I have had asthma since I was a little girl. When I was younger, I was put on a steroid for my lungs. The meds caused me to gain excessive weight. I am no longer on the meds (have been off for about 4 years), but can't lose the weight. My doc says that I will always have the weight; that unless I have liposuction, I won't be able to lose it. Any professionals out there who can suggest something different? Please no idiotic, rude, or sarcastic comments.
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I would suggest the Medifast Diet from take Shape fro Life. It is healthy and really easy to do. I lost 25 lbs. from it so far. It teaches you to eat 5-6 meals a day every 2-3 hours and you will lose weight quickly and healthy. I hope this helps.
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Lipo was designed to just get rid of stubborn fat, not as a cure all. If you don't keep up with diet and exercise, the weight will all come back. And the bad part? It'll come back in a bigger quantity.
289972
~~ I am asthmatic... ask your doctor about Singular, (which comes in tablet form) and Maxair Autohaler, which is similar to albuterol, but i have found it works faster with less shaky effects.  start out with a low impact exercise program, and work your way up.  you may even ask your doctor about physical therapy to build up your stamina. and... I'll be praying for you too.  God Bless\n\nif you would like to chat some time click on my avatar and add me to your yahoo messenger. ~~
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Well I can't find the site you were on but Orthosiphon is just an herb that company's are putting into there weight loss pills. If they are not giving you a lot of info on the product I would stay away from it. If you want a recommendation I did some research and I right now am taking lipo6 from nutrex. I have not been taking the recommended doses cause it strong stuff and I am trying to get use it to. I need to step up my work out but it seems to be working. Check out GNC.com and see what out there. You can get stuff there for like 40 buck and get it right away instead of waiting for shipping and paying for shipping
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I applaud you for seeking help!  Please visit this website \n\nhttp://kidshealth.org/teen/question/illness_infection/asthma_mgmt.html\n1.  Are you using any maintenance medications to keep your asthma under control like an inhaled steroid?\n2.  How many times a week do you use your rescue inhaler?\n4.  Do you use a spacer?\n5.  When you are having trouble do you tell someone or do you try to hide it/  DONT HIDE IT TELL SOMEONE!  \n6.  Most importantly have you seen your doctor recently about your asthma?  There should be no reason why your asthma is not under control.  If you use your rescue inhaler more than twice per week it means your asthma is out of control.  Inhaled medications, not smoking, and asthma education are key for you!  Congratulations for taking control at this age!
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Was you not treated for this??  My son also has this disorder his started when he was 6yrs.  If they did not treat you then you may stop growing at a young age.  I am not sure weight has anything to do with this or not.  They put my son on Lupron for this disorder  but he had to be taken off due to a rare side affect.  \nYou really should go and see a endocrinologist and ask her this question and get a checkup to see if you are done with puberty or not.  Good Luck..
172434
I did lose a lot of weight, over 100 pounds. And that helps with the asthma. I made a conscious effort to lose weight because I knew I could be happier as well as being healthier. I started by going on a diet a year and a half ago and I got a personal trainer, but I definitely have a healthier lifestyle now.
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I have been on Wellbutrin XL for a little over 2 years, and it helped greatly with my anxiety and depression (I also take Zoloft). I don't know if it helped me lose weight, but I definitely did not gain weight. Wellbutrin has less effect on libido than other depression meds, and it helps with the little things associated with depression, like dwelling on things for a long time (At least it helps me with that). If you are interested in changing meds, talk to you doctor - he/she should be willing to listen to you, especially if you are having side effects. When you find the right combo of meds, its a great feeling! Good luck!
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Sounds like you're on steroids. Without knowing about your specific disease, treatment and post-op course I can only give generic advise.\n\n1. Talk to MD about decreasing the dose\n2. See another MD for a second opinion\n\nYou say that the steroids haven't helped. You may be mistaken about this. What patients often fail to realize is just how bad symptoms MIGHT have become if they hadn't taken the steroids to begin with.
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Hi.\n\nif u had a total thyroidectomy and didnt take thyroxin (hormon )replacment therapy u might gain wieght cuz of hormon deficency. \nso may be u need to check with ur Dr. b4 start any weight managment drugs..\n\nGoood Luck.
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Levothroid and other similar hypothroid medications will definitely affect your metabolism and thus affect your bust size.  Just watch your waistline next.  If the change is significant, especially in a short period of time, you might want to have the doctor check your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) level and make sure you are getting the correct dose.  If the dose is off, you may gain weight or may lose weight.
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I've been on it for a long time and have few side effects.  I am always very tired, but I've been that way my whole life, so didn't contribute it to the patch.  But I do notice excess weight in my tummy area that I can't get rid of, even though I work out four times a week and the muscles under the fat are hard as a rock.  I think that it may have fewer side effects than some forms of birth control, but like them all, it has some, and they are evil.  I'm making my man get a vasectomy because I'm so tired of dealing with it.  I'm sure we all are.
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Hypo-thyroidism is a major thing and I have it.\nIt will wreck you if you do not take Synthroid or another med for it.It is permanent,don't even kid yourself.\nI have had episodes in which I lost and gained 20 pounds in a month or so.\nWhen I lost 20 pounds I could not get warm enough,even in the summer sun.\nWinter was a nightmare! I froze all the time!\nIt will swing you all over the place and you will be an emotional wreck.\nIf you feel like you are going nuts at times,you almost are.\nThinking itself will no longer work very well.\nYou will forget things,get things mixed up and just make a fool out of yourself to others.\nI did.\nIf you have very vivid dreams that are nightmarish and it seems that you are there:in your case,it is probably your thyroid.\nI am a man and it does different things to different people:including the different sexes.\nA woman will probably be affected somewhat differently:but I don't think it would be by much.\nIt wrecked me,but I finally have it under control with Synthroid.\nThe dosage rate will be different for different people and sometimes it is hard to get it right.\nIf you stress yourself before your next doctors appointment it will affect your thyroid level.\nTry to lift a few weights and run a few blocks if you can make it.\nThere was a time when I could not walk two blocks without severe pain in my legs.\nAre you muscles becoming very tight and very painful? Are you easily fatigued?\nThat is some of what you may encounter.
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>>Why don't you just start exercising to lose it? <<\n\nThis specifically doesn't apply to me, I'm Italian, so I'm curvy, and there IS a difference. That comment is the most clueless I've ever seen. Some people that are overweight have health issues and "just exercising" isn't going to fix it. Hypo-thyroidism is one condition that comes to mind. (It's when your thyroid gland - one of the ones the regulates metabolism - is underactive.) Simple exercise can help that condition, but medication is needed.
374109
Asthma is your real problem.  And worrying too much.  For the weights, use your body for the weights, and your imagination to figure out how.  Whoever told you you are not strong is not your friend.  You are not "anything" right now, you are a kid!  Enjoy.
668129
don't mess with asthma!  Trying a bunch of natural nonsense drugs may get him into a life and death situation.  Look at your house, see what is causing his problems, smoking, paint fumes, animal dander, dust etc.  eliminate it from your environment and pray for him to outgrow it.  a number of kids do.  As for the weight, you caused it by overfeeding him, you have to take steps to help him eat healthy foods.  Keep him away from jusk food, no soda, no cookies , no crackers....teach him to eat good food and he will lost the weight.
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Cortisol reducing pills are not effective in weight loss.  Very few people have overproduction of weight loss, unless you have been diagnosed with this, I would not waste my money.