Posted by KIM T. on April 4, 2000, at 1:32:38
In reply to Re: Okay so why can't I try Adipex?, posted by saint james on April 3, 2000, at 18:48:45
>
> > > ... my pharmacist said that it is a state law that you can only take it for 3 months...
> > What state do you live in? This seems awfully odd! This restriction could possibly stem
> > from the generalized paranoia tacked on to stimulants. Are you sure it's not your insurance
> > that's making a fuss?
> >
>
> james here...
>
> This is true of all the diet meds as they really only work short term. 3 months in 1 year and that is it. If you are taking it for another reason you should be able to get around this.
>
> My experience with Adipex is that it is icky.
>
> jI don't know why my insurance company would have anything to do with it - I was paying for it not them It was originally prescribed to me for wieght loss. I have put on over 150 lbs. mostly from depression but I can't get it off. The wellebutrin made me drop alot of wieght but then I came to a point where Okay, I'm not suicidal but I'm not living well either. Maybe I should just risk the siezures and raise my wellebutrin dosage. I live in Ohio.
poster:KIM T.
thread:28673
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000401/msgs/28807.html