I could have written your post a fortnight ago! I was telling my doctor that I was finding it incredibly frustrating that I still was not losing the weight after having my son 6 months ago, even though I have been going to the gym for the past 3.5 months at least once a day for 5-6 days a week, seeing a dietician and eating very well. I am 164cm and 70kgs. I would like to get back to 64-65. According to the BMI I am in the overweight range, but not by alot. My doctor said I can give you a script for Duromine that will help you lose the weight. I hadn't heard of it and then googled it and was horrified at what I read. I assumed it helped people with hormonal issues that was making weight harder to lose (which I am getting sorted at the moment, having bloodtests, ultrasounds and seeing a gyno tomorrow). Then when I read the info I saw it is for people who are obese and it is an appetite suppressant (which I don't need). So now I feel like my doctor thinks I need it and therefore must think I look fat and awful. As someone else said, it has brought up alot of issues I thought I had put to bed from my teenage years with self loathing my body (even though back then I was 50kgs and a size 6-8!).

The side effects look really nasty, I don't think it is worth it. For me, I have stepped it up at the gym and also thrown in more walking/running during the week as well as getting my hormonal issues sorted.