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Re: WEIGHTLOSS
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 08 May 2000 22:56:54 -0400
Clara-
Thanks for this post!! As I posted before, my doc also offered me Meridia or
Xenical at my last appt. I expressed my concern about being insulin resistant and
she said that I was most definitely not! (Although she absolutely refused to
perform a GTT) So, until my next appt (with a new RE) I have started my own
regimen ..and it's working fine! So much for that piece of paper on her wall. I
think it's awful when a "physician" will prescribe weight loss drugs to treat a
symptom...rather than help find a cure!!
:-) Alexis
"Avalos, Clara" wrote:
> This is in response to Kristin's original question:
>
> I have taken phentermine (the half of the fen-phen combo that was left on
> the market) I was given this with Zoloft, and I did drop weight very, very
> quickly on it (makes you feel absolutely terrific); however, as soon as I
> stopped, the weight zoomed right back on... Then I went to another doctor,
> who prescribed phetnermine with something called 5-HTP (hydroxyprtyptophan
> carbidopa).. Again, the weight dropped easily and quickly, but came right
> back as soon as I stopped.
>
> With both experiences, I was incredibly thirsty while taking the meds, and
> was in the bathroom twice every hour... I was never hungry, and it was
> really a chore to eat (sounds like a blessing for those of us who get hunger
> pangs and cravings, like me, and who are sick and tired of people telling us
> to eat less or not eat.... so it certainly was effective in getting me some
> relief from well meaning nags in my life....). The down side is that this
> kind of diet wreaks havoc with your system, and makes you weak. My immune
> system was way down, and both times I had to stop the diet because a
> headcold turned into pneumonia... once in the late spring and once in
> mid-autumn. So, bottom line, phentermine does not work well, in any combo,
> as far as I can tell... A further down side to it is that it is
> habit-forming, and you have to increase the dosage over a fairly short time
> to maintain consistent results, and this can be dangerous for your heart.
>
> I have not tried Meridia or Xenocal, although my physician has recommended
> them.
>
> I have been taking Metformin for about a month now, lost maybe six pounds
> without trying too hard. I notice that some women lose easily once
> starting Met, others don't, and your doctor can not predict how you will
> react. My doctor told me that Met might not be all that effective for me in
> combating weight unless I combined it with diet and exercise.... (no
> surprise there). So I have reduced my overall carb intake, but am not yet
> anywhere near Ketosis or that nirvana of low-carb weight loss that others
> have reached by following Atkins, Zone, Carb Addicts or Protein Power.... I
> AM, however, trying to get there.... It's a lifestyle change.
>
> If you decide to go to a doctor who is willing to prescribe diet pills, just
> make sure that you talk to the DOCTOR, not with assistants or nurse
> practitioners, and make sure that it is the doctor who is monitoring your
> progress fairly frequently (no less than once per month). In my quest for
> weight loss through medication, I came across too many quacks willing to
> hang a shingle and prescribe speed to overweight women for $100 to $200 a
> month... I threw away tidy sums on places like that, and I am still as large
> as I was when I first started those types of plans.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Clara
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmjanes@home.com [mailto:dmjanes@home.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 7:51 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
> Subject: Re: WEIGHTLOSS
>
> I was searching to see if anyone had posted any results from taking the
> metaformin, and I came accross your question. I was wondering since you
> have been on it a month now, have you noticed any difference in your
> weight.
> My doctor said that I might start to lose weight just by taking it.
>
> I am not taking any weight loss drugs currently.
>
> At Mon, 10 Apr 2000, kristin wrote:
> >
> >Hi-
> >
> >Has anyone had any luck with a prescription weight loss drug? If so-
> >What drug, ho much did you loose and how long did it take? Any info
> >would be appreciated!!
> >
> >Thanks-
> >Kristin
>
> --
> Deidra
>
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