Prescription drugs and obesity medicine doctor

Has anyone gone to see an obesity medicine specialist? Or tried any prescription drugs for weight loss?

As a teen I did phen/fen.  Praise God it didn't cause any life long issues as it did for so many!  Otherwise, I haven't. 

Did it work?

Not really. I can remember the doctor being displeased with a 16 pound loss....telling me I should have lost far more. Not much after that it was pulled from the market.

Hi Marcus,

The first time I began a serious weight loss journey many years ago, I did it in Dr. James Early's obesity medicine program in Wichita (he uses the HMR program) and is associated with the Via Christi hospital system here. He had come to the Physician Assistant program previously to give a lecture about obesity and its treatment, which is how I had found out about him. I had privately dieted down from 244 to 222 before starting, and then during his 16-week program, I dropped down to 180, despite being very non-compliant with both the exercise and diet rules (lord, I hate protein shakes).

But even though I was a "naughty" patient, overall I found the course extremely helpful. I learned a lot: a helpful metabolic formula for calculating calories, the critical importance of water, the true statistics about those who successfully lose significant amounts of weight and keep it off, and many useful tips and tricks to keep oneself from falling off the wagon, so to speak. The most significant change they effected in my life though was convincing me to buy a quality treadmill. I can't even begin to imagine the thousands of miles I've traveled on it over the years. The cardio allowed me to drop all the way down to 142 ( a normal BMI for me) afterward on my own.

And no, they never recommended "magic" pills for weight loss, and neither do I. They're overpriced, have some icky side effects, and do not treat the underlying psychological/emotional/physiological causes of obesity. So thumbs up on seeing an accredited obesity specialist, but thumbs down on drugs for weight loss.

Julie

I tried Xenical many years ago, it might have helped some but the gastrointestinal side effects were awful.

Hello, I have tried  all of the plans and prescrip drugs, ( i think over the years i have spent a fortune) but I have finally found a program, that is meant for everyone including athletes, that provides every nutrient i need and so far in one week 5 lbs down, a friend told me about it so i ordered the products and so far, i am feeling great with alot of energy, Wish me luck, if you are interested in trying it you can email me at [email protected] or ca

Have you tried Prescopodene? I used it for more than 4 months and didn't experience any side effect. I found it very effective in suppressing my appetite and boosting my metabolism.