"i started adipex back in 2011 and within 5 months i was down 40lbs, looked and felt amazing. i&#039;m 5&#039;11&quot;, male and started at 250lbs, at the peak of adipex working i got down to 175lbs with minimal working out but i worked at a job on my feet all day and active. in 2012 i left my active job for a desk job and stopped smoking... i gained around 20lbs... unfair but understandable. i was then told by my doctor that she wanted to take me off of it because i had plateaued and she didn&#039;t think it was working... 2 years later and i&#039;m up to 265lbs, and miserable. i&#039;ve started adipex again but it doesn&#039;t appear to be working... i&#039;m drastically less active but i&#039;m seeing no change. great for short time... but it will catch up when you stop."