Prescription Pills/ Alternatives

I have a friend whose Dr prescriped her Phentermine (spelling?) and she lost a lot of weight on that! You only take it for a few months and then you are off for a few months. But now she's taking the 1 Db Godess Fastpak which you buy at Supplement Superstore and she loves it! I just started taking it last week so I dont know results yet but I hear great things about it!

I have been taking prescription Phentermine since Jan 09, 2012 so just a lil over 2 mos and i have lost 29lbs and am still going. I also changed my diet to healthy foods and portions and drink only water. I dont even really feel like i am dieting at all. I am also more active and workout many times a week. I love phentermine, i got the idea from my best friend who has been taking it since Nov 2011 and has lost over 80lbs and still going strong. Its wonderful! People catch a lot of crap on here about taking it, but i dont care because its working! Good luck to you!

Try a visiting a nutritionist, they may be able to advise you better about your calorie in-take. Also look at your stress levels as well as your salt and sugar intake, these factors can also lead to no weight loss.

I agree with this. There are also natural appetite suppressants out there as well such as Satieral saffron extract and Relora regulates cortisol from stress.

I have been going to my doctor regularly to talk with him about losing weight, for the past 3 months I have changed my whole lifestyle around, my family is actually really surprised. I make seperate meals for which do not include anything with starch, or fried, etc. I eat a lot of fish, grilled foods, veggies, fruits, and oats. Anyhow, my doctor has checked my food and exercise journal and he cannot figure out why I am not losing weight. My thyroid test came back normal, there is not much else he can do since he has seen me make a change but the scale has not changed in months. The only thing left is prescription pills. I really rather not here a lot of negative comments on how bad they are for me and how I should just be dieting and exercising, I have been doing that and doing it right and still no change. Does anyone have a success story with diet pills along with diet and exercise during and after the pill. If I did take the pill, I would not take the whole dosage and would for sure not be on it for long

Your eating sounds really healthy keep it up and get your family on the same program, if you needed a change they probably do too.
I was watching Oprah one day and a lady in the audience asked Dr Oz; if she was exercising 3-4 days a week why wasn't she losing? He told her that 3-4 times a week is maintenance, losing is 6-7.
I have a friend on WW, and she was losing on the Points Program but not very much till she started walking EVERY DAY, up to 5 miles a day and now she is down 45 pounds. She’s now walking a every weekday day for a ½ hour and maintaining really well.
My suggestion is to move more. You will be surprised

I have been going to my doctor regularly to talk with him about losing weight, for the past 3 months I have changed my whole lifestyle around, my family is actually really surprised. I make seperate meals for which do not include anything with starch, or fried, etc. I eat a lot of fish, grilled foods, veggies, fruits, and oats. Anyhow, my doctor has checked my food and exercise journal and he cannot figure out why I am not losing weight. My thyroid test came back normal, there is not much else he can do since he has seen me make a change but the scale has not changed in months. The only thing left is prescription pills. I really rather not here a lot of negative comments on how bad they are for me and how I should just be dieting and exercising, I have been doing that and doing it right and still no change. Does anyone have a success story with diet pills along with diet and exercise during and after the pill. If I did take the pill, I would not take the whole dosage and would for sure not be on it for long

Your eating sounds really healthy keep it up and get your family on the same program, if you needed a change they probably do too.
I was watching Oprah one day and a lady in the audience asked Dr Oz; if she was exercising 3-4 days a week why wasn't she losing? He told her that 3-4 times a week is maintenance, losing is 6-7.
I have a friend on WW, and she was losing on the Points Program but not very much till she started walking EVERY DAY, up to 5 miles a day and now she is down 45 pounds. She’s now walking a every weekday day for a ½ hour and maintaining really well.
My suggestion is to move more. You will be surprised

I agree with this.

Basically there are two types of weight loss drugs. My dr doesn't like either of them. There's the appetite suppressant and then there's the kind that stops absorption, and makes you go poo a lot. Think Alli. I hear they have some pretty nasty side effects as well...like you gotta wear a diaper with them.

