Has anyone ever taken them after surgery to boost your weight loss? A friend of mine is thinking about taking one, and says she doesn't see why medically she shouldn't. So just wondering about others experience before i try and talk her out of it.

I don't have any medical facts to say not to. But that just sounds bad. If she is thinking that, she should ask her surgeon if it's okay...

Don't know why but I have a feeling the answer will be not to.

Personally...I would not take them. She should definitely call her doctor first.

One of the providers at my surgeons office says that they do occasionally prescribe Phentermine post surgery to their bariatric patients if they are struggling - I would consult your doc.

I wouldn't take them personally. I was on Phentermine in 2002/2003. They worked. I lost all my weight and got down to 130. I stopped taking them. By summer of 2004 I was up to 165. By 2005 I was up to 210. By 2010 I was up to 240.

We need to learn how to eat at every stage from pre-op to post-op to weight loss to maintenance. The pills do not teach you this. They mask your hunger. Once you go off them, you go back to the same old habits.

I was on phentermine, under the name Adipex, for pre-op weight loss. My surgeon has a medical weight loss program too. I was also working with his dietician, eating low carb/high Protein and working out. I lost 65 pounds in 4 1/2 months. When I went in for my one week post-op appt I was describing some strange symptoms I was having to the CNP and she said "you're not taking the Adipex anymore, are you?" I said no. She said "whew! Ok good because that could be bad. Just throw them away." So, she didn't say exactly why and maybe it just has to do with immediate post-op healing so I don't know what they would say about it a year or two out.

I was nervous about starting the pill in the first place because I had a friend lose 90 pounds on it in about 8-9 months and has gained 30 back in that same amount of time. I knew it would be a yo-yoing thing so if it were not going to be followed up by surgery I'm not sure I would have done it. I've heard too many bad things about rebounding once off of them. However, the great thing for me was learning better habits pre-op. I couldn't imagine going into surgery without the months of practice and education I received.

I guess I would ask her why she feels she needs to take them. I would also suggest she inform her doctor about her plans. If she does not feel comfortable doing that, then obviously, she has a problem. There are a lot of us with psychological issues surrounding food and our weight. My guess is your friend is struggling with some of those issues.

After having this surgery, I can think of no good reasons to take a diet pill.

Please educate me otherwise.