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Weight Loss Pills and surgery

I was just curious if anyone struggling after surgery added an OTC weight loss pill or even a prescribed pill and what were the results?

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    • Hop_Scotch
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      Some people seem to have had success with saxenda (its a daily inection though and can be expensive if your insurance won't cover it). I am not sure about OTC weight loss pills...fine print usual

    • Healthy_life
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      I'm not a fan of weight loss pills. OTC never worked on any of my previous weight loss attempts. Prescriptions are a bandaid. Once your prescription is over, You will be right back dealing with hunger

    • GradyCat
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      I wondered that myself, but OTC weight-loss pills never worked for me because they're appetite suppressants and I don't eat out of hunger, I was a stress-eater who never ate food and only ate cookies.

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    500-700 calories seems very low. I’m 5 1/2 months post sleeve and eating about 900 cals/day (ranges from 700-1100), at least 70 g of protein. Still losing about 10-13 lbs/month.
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    On 2/1/2019 at 10:01 PM, johnsons13 said:

    I was just curious if anyone struggling after surgery added an OTC weight loss pill or even a prescribed pill and what were the results?

    I was concerned at first about my loss. It felt slow and I asked about other options. I was assured that they have a variety of other options to supplement the surgery, including medication. I haven't needed it yet (and they told me I didn't qualify for additional measures at that time) but if loss stops and I'm not able to get to goal by following the plan, I will absolutely use any other options available to me.

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