hollyree

I posted this in the Diet & exercise forum but did not get a response, so I thought I would try here. I am thinking about asking my doctor for a 'script for Meridia. I have tried and tried to diet but I cannot control the cravings. Its weird too because if I do really good for a few days and stay away from sugar its like all of a sudden my body just craves it then I binge all day. Its like I'm just making up for those few days of eating healthy. Anyway, I was just wondering how Meridia compares to Adipex/phentermine. I have tried Adipex before and lost weight but always gained it all back and then some. I want something that will control my appetite more so than something that revs me up like the Adipex did. I just feel like if I could get the diet under control I could lose weight because I like to exercise and I really want to start running again. Running was the only thing that ever kept weight off of me but I'm too heavy to run right now. Anyway, I just wondered what any of you had to say about it. My main question is is it easier to keep weight off after Meridia than Adipex? I just don't want to lose weight only to gain it back again. I just really need something to help cut the cravings and the appetite so that I can stick to a diet and get this weight OFF! *sigh*

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JenniferV

Hello,

I took Meridia for five months and really liked it. I lost about 40 pounds. I started in August of 2007 and stopped in Januar 2008. I stopped because my doctor only wanted me to go on it for six months and I didn't want to become too dependent on it. It did a really good job of supressing my appetite. Too good at times...absolutely nothing sounded good. However, I noticed I had a really low frustration tolerance on it and I would get angry about things I normally wouldn't. Since going off Meridia, I've gained 12 pounds back. I've learned that there is no magic pill to cure bad habits and poor lifestyle choices. Meridia supresses the appetite but it doesn't address the reasons why someone eats. As soon as I went off the Meridia, my poor eating habits and cravings came back with a vengence. Meridia helps but it does not "cure" the emotional reasons why I over eat.

Good luck.

Jennifer