Taking weight loss pills before or after surgery

[Brandy~ 2]

I was just curious if anyone took weight loss supplements while being banded? My doctor hasn't said anything about this being a no no I was just curious what the thoughts were on this and if it was beneficial at all.

[Skinny_Jill 36]

Most weight loss pills increase your metabolism and when you stop taking them your metabolism slows way down which will cause you to gain weight. My opinion is that diet pills do more harm than good. The band will work without diet pills. Whatever you do talk to your band surgeon if you decide to take them.

[ellebrookes 1]

all diet pills are bad! stick with healthy eating and working out!

ultimately my mom passed away this summer from pulmonary hypertension. a direct result of the diet pill phenphen. she won a settlement through the company nearly 10 years ago.

but it cost her more. her life.

dont ruin the band opportunity by harming your body.

[wanabthin 0]

One of the reasons that I decided on surgery was because it was a safer alternative to the many, many, many diet pills I had taken over the years. However, that being said, my mom has recently lost a lot of weight on Alli which acutally is much safer than most diet pills and does NOT affect metabolism. I have considered it but to this point have opted no since this is working for me, I'm comitted to the choice I have made. In other words, if it ain't broke, why fix it?

[Daisalana 33]

Uhm... I took the OTC diet pills forever, Ephedra stuff is only thing that helped me. I am not hungry all day when I've had ephedra, and I'm full of energy. I always took them while doing a diet (re: atkins) and I think it helped me lose weight quicker.

Post-Op, my surgeon was not a diet pill advocate. But post-op, pre-fill when I was complaining about hunger.. he gave me Phen--.. Apparently PhenPhen is made from Phenxxx and Phenyyyy.. and one of those is related with causing heart problems.. the other one is fine. So he gave me 'the other one'. He told me and even said to my mom "You're my witness, I will not be supplying her with diet pills". heh. I took like 2 weeks of it, it wasn't nearly as good as my ephedra, so I got rid of them.

To this day, I still take ephedra pills occasionally, not just for the hunger curbing but the energy it gives me.

[dreamsize8 0]

I would stay away from pills at all costs.I learned the hard way a few years ago when they gave me a seisure.

[skculpepper 0]

My surgeon presribed me diet pills after surgery to get me kick started. He encourages it. He gave me the prescription after my post-op visit. He advised to take them a month and then skip a month, then start taking them again. I don't see a problem with it, and it has truly helped.

Good Luck!!

I was just curious if anyone took weight loss supplements while being banded? My doctor hasn't said anything about this being a no no I was just curious what the thoughts were on this and if it was beneficial at all.