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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It's why people on these drugs are reporting that they also don't want to drink. It turns off a need. I have been taking one of the meds for almost a year. It gets rid of food obsession. That's as big a piece as is the appetite suppressant. I have OCD and I think this is probably related as well.[/quote]

Can you expand on the OCD connection? Are you saying it stops OCD obsessive thoughts about food, or OCD obsessive thoughts in general? Has it decreased your anxiety?[/quote]
PP. Yes, I think OCD may be connected to addiction--just my opinion and I'm not an expert. It stops obsessive thoughts about food which I now wonder if that I'd connected to OCD.

I do not think about food as often and I am incredibly calm about it. It sounds weird to say that I was anxious about food but I was. I thought about trying not to eat, what to eat, how much to eat, etc., pretty much all day. As a teen I veered into extreme dieting and occasional bulimia. I felt like I had overcome a lot of my issues before taking the med but really I had not. It has been a constant mental battle but in a way I don't think I even realized how much I thought about food until I wasn't doing it anymore.

I think it works on dopamine and many disorders like OCD, ADHD, depression, etc. involve 
dopamine and serotonin. My family has OCD, addictions, ADHD, some diagnosed, some not. I think all these things are related. I'm just speculating but there have been other unexpected effects from these drugs and I don't think we understand addiction very well. As I said, I think this is about addiction which is different than needing to lose a few pounds via diet and exercise. Addiction medicine needs to be respected and studied or it's just all about 12 step programs. There is much more to learn.

Another thing I'll add us that it's taken me about a year to lose 30 pounds and I'm at my goal weight, though I couldn't get it for three months. Here's what the drug helped me do: sustain the progress for long enough to see results. I had a very hard time with that. It's hard to diet for a year. (I have also increased my exercise).[/quote]

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