Is there a good o t c alternative? |
Losing weight is hard, but keeping the weight off is harder. Most of the people on this thread will be back to where they were in less than 8 years. I lost 25lb twice and gained it back in the last 12 years. |
Just try another weight loss clinic. There’s dozens. Granted I’m in LA, but getting Phentermine here isn’t difficult at all. |
why is that not a surprise? |
Was that based on your height? I went there and my weight was in the 140s, though I'm 5'2". |
Go to Dr. Anchors for his phen/Prozac combo. I have lost 20 lbs since July 20. And phen is a kickstart not a crutch, like PP said: I also drastically changed my eating habits, cutting out junk food, added sugar, and anything with baked white flour; went from very little activity to moderate exercise 3x week; stopped my 2-3 beers per day habit; and managed to break my dependence on coffee. I realized it was time for a change and finally motivated to look for some help. I feel much better and am somewhat horrified to look back on the bad rut I was in for a few years (resulting to a 35 lb gain). Could I have done this on my own? Maybe, but knowing me not likely. For me implementing any change is the hardest part, and the phen/Prozac combo helped me get over that hurdle and reinforced my willpower to change my diet by helping to control the initial cravings for the extra sugar etc that I had gotten used to consuming. Not everyone needs this type of aid but I definitely do, can’t say enough good things. |
Do you need the Prozac too? Are people having success without it/with just the phen? |
This is true - once you go from peri to meno the weight just keeps coming. |
Old fashioned Sudafed? The kind with pseudoephedrine as the main ingredient? |
As I understand it, the low dose of Prozac (or other alternatives, depending on if you experience side effects) allows the phen to be effective for a longer time— on its own, the phen is only effective for a few weeks, and the Prozac makes the phen effective longer for reducing cravings/hunger. I’m taking 20 mg which is a dose for an average adult. I don’t feel any different from the Prozac, that I can tell, but then again I was not depressed when I started taking it. I do feel better on a daily basis, but I think it’s because I stopped eating all of the sugar and artificial sweeteners I had been consuming, and cutting out alcohol. If it is the Prozac instead, I don’t feel medicated or ‘not myself’. Just my experience, I know others react differently. |
I did phen about 6 months before my wedding. Lost about 60 pounds. Tried it again a few years later after having my second kid, it did not work. I'm currently doing Keto and I haven't felt such a low appetite and diet control since on Phen. I definitely think it works, but for me only once! |