Can I take diet pills with my IBS?
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DO NOT TAKE DIET PILLS! They are dangerous!!
Last year I was visiting my parents and took diet pills (Leptopril -does not contain ephedra) on top on my exercise routine and normal diet. I was 26 at the time, 5'11, 180 lbs. By week three I was sick. I had diarrhea, dry heaves, dizziness, headaches, and a general feeling of being sick. I thought I had caught the flu or something. I had lost 13 lbs in 4 days. One morning I told my mom I didn't feel good. My vision kept blacking out and I felt (for lack of a better way to say it) stoned. Later that afternoon I was walking from the bathroom to my bedroom (a 5 foot walk) and I passed out. I was rushed to the hospital emergency where they did a bunch of tests on me.
My pulse was up to 120, My blood pressure was 150/40, they had to start me on an IV, the did an EKG on me, took blood and urine samples, and a whole barrage of other tests.
They finally got me stabilized and said that I was dehydrated and malnutritioned. I told him that I took diet pills. When I mentioned diet pill, the doctors face lit up and said that's why. He said they can cause a whole bunch of health problems, including death. He told me to toss the diet pills or next time I might not be so lucky.
I was kept in the hospital for almost 10 hours, given 3 or 4 IVs, potassium, juices, and monitored (by the EKG, blood pressure, and heart rate machines) every 15 minutes.
Please take my story as a warning. If you seriously want to loose weight there are better ways (I know because I've lost weight after this)
The quickest way is to cut out red meats, starches, breads, sugars, alcohol, and sodas.
Eat veggies (salads are good), soups, and drink TONS of water. If you get hungry between a meal, drink water to fill up.
In moderation eat white meats, and fruits (fruits contain natural sugars, and that can put on weight)
Practice portion control. Yes, you'll feel hungry at first, but think of your goal, and soon your stomach will start shrinking and you won't have that feeling anymore.
Eat 5 times a day. A small breakfast. A mid-morning snack, such as an apple. A small lunch. A mid-afternoon snack, such as carrots. A lite dinner. Do not eat any later than 7pm (6pm is better.)
Go exercise for at least an hour a day, incorporating weight training. Weight training builds muscle. Muscle burns fat. You get the idea. It also gives tone and definition. Also do a few yoga and pilates exercises to help tone those hard to reach and stubborn areas.
Don't take diet pills
You can check your medications on a drug interactions website - a good one would be Walmart.com. Go to the pharmacy section and choose the "Learn about Drug Interactions" link. Then enter in all your medications, and it will tell you if there are any adverse side effects, or if it is OK to take the new pills.
In general though, it is a good idea not to take too many pills. Your body does a pretty good job of regulating itself without medication - we only take them because we are impatient with nature. I have IBS too - but only because I am taking medications that cause it. It's a vicious cycle.
You could take a natural supplement like Proactol with any other medication you may be taking.
It will bind to the fat in the foods you eat so you will lose weight without exercise regardless of any other meds you are taking. I too was not obese enough to take phentermine and that is how I found out about Proactol. Lost nearly 30 pounds with it so far.
heres the link - http://www.betterweightloss.info/proacto...
i wouldn't take diet pill unless u asked the doc. cuz that would be dangerous
Drink more water, wake up and drink a glass of water first thing, then eat a sensible breakfast. Breakfast is the key, it will start your body off right, then eat smaller meals more often. Instead of 3 meals a day, make it 4 or 5 smaller ones. Stop eating after 7pm.
You should probably listen to all these wise people saying not to take diet pills..
BUT.
I'm on Zyban for quitting smoking (I think it's similiar to your Wellbutrin XL - and I'm also on Duromine to stop the hunger cravings (Phentermine) - and appart from the odd little hissy fit I have at my boyfriend, which is totally irrational, it's working fine!
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