"in 2008 i found out that i had copd and asthma. my doctor had me on a ton of different medications. prednisone being one of them. as time when on he kept me on the steroids for over a year. during that year i gained over 100 pounds from them. finally, i told him that i was taking myself off of them because with gaining weight they are not helping my breathing. just taking myself off i lost 30 pounds within 2 months. i was 283. i switched doctors and he put me on adipex. within 2 months i had lost another 30. now 2 years later i weigh 155. my breathing problems have since gone away. i never changed what i ate, it just controlled how much i ate. i never had any side effects. it gave me great energy at first, but now i feel nothing."