Q. I'm 18 5'3 and 135lbs. I've been on both birth control (junel fe) and adderall (25mg amphetamine salts) for a whole year and went from 120lbs to 135lbs. I CANT lose weight. I eat right and I don't drink much sodas and I excercise a lot and I can only lose about 5 pounds. My goal is to lose 15-10 lbs. PLEASE help!! Any suggestions?
A. Your medications are certainly going to make it harder...I'm on birth control (Orthocept) and I can say that besides some slight nausea in the first few days I started it (I've been on it for about 5 months), I've had zilch, zip, zero side effects - no problem losing weight. Could you switch your birth control prescription? I'm not familiar with Junel - is it a triphasic pill (in other words, the hormones in the active pills vary)? Orthocept's a monophasic pill (consistent hormone levels in each pill), so maybe that might help. My doctor told me that pills like Orthocept were a great starter because the hormone levels were low and consistent.
I don't know much about Adderall. Have you talked to your doctor about the weight?
Take note of everything you eat - even just bites and pinches of food. Do you strength train? I know that women often get into ridiculous amounts of cardio, but forget to strength train. It's important to at least preserve, but also build up, new muscle mass. It'll get your metabolism moving even when you're not exercising. So you might want to look into a strength training program...start lifting weights, etc.
Also, do you vary your work-outs? If you just run on the elliptical all of the time, your body's probably accustomed to it. Vary the intensity of your work-outs, the duration of your work-outs, or switch exercise routinely. For me personally, I like to swim, walk, bike or ride the elliptical trainer...sometimes use the stair stepping machines at my apartment's gym. They give me plenty of variety and help to avoid plateauing.
Best of luck to you!
I don't know much about Adderall. Have you talked to your doctor about the weight?
Take note of everything you eat - even just bites and pinches of food. Do you strength train? I know that women often get into ridiculous amounts of cardio, but forget to strength train. It's important to at least preserve, but also build up, new muscle mass. It'll get your metabolism moving even when you're not exercising. So you might want to look into a strength training program...start lifting weights, etc.
Also, do you vary your work-outs? If you just run on the elliptical all of the time, your body's probably accustomed to it. Vary the intensity of your work-outs, the duration of your work-outs, or switch exercise routinely. For me personally, I like to swim, walk, bike or ride the elliptical trainer...sometimes use the stair stepping machines at my apartment's gym. They give me plenty of variety and help to avoid plateauing.
Best of luck to you!
How does a person lose weight around their thighs and buttocks?
Q. Its not me, its my friend, she also hardly eats she had a baby 6 yrs ago and ever since then she cant lose weight but its just around the thighs and bum.
She does taekwondo 2 times a week as far as exercise i think thats all she does..
She does taekwondo 2 times a week as far as exercise i think thats all she does..
A. try to run daily 20 to 30 minutes
Will a doctor prescribe Adderall to lose weight or is it just for ADHD?
Q. I am overweight and have tried everything to lose weight. It used to just melt off of me but now that im getting older and have three kids I just cant lose weight for nothing. I have heard that Adderall will help you lose weight, is that true?
A. The other people have not had very accurate answers.
Adderall can help people lose weight because it is amphetamine. Adderall is "speed," that is not a good thing or a bad thing. When Adderall or another amphetamine is used under medical supervision it is typically very safe.
When amphetamines were originally developed they were commonly given for weight loss and they were approved for weight loss however things are different now. Adderall is actually not just used for ADHD it is also approved to treat narcolepsy, a very serious sleeping disorder and there are several other things where prescribing Adderall or another amphetamine is considered acceptable:
Treatment of narcolepsy.
Treatment of ADHD.
Use as an adjunct to opioid analgesic compounds for treatment of sever, chronic intractable pain.
Treatment of epilepsy
Treatment of depression shown to be refractory to other therapeutic modalities,
Treatment of drug induced brain dysfunction
In most states a doctor can legally prescribe Adderall or other amphetamines like Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine), Desoxyn (methamphetamine), and Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine).
Its called "off label" prescribing meaning that a doctor can prescribe a drug for a condition it is not FDA approved for or at a dose not FDA approved. Nearly 40% of all prescriptions in The US are off label.
Typically amphetamines are primarily prescribed by psychiatrists (for treating ADHD, narcolepsy, refractory depression, and other mental illness), neurologists (for treating narcolepsy, epilepsy and certain other neurological conditions), pediatricians (almost always for ADHD), general practitioners (they rarely prescribe but some will, almost always for ADHD), there are also situations where endocrinologists, anesthesiologists (typically pain specialists), and oncologists use it.
Basically there are three types of doctors who prescribe amphetamines for weight loss:
1) Doctors who are typically very specialized and use amphetamines in combination with out treatments (eating better and exercise) and under very careful medical supervision. The only doctors I know that use amphetamines have a practice that specifically caters to people with metabolic disorders and the morbidly obese. And patients are required to work out several times a week at a gym in the medical office, require consultation with a dietitian, and have a very comprehensive programme.
2) Doctors who are either incompetent twits or are for all intensive purposes drug dealers.
3) Many doctors may use an amphetamine when legitimately treating something else (like ADHD) and try to encourage weight loss as a secondary bonus effect.
