Weight loss supplements pre-opt

gogreenmama · December 23, 2016

Hello everyone, I'm projected to get sleeved in the Spring. I'm really excited about that. Although I will inquire with my physician, I thought I'd ask...can you take weight loss supplements prior to operation? I was thinking about getting on Phentermine to help with some some weight loss until surgery. If anyone have any insight on this please share.

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WLSResources/ClothingExch · December 23, 2016

Phentermine is an appetite suppressant. I think of "supplements" as those cockamamie, scary, middle-of-the-night TV commercial products of dubious ingredients and no standards for having make it to market.

Phentermine is intended to be used only for a few weeks rather than long term. It will interfere with a night's sleep if taken, oh, say after 2 p.m. Most of us have the eating demons visit at night and, by then, the drug's effect may have worn.

Why not give it a go under your own steam before getting any prescriptions? Your upcoming surgery may be a surprisingly good motivator for now. This is also a good time to start planning meals and grocery lists so that it's second nature after surgery. Begin using one of the food/nutrition trackers. Plan menus a few days in advance, knowing that you can always amend them if you wish. While you're at it, vow to include in the tracker the "bad" things that may sneak in behind your back (yeah, sure, right) that you are fully familiar with your patterns. It's useful info.

Sounds reasonable?