Appitite supressors

Hi everyone. I was wondering if any of yall had your Dr give you appitite supressors to help you? Im going to see Dr. Maremaa the 24th for the first time. I want to ask him to give me a RX because I know within myself i need the help of a RX. I already have a lapband but I have never had a fill. I know I am my own worst enemy so I really feel I need this help of the RX. What should I ask for? I have taken phen phen before. It worked good.

maybe you should get a fill instead

Why don't you get a fill? 

I am going to see the Dr for the 1st time on Feb 24th. But I am wondering even if with a fill I will still have the same size appitite? If a RX would help with that?

how long have you had your band unfilled?

From a previous post she has never had a fill and won her band with no follow-up. 

Holy cow.  A bariatric website I used until recently did occasional giveaways in cahoots, it seems, with surgeons in Mexico.  It's bad enough that so many people have surgery in the U.S. and have no idea of what's involved and what it means, but to send them outside is doubly criminal.

Since it was put in 13 yrs ago. I went for my 1st fill today & found out I can NEVER have a fill.

Fen-Phen is dangerous. Phentermine on its own also has its own set of dangers. I took it for quite some time. I wouldn't recommend it, personally.

Maybe you could talk with your doctor about getting a fill. A nutritionist can help design a diet plan for you that will help you more than an appetite suppressant, even. There are always side effects to appetite suppressants. And most of them are quite dangerous, so if you're trying to lose weight for health reasons, you're trading one issue for another. 

Good luck to you. 

Yvonne, diet pills should be unnecessary because the defeat the purpose of the lapband or any other weight-loss surgery.  Losing weight after surgery requires your own responsibility.  People have surgery and never lose weight because they eat the wrong things in huge amounts (cake, chips, etc.), just as they always had.  Surgery and drugs aren't intended to be magical "cures."  Surgery is an aid to be used while making wise food choices.

The band is intended to diminish appetite.  The only way to really know that appetite has been diminished is to pay attention for the moment when we think, "I can eat a few more bites....but I don't need them because I feel satisfied right now!"

If you insist on taking pills, it is likely that you will never achieve good weight loss or maintain weight loss.  f you lose weight by depending on pills, you will also deprive yourself the satisfaction of owning an accomplishment.

It's important to be aware that one fill may not be enough. It is common to need a few or even more to get to a good place. A "good place" is having the band adjusted so that it is a partner to losing weight. 

My best suggestion is that you start attending surgery support groups given by the practices in your area.  You'll have a chance to ask questions and share info with others.  Not all groups are run very well, so you may have to try a few to find one that is really helpful.  Call the surgery offices to ask about group schedules.  Most welcome people who had surgery elsewhere.