Belviq
jd0261
Posts: 7 Member
Has anyone been prescribed Belviq? I posted yesterday about how my doctor prescribed metformin to help with weightloss. I'm not diabetic or have any health issue other than my weight. She mentioned if the metformin doesn't help (which I'm incredibly nervous to even try because of its side effects on non diabetic patients) she mentioned we could try Belviq. I know it's a new pill and fda approved, but I wanted to hear what it really does and side effects from those who have taken it.
0
Replies
-
I was prescribed Belviq, but I could not afford the $300 a month on a teacher's salary!
My sister took it for several months. She lost quite a bit of weight (30 lbs). She had to stop taking it because it was losing it's effectiveness. Now she has gained all the weight back plus an extra 20 in less than a year.0 -
You'll probably get a lot of people talking about how bad "diet drugs" are on here. They are a tool, just like anything else. They can aid you, but they can't do the work for you.0
-
The diet pills do not teach you the one thing you will need to learn for long-term success: how not to continue overeating.
You can learn that now, or you can learn that later, but at some point - if you want to be successful in losing weight and keeping it off, long term - you will have to learn that.
Edited to add: Not saying that these prescribed medications aren't successful, and in some cases, beneficial to help lose the weight, but since you cannot remain on them forever, unless you learn how to eat appropriately for your stats, you WILL regain what you lost. And usually more.0 -
You seem to be a little hung up on finding a "miracle pill." Have you put any effort into sticking to a calorie budget for any length of time? And by this I mean weighing and measuring every morsel that goes into your mouth and making daily, consistent effort to stick to this goal...for more than a few weeks? Start there. If, after 6 months to a year, you haven't lost any weight, then go back to that doctor and report your effort.
0 -
Has anyone been prescribed Belviq? I posted yesterday about how my doctor prescribed metformin to help with weightloss. I'm not diabetic or have any health issue other than my weight. She mentioned if the metformin doesn't help (which I'm incredibly nervous to even try because of its side effects on non diabetic patients) she mentioned we could try Belviq. I know it's a new pill and fda approved, but I wanted to hear what it really does and side effects from those who have taken it.
metformin is used to control high blood sugar. its not a weight loss pill so confused why your doctor prescribed it to you unless you are a diabetic, have insulin resistance or PCOS...
webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-11285-7061/metformin-oral/metformin-oral/details0 -
You seem to be a little hung up on finding a "miracle pill." Have you put any effort into sticking to a calorie budget for any length of time? And by this I mean weighing and measuring every morsel that goes into your mouth and making daily, consistent effort to stick to this goal...for more than a few weeks? Start there. If, after 6 months to a year, you haven't lost any weight, then go back to that doctor and report your effort.
I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
0 -
I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
Do you use a food scale to measure everything?0 -
melonaulait wrote: »I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
Do you use a food scale to measure everything?
Yes. I'm also a vegetarian. So I'm getting plenty of veggies in my diet. I'm eating 13-1600 a day depending on if I work out that day (I eat a protein rich snack after I workout). Regardless I get 10,000 steps in a day on top of the days I also work out. I meal prep so I know exactly what I'm eating throughout my week.0 -
You seem to be a little hung up on finding a "miracle pill." Have you put any effort into sticking to a calorie budget for any length of time? And by this I mean weighing and measuring every morsel that goes into your mouth and making daily, consistent effort to stick to this goal...for more than a few weeks? Start there. If, after 6 months to a year, you haven't lost any weight, then go back to that doctor and report your effort.
I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
honestly you need a new doctor. if you truly are logging accurately and using a food scale, have no medical issues, etc. and still are not losing weigh there is something wrong - i.e. thyroid issue, PCOS, etc.
i would even switch simply for the fact that like i mentioned already, metformin is NOT a "weight loss" pill and you do not have diabetes or PCOS... so why is your doctor prescribing it to you?
