Diet Pills & the Band

BSWhip08 · June 20, 2008

Did anyone ever take diet pills with the band? I am not due for my first fill for another 6 weeks. It has already been 6 weeks and I am just getting so hungry. I have been stuck at the same weight for like 2-3 weeks now...I have been flucuating like 2 pounds here and there. I have my old meridia perscritption and I was wondeirng if I should start taking them to kill my hunger later in the day.

I am sure some people might find this question ridiculous - but I want to keep losing and I feel like since I have no restriction it is going to be really hard. I know it is supposed to be hard, but I need this to work.

prissypotz · June 20, 2008

That is so funny you asked. I had a fill a week ago and I asked if I could take Alli. He said no. With the band, he said the pouch is a bit more sensitive. He also said that since you are eating less, you don't need to flush everything out. I hope this helps!

Lunabeane · June 20, 2008

I was just thinking of taking my meridia as well. I think that I will call my Dr. and ask him if it is ok. My Dr. does prescribe diet pills if patients are having difficulty losing weight but I'm not sure how he would feel only five weeks out of surgery.

brandyII · June 20, 2008

My 2cents, I was on Meridia 7 years ago but went off my antidepressants in order for it to work which I did and it did, 25 pounds later which I suppose was a 10% loss which to me was great!

Then a few years later prior to surgery I thought I'd try it self-pay because our insurance company would only pay for a one time one year deal but keep on my antidepressants and for some reason it didn't. I'm assuming it had to do with my antidepressants.

I remember my endocrinologist said she had people on Meridia who also had gastric surgery and it was a while ago so I'm assuming it was an RNY so I don't know why you couldn't use it on the band.

When I was first struggling with weight loss on the band I thought I'd try Alli since it was supposed to work like "dumping syndrome" in a way and I thought that was the aspect I was lacking with the band. The only thing Alli did, and I took a double dose as that is what the prescription would have been, was keep me regular as I had been constipated since the pre-op diet.

I would try Meridia again if I thought it would work without having to go off my antidepressants but it's not worth it to me.:confused_smile: