Advice on medication (phentermine)

[Mandy]

I am supposed to visit a dietician in the next few days. From
what I have heard of this doc, he seems the prescribe a
medication to just about everyone, i am just not sure i am
comfortable with a medication for weight loss. I probably need
to lose about 25-30 pounds. He is giving rx's for a drug
called phentermine. I have done my own research on the drug,
but I would really like some personal stories if anyone has
any about if it was or is a good thing to take. or just some
general advice as to whether i should decline the drug period.

thanks

[nospam]

A few years ago I was having a problem with appetite control.
I wanted to eat all the time and of course gained about 15
pounds and was scared that in the next few months I would be
grossly overweight. I went to my own doctor (not a dietician)
and she prescribed phentermine which I took for about a month.
The appetite problem went away but I did not lose the weight I
had gained. (I am still trying) but I have stopped taking the
phentermine because I ran out of the pills and didn't really
need them any more since I had only gone for help because I
couldn't control my appetite.

Ora

On 17 Nov 2004 07:51:20 -0800, scbugler_20@yahoo.com
(Mandy) wrote:

>I am supposed to visit a dietician in the next few days.
>From what I have heard of this doc, he seems the prescribe a
>medication to just about everyone, i am just not sure i am
>comfortable with a medication for weight loss. I probably
>need to lose about 25-30 pounds. He is giving rx's for a
>drug called phentermine. I have done my own research on the
>drug, but I would really like some personal stories if
>anyone has any about if it was or is a good thing to take.
>or just some general advice as to whether i should decline
>the drug period.
>
>thanks