Hello everyone.
After spending a year going to support groups for my binge eating and being on weight watchers I was still binge eating. One of the worst times was this past May I took over a month off simply binge eating. I look at my credit card statement and I was going out to eat, stopping on the way to work to buy a huge of m&ms, then getting a egg sandwich before I walked in the door, then going out for lunch and plotting what my next meal was. In my mind I said to myself that I am taking a day off.. that I am going to eat all that stuff I don't let myself eat while dieting. That day became over 45 days and I put on 25lbs. I was so upset, to say the least and I was always hungry.
I decided to research on the net, I asked around a lot about what was out there and what could I do. The topic of diet pills came up. I have avoided going that route for over a year, I didn't want to be a dependant, or that quick fix. Sadly my meetings with support groups were not helping. I simply felt hungry all the time... all the time.
In June I decided to go to a specialist. I researched Merida, and a few others. I made print outs and went on to forums to talk with women on it. When I met this him he was impressed with firstly my research. In his experience he told me that he was more comfortable with giving his patients Diethylpropion. He basically he told me I could take Merida or I could join his treatments on Diethylpropion and come in once a week for blood pressure and look over my food log. I decided to take a few days to research Diethylpropion. I thought it was the best move.
Diethylpropion is short term compared to Merida and I felt that it was worth a shoot. I told him that I was planning on going back to weight watchers and he could not agree more.
I have been on Diethylpropion a month, the first thing I can tell you is that I feel like a normal person for once. I can go out to eat and actually become full on a healthy dish with a reasonable portion. I work out, eat loads of produce and no longer mindlessly pick and snack.
Now, my own problem with Diethylpropion has been on forums. This thread is not a cry to anyone or a shameless promotion saying that everyone should be on diet pills. They are not for everyone and without the right treatment could just be a short term fix.
I think that bothers me the most is the downright negatively I get now in support groups. I have been on weight watchers for two years and yo yoed through 50-70lbs while I was binging, dieting then binging again.
I have tried so many things and now I am feeling like I really working hard but I still get people looking down on me. Most of all calling me worthless.
There is no miracle drug here. I am doing three one hour sessions on the treadmill, jogging two mornings out of the week and now taking four hour hikes on Sundays. I am on weight watchers eating almost my body weight on fruit, whole grains and low fat fish and dairy.
I think this Thread I would just like to address that there are probably other people like me out there, on some form of diet aid and are working hard to change their eating habits. Who, maybe like me, almost want to hide the fact they are on a diet aid just so they do not get bias on support forums.
and when you combine your doctors care with weight watchers I don't think you can go wrong.
We all do things that some other people don't approve of, and unfortunately a lot of those people feel obliged to give us their "expert" opinion. 
But yeah... I can completely see where you are coming from and I don't blame you a bit. At least you went to a doctor for help and didn't try any of those dangerous, non FDA approved OTC herbal type drugs!