Can I find someone in SF who will help me actually lose weight?
I was prescribed this when I was trying to get approved for gastric bypass 2 years ago. I was required to see an endocrinologist as part of the approval process to rule out things like hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes. This particular endocrinologist ran a “nonsurgical weight loss” type clinic. It felt like they were actively trying to keep me from having the surgery by making me come back several times, pushing phentermine on me, running tests repeatedly even with no indication of endocrine issues, etc. It took some angry calling on my part, and the intervention of my surgeon’s office, to get them to release the results they were supposed to be gathering for me. (TMI, I am sure, but it still angers me.) Therefore, I’m surprised that you’re having such trouble. It could be that so many doctors are pushing the surgery route that no one’s even considering nonsurgical options any more. You could try an endocrinologist, especially one that specifically addresses obesity. I don’t have a s
[Followup comment from anony asker follows.] rhapsodie, PugZ and gjc: my physician indicated that he had no problem with me taking the medication — and as above, attempted to find another physician or program on my insurance that would provide it. . That’s not the issue — the issue is that he said he personally felt uncomfortable prescribing the medication. He’s not usually evasive — when I’ve brought up “what about… ?” in the past, he hasn’t pulled punches in saying “I don’t recommend that for .” That’s not the message in this case. He doesn’t appear worried that it would cause adverse effect on my health. Clearly, other physicians feel uncomfortable prescribing the medication as well, as Ikkyu2’s post expresses. Here’s what frustrates me: Ikkyu2’s scary list of side effects is nearly identical to the side effects of too much caffeine. Ikkyu2 is concerned about drug interaction, as he rightly should be, but that shouldn’t be a concern for my doctor, as he has a complete understan
