Drugs to help lose weight

[LynneSin]

11. 75lbs and counting on Qsymia

Qsymia is basically Phentermine (the safe part of the old Fen-Phen) with Topiramate, another well established anti-seisure drug which is know to help curb appetite. Both drugs have been out on the market on a very long time so the side effects are very well documented. I started back in September and the worst I can say is that I was a bit wired/anxious at first. I always had issues with anything with 'speed' in it (Phentremine is a relative of the Meth family but extremely mild). The biggest thing I had to do was basically stop drinking coffe and also NOT take the medicine every single day.

My doctor was smart and started me on the absolutely lowest dosage and I started to lose weight almost immediately. Even though my prescription insurance company wanted me to move up in prescription size my doctor helped me to fight back and say that as long as I was losing on lower dosage I preferred staying there (I'm on the 11.5 right now). I'd rather stay at the lower and learn to eat healther and so far that is working for me. Ironically I have had friends prescribed Phentermine and their doctors start them at 37.5 which is the highest dosage you can go and that is just crazy. You will get acclimated and after that you are stuck.

I see Qsymia the way a smoker would see Chantrix. I had an addiction to junk food that I couldn't curb. Qsymia helped me to get over the cravings so I could focus on the better habits. Seven months latter I eat healthier, I do not go to fast food restaurants, eat processed foods and read food lables like crazy. I won't touch anything with artificial sweeteners in them or High Fructose Corn Syrup. My Chlosterol is down, my Blood Pressure is down and my over health is just so much better.

I ended up paying $50/month for the prescription but like I said earlier I wasn't taking it everyday (would get too wired) and also I was spending less on food so in the end it worked out fine cost wise. Qsymia also has some cost-savings programs.

Adding prescription weight loss pills are serious steps to take (do NOT bother with over the counter - might as well just burn your might in a fire) but they will work only if you change your eating habits and start to exercise and make regular trips to doctor to monitor your health. If you don't change your eating habits the weight will come back on when you stop taking the pills but I will say this much - feels great shopping in the misses department again