Question:
diet pills

Hi one of my friends that had lap band said that she was on pheterimen diet pills before surgery and she is still taking them. is that ok to do.    — JANIECEMOM (posted on September 29, 2008)

September 29, 2008
My surgeon will prescribe phentermine for a short period of time (2-3 weeks) when people are really struggling. I didn't think it was good for long term use. Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic

September 29, 2008
My opinion is if you have weight loss surgery and your doing what your supposed to do you shouldnt need diet pills.
   — Joanc

September 30, 2008
Dear Julia, I think your friend should get off these pills ASAP!!! I was on them because my MD prescribed it. 30 pills and I was to take them 7 days and come off for 7 days but when my cardiologist found out he freaked. Phentermine is known to cause your heart valve to go bad in women. He said "get off now and no more". Please tell her to get off and follow the after surgery directions from her surgeon.
   — Debfaw

September 30, 2008
Those phentremine and phendimetrazine pills are no good. The weight you lose from them usually comes back since you cant take them forever. You go off and on them and your weight yo-yos. PLUS the damage they do to your heart is not worth the minor weight loss that isn't even a permanent weight loss. Addiction can be formed. I was prescribed these pills, even though they knew I had a heart problem! I did take them and lost nothing. When I stopped taking them, I felt like crap and wanted to take them again just for the buzz. When I initially started using them, I got a big zing but after a few days, that faded and they put me to sleep. So they upped my dosage! The clinic where I got them didn't even check with my cardiologist like they were supposed to. Needless to say that the heart clinic I go to flipped out. THESE PILLS ARE DANGEROUS! THE PEOPLE WHO PUSH THEM DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PATIENTS. THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY AND DON'T CARE IF THEY CAUSE PEOPLE TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS!!!!! Tell your friend to stop taking them. She had WLS and should not need the pills.
   — ImanAbdulaziz

September 30, 2008
Depends on what you mean by "ok to do." Is it a healthy way to lose weight? Probably not. Is it going to kill her? Probably not. Is it necessary? Probably not. Is it illegal? Probably not.
   — mrsidknee

October 1, 2008
YES. I was loosing weight very slow . I had the RNY last yr . my dr. prescribe me phenterime aswell i had lost 30 bl quick less then 3 months. I didnt even loose that much from the surgery. rember weight loss surgery is a tool. you still have to work at it in order to get the result you want
   — yvettetas