Diet pills

[Queens NY 1]

Can you take diet pills with lap-band? Lost one pound in five weeks:( ... My friend told me about this pills Garcinia Cambogia? Does anyone try it before ?

[carol285 145]

I don't know if you CAN or even if you SHOULD but personally I wouldn't. Plus you tell nothing of your lapband journey so others would probaly like some personal data to use as a guide in replying

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I ask this with all sincerity: why bother with diet pills (that never work long term) or other weight loss gimmicks when you have a Lap Band? It completely defeats the whole purpose.

You said you've only lost a pound. When was your surgery?

[Cocoabean 430]

I've heard of patients working with their doctors to use prescription medications while in bandster hell (waiting for fills to reach the green zone).

What you are talking about is a supplement. Does it work? I have no idea. 9 capsules a day... that makes it $25 a month via Amazon.com. Bandsters can take supplements.

Next question would be how big are the capsules, will you be able to get them thru the band?

[mrsto 2,925]

Garcinia Cambogia is a plant extract. It became all the rage when Dr. Oz reviewed it on one of his shows. I tried it (pre-band), and I hated the way it made me feel. The bottle is up in (what I now call) the Dr. Oz cabinet Every day he comes out with some supplement to help fix this, that or the other thing. Although, he never covers what happens when you take "this thing", along with the thing he recommended from another day. In the beginning, I liked him. Now......I no longer watch the show