"i was just prescribed adipex today (finally). long story short - i was about 30 pounds overweight in 2002 when my husband was deployed to the war. i decided t use that time to lose weight. i got the meds, and in 5 months i had already lost 55  pounds! i was thrilled. i wouldn&#039;t send my husband a photo of me, because i wanted to surprise him. boy was he! he stopped in his tracks and mouthed %u1e84ow then three years later i got a brain tumor. the cancer medications, and the steroids that i had to take to try to control the tumor, made me gain it all back plus another 45 pounds! (plus i lost my hair). well fast forward about 8 years, i have lost 55 lbs. doc prescribed adipex to help get the rest off! wish me luck!"