that it will burn off by bed time, and you also take a Topirmate with it in the morning and another mid-day. This is much cheaper - it runs me about $30 a month.

I find it very effective as an appetite suppressant but there are side-effects. The first two weeks I felt very jittery however that has gone away. I can definitely see how people get addicted to speed as I tell my wife in the morning when I take the Phentermine that I am getting ready to "ride the rocket". It definitely makes getting up and going to work easy and I am on fire all work day.

The Topiramate has a side effect in that it alters taste. Others have reported this also. For me, it made sodas have an unbearable metallic taste. It was so bad that I broke a multi-decade Diet Coke addiction and have drank water almost exclusively since February 18th. Very occasionally I will have unsweet tea at a restaurant.

There are health concerns taking these drugs. And in order to get a prescription from a doctor generally you need a BMI over 30 plus at least one co-morbidity.

My mother-in-law took them for a year and lost 60 pounds.

The problem is, of course, that once you get off of them you will have to deal with the hunger again, and if you do not religiously track your caloric intake and master your hunger, you'll put the weight back on.

I know what you are asking and while much of the advise gets to the root of the problem you need a real solution to help you feel full. Hemp protein powder is good, anything with high fiber helps and of course protein and no sugar. I also sometimes rely on sugar free mints, SF hard candies or a 0 calorie carbonated beverage to hold me over in a pinch.....

If you're really honestly hungry, eat food.
If you've met your nutritional needs and still feel hungry, have more high-density low-calorie
things (water, most vegetables and some fruits - apples are good).
And despite what I just said there, consider a little good fat - nuts or an avocado.
Keep healthy foods easy to get to, try not to have unhealthy things. Or if you do, make them
hard to get to, or portion them into single servings instead of dipping into the whole container.

If you're constantly hungry, really hungry, despite the above, there are prescription appetite
suppressants that could help reset your hunger. See your doctor. They're not for people who
are at or close to a healthy weight, and are for short-term use because of possible side effects.

(And for the inevitable haters who think that's cheating, just stop before you get started.
If you wouldn't tell someone they can't have medicine for their migraine because that's cheating
and they should just learn to deal with it, then don't tell someone who's hungry - which is a
type of pain - they can't have help controlling it. Appetite suppressants do nothing else - they
don't lose the weight, they don't do the exercise, they just help you learn to eat less.)


If you're just eating because you're bored, angry, upset, happy, worried, etc. then nothing
is going to help other than getting to the root of the problem. Not even the appetite
suppressant drugs, because you're not really hungry. Figure out what you're _really_ feeling,
and learn to handle it in a healthy way. That might take some self-exploration with a counselor.


Also, check to see that your calorie & weight goals are reasonable. If you're aiming too low,
you're fighting a battle you don't have to fight. Use the third calculator in this post about
goal-setting to see how many calories you need now, and at a healthy weight (play with the
numbers to get the BMI below 25). Use 'now-1000' to set your daily calorie goal & lose about
2 lb / week, as long as it won't put you below 1200. As you hit plateaus, cut 50-100 cal &
wait a couple weeks. (Again, don't go below 1200 unless your doctor says it's OK.) As a
bonus, that Baylor College of Medicine calculator also shows you how many servings of the
food groups you should be eating.
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Low carb diets work by suppressing your appetite. A normal appetite is a wondrous thing.

If it's something you're interested you can read more about it here: LCHF for Beginners.

I'm an emotional eater and what works for me is hitting the heavy bag instead, it does WONDERS! ! If I'm unable to do that, I excuse myself go somewhere quiet and swear like a drunken sailor or cry or both. Point is I let out the initial reaction (NOT for all to see), THEN when calm I think and respond when necessary, not react. And sometimes I just go Spock, those pesky emotions do not have to drive my behavior.