phentermine

I believe you should try every possible means of losing weight, before resorting to pills, as in the end, you could damage yourself a hell of a lot faster taking this medication, than you will by being overweight, imo. I doubt you have tried different styles of eating, eg low carb, paleo,, and played around with your macros, calorie cycling etc, and different ways of exercising. I think you would be much, much better off, getting yourself a personal trainer with nutritional qualifications to work with you (if you can afford it) before you take the pill route. The thought of taking anything that speeds up the heart rate and has those kinds of side effects terrifies me personally. Is it worth the risk of long term heart damage to you ? Really? Although being obese can be dangerous, I feel that pills such as these are far more dangerous and is your weight worth more than your life ?

There are thousands who have lost weight using this site, including people with all manner of obstructions such as physical disability, pcos, hypothyroidism, diabetes, insulin resistance, and they have managed it, so I am sorry, but I see absolutely no reason on earth that you cannot to, given the motivation and willpower and patience to try different things and wait it out for a bit.

I might not have used those pills, but I have used pills to lose weight, and various other unhealthy methods, and it only causes misery and further issues in the long run. If you cannot do it for life, then do not do it at all. And you cannot be taking pills for life, not of this kind anyway.

However, if you have come to this site, already set on taking these pills, and only seeking justification to do so, then there is not much to be said. It is your body to harm as you wish.

Sorry folks,

I'm going to lock this thread for several reasons.

First, of course, is the fact that it's become personal in MANY posts, and that's the primary guideline of the forums: you can debate a topic, but almost from the starting gate this thread included personal judgements and insults. Quite frankly, too many to try to clear up at the moment, so I'm going to put this to rest.

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Thanks,
Steven
MyFitnessPal Staff