Frequently Asked Questions
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About Prescription Weight Loss
What's a diet pill?
Diet pills usually help people eat less as well as eat more healthy foods. They also improve your motivation level, which helps people exercise more. It also seems to stimulate your metabolism and help you burn more calories.While taking diet pills we need to monitor your heart rate and blood pressure. We normally use diet pills for 6 months and then try a “med holiday”.
The medication is called Adipex-P or phentermine. Sometimes we use phendimetrizine. We are no longer able to dispense phendimetrizine due to the new DEA regulations concerning controlled substances. If necessary, you can still get phendimetrizine from a local pharmacy.
Do you recommend a food diet in addition to the diet pill?
We recommend the South Beach diet. Some people like to follow the Weight Watcher Diet which is also acceptable.
Will I receive any type of injection?
With every visit you get a shot of B12, B complex, and MIC (methionine, inositol, choline). This shot is called lipotropic, which means fat breakdown. These shots can be done as frequent as 2 times every week.
The basis of these injections is that the Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin used by the body to burn energy. The lipotropic MIC is a combination of three amino acids which are targeted toward the liver. The liver is involved in removing fat from the body.
These injections help you to lose weight by 1) boosting energy (so that you will burn off more calories) and 2) increasing the removal of fat from the body.
What vitamins should I be taking?
It is recommended to take a good multivitamin every day such as Centrum or equivalent. Some people take Calcium pyruvate or chromium picolinate which may have some benefit. Garcinia cambogia can also help initiate weight loss, which has been endorsed by Dr Oz.
Will these supplements affect my digestion?
Due to the decreased bulk in your diet, constipation will be very common. It is a good idea to take Metamucil, Citrucel, Fibersure, or similar to prevent constipation. Make sure that you get the sugar free product.
What does prescription weight loss cost?
The monthly cost of our program is around $160-180/month and varies according to type of diet pill and the number of shots. This price includes a monthly office visit, one B12/MIC shot, and 30 Adipex 37.5mg pills. The cost will be slightly higher for weekly or biweekly shots or for higher dose of medication.
Compare our costs to other centers that charge $75/week or an average monthly (4.3 weeks) cost of $300 per month.
We only accept credit cards, debit cards, and cash for payment for weight loss. Oftentimes you can use your HSA account if you have one.
General Questions
Payment
Payment is expected at the time of visit unless prior arrangements have been made. Please make payment by cash, credit card or debit card.
After Hours
After hour phone calls are for emergencies only. For patient care, safety, and liability, we cannot treat patients over the phone. For emergency after-hours assistance there may be fee.
Lab & X-Ray Results
It is important for patients to know their results; therefore, test results will be provided by post card or phone message. Any abnormal test should be followed up with a visit for optimum patient care.
Medication Refills
At Medslim, the provider will give you enough medication refills until you are due for a follow-up visit. Telephone refills are done only as an exception. We do not respond to pharmacy refill requests.
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