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⌈ Secret Post #3064 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

OTC appetite suppressants. Specifically thinking of starting GNC Total Lean Appetrex Control. It has great reviews, but I'm hesitant.

And before people dogpile me. I'm an adult. Not the anon who is obsessed with their weight. I've stretched my stomach with depression weight gain and binging, no longer binging and I'm super hungry all the time. But my PCP and Gastroenterologist won't prescribe an appetite suppressant because they are pushing bariatric surgery which I don't want to do.

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

From the ingredients list, it looks like you'd get similar results by taking a Vit B complex pill and drinking more caffeinated beverages.

Usually the caffeine is a big factor in OTC appetite surpressants, because caffeine does impact appetite. If you're not a coffee/tea drinker then it might be worth a shot, but the cheaper and simpler alternative would just be to drink more tea/coffee and see if that helps.

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't really like coffee. At least not the way you should have it, black or with as little cream and sugar as possible. I hate tea, even iced sweet kinds.

Would something like green coffee bean extract be better than that GNC pill?

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

It'd be a simplified version, and you'd also need to think about supplementing with the B vitamins (or anything else that you might be defecient in due to your diet -- obviously the most efficiently processed sources of these nutrients are in food itself).

Caffeine from whatever source doesn't come without its own risks and potential side effects though, so you might still want to run it by your doctor if you have any concurrent conditions.

My own experience of trying this type of thing several years back was that it left me very jittery and borderline anxious, even as someone who already drank coffee regularly and was used to the effects of caffeine. It had a very mild effect on my appetite, but the energy I was using up while being so wired actually made me more hungry in the long run.

If you've only just changed your diet, then ideally you should let your body adjust back to normal quantities of food on its own. Supplements like this will unsettle your metabolism at a time you want it to level itself off, which is ultimately going to make it even tougher for you to ride out the initial hunger pangs than it is now.

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

I sympathize with your situation, but I'm glad nobody here is irresponsible enough to help you do something both your primary doctor and Gastroenterologist do not recommend for you.

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

Ok, so I'm irresponsible because my doctors are trying to force me to have a surgery I don't want to have and I am looking for alternative methods? Have you never had a PCP force something on you you knew was bad for you and they wouldn't look at alternative solutions? It's not fun. And I'm tired of being so hungry it hurts.

I've know a lot of people who have gone if for that surgery and came out with more medical problems then when they went in. I'd rather take my chances with pills than a risky surgery.

But thanks for your passive aggressive judgement.

Re: Is it worth it?

[(Anonymous)]

There are two different issues here:

1) Your doctors not advocating appetite suppressants and refusing to prescribe them for you.

2) Your doctors pressuring you to have bariatric surgery.

Notice I said absolutely nothing about the surgery, only that if your doctors don't think appetite suppressants are a good idea, then it would be irresponsible of people who have NO medical training or knowledge of your medical history to encourage you to do otherwise. You're seeking the feedback of random anons from the internet for a medical issue. That's not very wise. The fact that you're doing it because you're trying to find people who'll enable you to go against the advice of your doctors is even less wise.

But by all means, you do you. #yolo

Re: Is it worth it?

[herpymcderp]

Not worth it. They don't work.