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.
Hi Sweetie, one thing you won't get out of me is a negative post.
I believe everyone is different and no one can tell anyone what to do or whats right for them. Its obvious that you know pills are short term and you know that you'll have to work even harder once your weight is under control and you are off the pills.
Some people just need a jump start to their weight loss and to tell you the truth, I'd rather see people go to their doctors and be medically supervised then take the over the counter stuff. I'm really glad they are working for you and when you combine your doctors care with weight watchers I don't think you can go wrong.
Hugs to you and please feel free to post here. Just remember, you can't make everyone happy so just aim for yourself.
No negativity from me, either, hon. 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.
You do what you have to do for YOU. We're totally here to support you. I hope you'll join us in the other threads.
And congratulations on your healthy eating and exercise!!
Here Here Squishy! What Leenie and Ellis SAID! We are all different hon, with different body chemistry..You are approaching this in a positive and knowledgeable way...The support is here for you
No negativity from me either! I'm on both Meridia and Xenical....please explain what Diethylpropion has done for you and what type of drug it is, thanks!
I am going to my psychiatrist to have my seroquel (drug) tapered today (hopefully). The seroquel has made me gain weight and has also made it VERY difficult to lose because after I take that pill, if I am anywhere near food, I binge. I've gotten a small amount of control over it in the past month... but its a day by day thing. Sometimes I am good, and resist.. and some days I am bad, and eat and eat. Then I get depressed and discouraged because of it and I go and exercise so much its probably not healthy for me. Then I usually gain back whatever I lost anyway. So, today.. I have a plan. I am going to go talk to this doctor and if he tells me he's going to taper the medicine more, after (and only after) he has said that, I will ask him for a prescription appetite suppressant - "just to get me through" these last months while I am still tapering off this pill. He probably will say no 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!
No negativity from me either! I'm on both Meridia and Xenical....please explain what Diethylpropion has done for you and what type of drug it is, thanks!
Diethylpropion controls my eating, I take it at 10am, few hours after breakfast and for the rest of the day I notice that I don't eat as much (get full faster) and I am not hungry between meals. The biggest thing is that I can go out to eat, get that salad with shrimp or sushi (my favorite) and feel full and happy even though its not the huge portion or has no cheese. I dont feel pressured that because my friends are getting huge multi course meals that I am going to be starving just getting one course.
Its helped me get on with my life basically, before when I was dieting I never left the house, never ate out. Now I know that I can go to work, grab and hour on the treadmill or a short jog, have my dinner then go catch a local band around 7-9ish and come home and go to bed.
Before I would always be starving at 7pm onwards and going out ment I would be around food and would probably break my diet.
as for info on Diethylpropion, Diethylpropion decreases appetite. It is used on a short-term basis (a few weeks), in combination with diet, to help you lose weight.
I went to the doctors today, this is my last month, so it will be 8 weeks total and then I go in once a week to see how I am doing. So far it has, for the first time, shown me that I can diet and not be obsessed with everything I eat, when I am eating and going out and eat like a normal person.
Yes there is some level of fear that I will want to binge when I am no longer on a diet aid but personally I feel I needed a helping hand on getting on a better eating routine and Merdia is something that I read about but would like to give it a go without it.
My doctor is really supportive so if I am finding it hard I know I can talk to him about it and take it one week at a time.
I am so glad that I am not the only one that feels the way that you do! I have just started and am taking phentermine and I finally feel as if there is light at the end of this awful tunnel of obesity.
Thank you for being brave enough to state your mind!
Jennifer
Well I went to the doctor yesterday and I did get taken down to 50mg. However I didn't get to see the doctor I like, so I didn't even bother asking him about a pill because I knew he would just be a *** about it anyway.
You're on diet pills, you are worthless
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!
