After giving birth to my first child, I have been trying unsuccessfully to shed some unwanted pounds. I have tried running and swimming but I can’t seem to find the effort to do them more often. I also tried taking classes in dancing and yoga but I found them quite boring. I love eating and have had problems trying to stick to a restrictive diet. I consulted my doctor and she recommended that I take strong appetite suppressants.

My doctor gave me a prescription for a strong appetite suppressant that was quite expensive. I nearly fainted when the drug store clerk told me how much a box of 50 of those suppressants would cost. I told the clerk to just give me 10 to begin with. I tried it for a few weeks. The first few days, I did not feel any change at all. I was still hungry a lot. However slowly and subtly, I began to notice that I was not hungry that often and my cravings for sweets had diminished. My doctor however, warned me that should I experience headaches, palpitations and hallucinations, I should stop taking the appetite suppressants.