It is also worth noting that actually one amphetamine (Desoxyn) is in fact FDA approved for exogenous obesity (obesity caused by outside factors). However Desoxyn is rarely prescribed for anything because it is highly stigmatized because it is methamphetamine (meth).
Lastly there are at least some states in The US where the state government have prohibited the use of amphetamines except for specific situations and specifically indicated that amphetamines may not be prescribed for weight loss. I know Wisconsin has that law, I think New Jersey does, but I don't know about anywhere else (but some doctors in those areas still prescribe it). I personally feel it is inappropriate to forbid prescribing for weight because there are situations where is it appropriate.
There are other weight loss medications like Tenuate (diethylpropion), Adipex-P (phentermine), Bontril (phendimetrazine) and others. They are approved to use for weight loss and many doctors fairly liberally prescribe. They are effective but typically they are most effective when used with changes in diet and exercise. People also typically develop tolerance within three months and once that happens the medication needs to be stopped. Some people don't become tolerant and use medication long term and actually do well with it- but that is rare.
I wish there was a magic pill for weight loss but there is none. But I would talk with your doctor and at a minimum many people do benefit for a few weeks of something like Tenuate or one of the other mild non-amphetamine stimulants.
Adderall can help people lose weight because it is amphetamine. Adderall is "speed," that is not a good thing or a bad thing. When Adderall or another amphetamine is used under medical supervision it is typically very safe.
When amphetamines were originally developed they were commonly given for weight loss and they were approved for weight loss however things are different now. Adderall is actually not just used for ADHD it is also approved to treat narcolepsy, a very serious sleeping disorder and there are several other things where prescribing Adderall or another amphetamine is considered acceptable:
Treatment of narcolepsy.
Treatment of ADHD.
Use as an adjunct to opioid analgesic compounds for treatment of sever, chronic intractable pain.
Treatment of epilepsy
Treatment of depression shown to be refractory to other therapeutic modalities,
Treatment of drug induced brain dysfunction
In most states a doctor can legally prescribe Adderall or other amphetamines like Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine), Desoxyn (methamphetamine), and Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine).
Its called "off label" prescribing meaning that a doctor can prescribe a drug for a condition it is not FDA approved for or at a dose not FDA approved. Nearly 40% of all prescriptions in The US are off label.
Typically amphetamines are primarily prescribed by psychiatrists (for treating ADHD, narcolepsy, refractory depression, and other mental illness), neurologists (for treating narcolepsy, epilepsy and certain other neurological conditions), pediatricians (almost always for ADHD), general practitioners (they rarely prescribe but some will, almost always for ADHD), there are also situations where endocrinologists, anesthesiologists (typically pain specialists), and oncologists use it.
Basically there are three types of doctors who prescribe amphetamines for weight loss:
1) Doctors who are typically very specialized and use amphetamines in combination with out treatments (eating better and exercise) and under very careful medical supervision. The only doctors I know that use amphetamines have a practice that specifically caters to people with metabolic disorders and the morbidly obese. And patients are required to work out several times a week at a gym in the medical office, require consultation with a dietitian, and have a very comprehensive programme.
2) Doctors who are either incompetent twits or are for all intensive purposes drug dealers.
3) Many doctors may use an amphetamine when legitimately treating something else (like ADHD) and try to encourage weight loss as a secondary bonus effect.
It is also worth noting that actually one amphetamine (Desoxyn) is in fact FDA approved for exogenous obesity (obesity caused by outside factors). However Desoxyn is rarely prescribed for anything because it is highly stigmatized because it is methamphetamine (meth).
Lastly there are at least some states in The US where the state government have prohibited the use of amphetamines except for specific situations and specifically indicated that amphetamines may not be prescribed for weight loss. I know Wisconsin has that law, I think New Jersey does, but I don't know about anywhere else (but some doctors in those areas still prescribe it). I personally feel it is inappropriate to forbid prescribing for weight because there are situations where is it appropriate.
There are other weight loss medications like Tenuate (diethylpropion), Adipex-P (phentermine), Bontril (phendimetrazine) and others. They are approved to use for weight loss and many doctors fairly liberally prescribe. They are effective but typically they are most effective when used with changes in diet and exercise. People also typically develop tolerance within three months and once that happens the medication needs to be stopped. Some people don't become tolerant and use medication long term and actually do well with it- but that is rare.
I wish there was a magic pill for weight loss but there is none. But I would talk with your doctor and at a minimum many people do benefit for a few weeks of something like Tenuate or one of the other mild non-amphetamine stimulants.
Can you only lose weight when you smoke pot if youre a pothead?
Q. dont judge me..
im not saying i smoke pot. im just curious, my friends say you cant lose weight cuz you get the munchies but then other people on yahoo answers say that you will lose weight.. but does that only apply if you smoke like 24 hours?
im not saying i smoke pot. im just curious, my friends say you cant lose weight cuz you get the munchies but then other people on yahoo answers say that you will lose weight.. but does that only apply if you smoke like 24 hours?
A. Exercise and proper diet control is the only way to lose and regulate your weight consistently.
Anything else is a fad.
Anything else is a fad.
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