ETA: at 24 years old, if i were you, i would not be open to "weight loss pills." you're too young; unless you are morbidly obese and on the verge of death, there are other options.0 -
Why do you want to take pills when you don't need to take pills? I am 44 and over half of my friends take some sort of life sustaining pill. Do you know how many would love to say "I don't take pills"? Yet you want to take a pill for a disease that you don't have just to lose weight. Makes no sense to me.0
-
I am on Metformin and have been for about 4-5 years now...it is not a weight loss pill. Matter of fact over the last 18 months I put on almost 20lbs and thus I'm back here on MFP bc no pill is going to do the work if I won't. And a loss is a loss...over 6 years (up until last year) I loss about 10lbs every year...in all ended up losing over 60lbs. Nothing is presto-chango overnight and it's not the same for everyone. You have to stick with the process once you find a process that works0
-
You seem to be a little hung up on finding a "miracle pill." Have you put any effort into sticking to a calorie budget for any length of time? And by this I mean weighing and measuring every morsel that goes into your mouth and making daily, consistent effort to stick to this goal...for more than a few weeks? Start there. If, after 6 months to a year, you haven't lost any weight, then go back to that doctor and report your effort.
I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
honestly you need a new doctor. if you truly are logging accurately and using a food scale, have no medical issues, etc. and still are not losing weigh there is something wrong - i.e. thyroid issue, PCOS, etc.
i would even switch simply for the fact that like i mentioned already, metformin is NOT a "weight loss" pill and you do not have diabetes or PCOS... so why is your doctor prescribing it to you?
ETA: at 24 years old, if i were you, i would not be open to "weight loss pills." you're too young; unless you are morbidly obese and on the verge of death, there are other options.
Sadly, not true. Not everyone conforms to the averages for TDEE, etc., that are put out there, and, if not, it doesn't for sure mean that something is wrong, it just means that you're outside of the norm. The estimations for RMR/TDEE can be way way off for some people. Obviously, and I wholeheartedly believe this, the right thing to do is exhaust ALL other options - conservatism with activity calories, accuracy and honesty with logging, thorough medical workups, etc - over adequate periods of time before coming to that conclusion, because probably 95% of people can be weeded out through those means, but for a very small percentage of us....that's just how it is. Taking a weight loss pill can be just that extra boost to an active/reduced calorie lifestyle that gets you eating at a calorie level where you actually see some loss, rather than nearly maintaining at a level that might be a 2lb/week deficit for someone else your size/stats.
I have no opinion or personal experience on Belviq or metformin, I just wanted to throw that bit of support out there for the OP. Also, OP, if you can find somewhere in your area that performs RMR testing (some gyms offer it, as well as some college/university medical centers...just Google) that can be a really really useful piece of information.
0 -
You seem to be a little hung up on finding a "miracle pill." Have you put any effort into sticking to a calorie budget for any length of time? And by this I mean weighing and measuring every morsel that goes into your mouth and making daily, consistent effort to stick to this goal...for more than a few weeks? Start there. If, after 6 months to a year, you haven't lost any weight, then go back to that doctor and report your effort.
I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
honestly you need a new doctor. if you truly are logging accurately and using a food scale, have no medical issues, etc. and still are not losing weigh there is something wrong - i.e. thyroid issue, PCOS, etc.
i would even switch simply for the fact that like i mentioned already, metformin is NOT a "weight loss" pill and you do not have diabetes or PCOS... so why is your doctor prescribing it to you?
ETA: at 24 years old, if i were you, i would not be open to "weight loss pills." you're too young; unless you are morbidly obese and on the verge of death, there are other options.
Sadly, not true. Not everyone conforms to the averages for TDEE, etc., that are put out there, and, if not, it doesn't for sure mean that something is wrong, it just means that you're outside of the norm. The estimations for RMR/TDEE can be way way off for some people. Obviously, and I wholeheartedly believe this, the right thing to do is exhaust ALL other options - conservatism with activity calories, accuracy and honesty with logging, thorough medical workups, etc - over adequate periods of time before coming to that conclusion, because probably 95% of people can be weeded out through those means, but for a very small percentage of us....that's just how it is. Taking a weight loss pill can be just that extra boost to an active/reduced calorie lifestyle that gets you eating at a calorie level where you actually see some loss, rather than nearly maintaining at a level that might be a 2lb/week deficit for someone else your size/stats.
I have no opinion or personal experience on Belviq or metformin, I just wanted to throw that bit of support out there for the OP. Also, OP, if you can find somewhere in your area that performs RMR testing (some gyms offer it, as well as some college/university medical centers...just Google) that can be a really really useful piece of information.
0 -
You seem to be a little hung up on finding a "miracle pill." Have you put any effort into sticking to a calorie budget for any length of time? And by this I mean weighing and measuring every morsel that goes into your mouth and making daily, consistent effort to stick to this goal...for more than a few weeks? Start there. If, after 6 months to a year, you haven't lost any weight, then go back to that doctor and report your effort.
I have been on mfp for a year now. The only reason we, as in my doctor and I, are looking at a pill as an aid is because I am logging everything. (From what I eat and drink to my workouts including heart rate during them) but I've only managed to lose 10lbs in 8 months. I've been to nutritionalists and I've done the blood work to check on other options. We are rerunning blood work (it's been 6 months since the last panel) to see if anything has changed. I'm not looking for a miracle pill. I am willing and have been putting in the work. I am however reaching a point where I've been busting my tail watching what I eat and getting to the gym and although there is slight progress, it's not enough for what I'm doing. That is the only reason my doctor has begun to mention pills. I am hesitat to take anything and that is why I started the conversation to get opinions on those who have tried it.
honestly you need a new doctor. if you truly are logging accurately and using a food scale, have no medical issues, etc. and still are not losing weigh there is something wrong - i.e. thyroid issue, PCOS, etc.
i would even switch simply for the fact that like i mentioned already, metformin is NOT a "weight loss" pill and you do not have diabetes or PCOS... so why is your doctor prescribing it to you?
ETA: at 24 years old, if i were you, i would not be open to "weight loss pills." you're too young; unless you are morbidly obese and on the verge of death, there are other options.
Sadly, not true. Not everyone conforms to the averages for TDEE, etc., that are put out there, and, if not, it doesn't for sure mean that something is wrong, it just means that you're outside of the norm. The estimations for RMR/TDEE can be way way off for some people. Obviously, and I wholeheartedly believe this, the right thing to do is exhaust ALL other options - conservatism with activity calories, accuracy and honesty with logging, thorough medical workups, etc - over adequate periods of time before coming to that conclusion, because probably 95% of people can be weeded out through those means, but for a very small percentage of us....that's just how it is. Taking a weight loss pill can be just that extra boost to an active/reduced calorie lifestyle that gets you eating at a calorie level where you actually see some loss, rather than nearly maintaining at a level that might be a 2lb/week deficit for someone else your size/stats.
I have no opinion or personal experience on Belviq or metformin, I just wanted to throw that bit of support out there for the OP. Also, OP, if you can find somewhere in your area that performs RMR testing (some gyms offer it, as well as some college/university medical centers...just Google) that can be a really really useful piece of information.
Hey, thanks SO MUCH for that. I've been here for 4 years. I'm intimately familiar with that graphic. It also PERFECTLY supports what I said. Check your logging, check your activity, check your medical conditions, do all of it for an adequate amount of time - that's exactly what the flow chart says and it's exactly what I said should be the done first because that's going to catch very nearly everyone. However, if you get no answers from that...you might just have to consider something a little more non-traditional. For some people, it takes a little more work to pinpoint their TRUE "calories-out" number (aka, an actually medically supported individualized measurement, not something they found on the internet that's based on the average of thousands of people who AREN'T them) in order to get their "calories-in" number where it needs to be. That's why I suggested an RMR test as another avenue to assist the OP. It's possible that in order to get her CICO calculation appropriately balanced, she either has to burn more or eat less than that super-general number pumped out by MFP would lead her to believe.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 176K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions