OBESITY treatment - iGuard.org

What do other patients take for OBESITY?

iGuard.org has more than 4,200 users on treatment for OBESITY. Learn more about what medications they are taking to treat obesity from the table below...

Commonly Used Medication Name* (Hover mouse over name to see medication class)	% of Patients	Average Risk Rating	Generic	Patient-reported Severity
Adipex-P	99 %		YES

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.

**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.

EXAMPLE:

99 % of iGuard.org patients that use medications for OBESITY regularly use Phentermine as part of their treatment.

Comments for OBESITY

Comments, Questions, and Answers

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Question/Comment:

I am a 73 year old female, reasonably healthy...but 50bs+ overweight, I lost 10 pounds with weightwatchers program but cannot seem to lose another ounce....it has been 2 months
since I have lost any additional weight I need helpp

72 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-16 20:05:57 Rating:

Question/Comment:

I am just overweight can anyone give me any suggestions on how to take off weight safely and KEEP it off?????

Thanks, Gail

44 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-18 08:38:42 Rating:

Answer/Reply:

Watch your carbohydrate intake a day.

35 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-22 15:20:08 Rating:

Question/Comment:

If anyone is obese and looking for a drug for weight loss, I strongly recomend phentermine. It greatly reduces your appetite while boosting your energy level. My first month i lost 17 pounds.

25 year old male
Posted: 2008-09-30 22:09:49 Rating:

Answer/Reply:

The problem with phentermine is once you stop taking it you tend to gain all your weight back then some.

41 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-12 11:37:46 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Do you recommend any particular books that lay out an excellent plan for the bottom level of the obesity treatment pyramid (diet and exercise plan)?

50 year old female
Posted: 2008-09-24 20:47:16 Rating:

Answer/Reply:

Check out your local Curves. Curves has an excellent weight management program as well as a low impact workout that is fun, fast, and safe. My first 8 months @ Curves I lost 94 pounds.

45 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-24 10:43:04 Rating:

Question/Comment:

When would surgery be appropriate?

50 year old female
Posted: 2008-09-24 20:39:52 Rating:

Answer/Reply:

when your bmi is above 35 or it is medically neccessary. Check out Lapband.com and Realize.com these are great website and you can calculate your bmi here also. Then talk to your Dr.

41 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-12 11:39:51 Rating:

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