I really don't know much beyond that.

Here's my phentermine story:

I went to my doctor in September, 2011 to talk to him about my weight loss. I had lost 20 lbs on my own, but had been struggling with the same 2 lbs for six weeks. I kept losing it and gaining it back. He changed one of my prescriptions (one of the side effects of that medication was weight gain) and ran the gambit of blood tests. Everything came back normal, and he prescribed me phentermine, 37.5 mg.

I did extansive research online before I even filled the scrip. This medication has been prescribed since the 1950s, and it's fairly safe. It was the "phen" in Phen-Fen. The cocktail of those two ingredients together was fatal and it was taken off the market, but phentermine on its own was deemed safe.

So, I took it. My doctor prescribed it to me for 3 months. I had to visit him monthly so he could keep track of not only my weight but any other symptoms I might have been experiencing. That first 3 months, I lost 30 lbs. I experienced no side effects, other than being super-thirsty. No heart palpitations, no raised blood pressure, no faint feeling.

My three months was up right after the New Year. I then went one month without it. During that month, I lost 4 lbs. This encouraged my doctor and me, because often patients' bodies become addicted to the medication and can't lose weight on their own. So he asked me if I wanted to start another 3 months. Again, I researched and thought about it long and hard. In the end I realized that I can lose weight without phentermine, but I can lose it faster with it. So, I'm back. This second round, the weight loss hasn't been as fast as before, but still faster than when I was off the meds for a month. Still no side effects.

Today, I talked to my doctor about staying on it until I reach my goal weight, which is just 17 more lbs. He's considering it, but I need to go see him in two weeks for my monthly check in and then we'll decide.

Phentermine is NOT a miracle pill. It is intended to be used with a healthy diet and exercise program. Patients are to use the phentermine to help them learn healthy habits, and then continue those habits once the meds have run their course. People who quit their healthy habits once they stop taking the medication gain the weight back. Those who continue eating healthily and exercising keep it off.

Like many medications, it affects different people differently. It's a very personal choice that should be discussed thoroughly with your doctor. MFP is definitely one of the reasons it has worked for me, because it helps me to stay on track and encourages me to keep going! Without MFP, it's likely the phentermine wouldn't have done a thing for me at all.

I don't mean to sound mean, but you are probably over estimating how much you are really eating. Weight loss is simple, you eat a calorie deficit and that is it, don't even need to even exercise. Don't need pills, don't need supplements, don't need any of that stuff. Add me and i can advise you on your nutrition (:

If its something you want to try by all means try it! But definitely listen to you body! I tried it and yes I dropped about 7 pounds in a week... but the side effects were TERRIBLE. The main one was insomnia.. I literally hate mornings. I roll around in the bed until about 20 minutes until I have to leave because I just don't like getting out of bed! haha! When I was taking that I was literally up at 5:30 running on the elliptical because 1. I couldn't sleep at all 2. I felt like I needed to be moving constantly. I went from doing no exercise to doing an hour and around 3 miles at one time. Then came the nervousness.. I would flip out about the slightest things because my nerves were shot all the time. And then worst of all came the breathing trouble. I wasn't breathing normally. It was almost like I had to take a deep breath for every breath, but you never got that good feeling of the release that you get when you take a really good deep breath and let it out. That was the worst part. And thats why I stopped it in the second week. I even tried it again later taking only half a day but stil had the same results. It definitely does help with weight loss though and if you're having a hard time losing I'm sure it would be the metabolism boost that you need! But just listen to how your body is feeling and if you have any negative side effects I would stop it immediately. Phentermine can cause long term problems. You're only meant to be on it for a short period of time, normally 3 months at the most. I've seen others who have been on it for years but from what I've read and talked with Drs about thats really dangerous. So do you're research before you jump into it! Otherwise good luck in your weight loss whichever route you choose!