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Originally Posted by sunnkiss

Susan- I take it@ 6am ,11 and 2pm yes sometimes at first tilli read in the forum tylenol pm or tea , now not so much at all. I have a question...My dr. wants a thyroid test stool test and saliva. I told him i had a thyroid 1 yr or 2 ago he said that does'nt matter not to mention insurance does'nt pay for all of this and Ii told him Bill was out of work for 2 mos .he wrote another script 10/13 and said he only prescribes 8-12 wks.he is new to the clinic he's actually a Neuro.I don't think he'll write another script for me if I don't get this done I may have to come to Mobile,Al. EVER HEAR OF ALL THIS?Maureen

My two cents I've read some ppl having to do bloodwork,EKG done and labs done before, they issue this kinda medication. Maybe to rule out any other reason why you could not lose weight before they prescribe you this drug and that your heart is in good condition, just to cover their butt .

Then again, I've heard ppl just filling out forms of the medical history and that's it, viola you get a prescription. So I think it depends in the Dr.'s belief and how easy they make it or hard they make it for you to get it and if $$$$$$$$$$ plays a big issue or not,some are money hungry and will just hand out the medication like candy.

What I don't get is why wait until after you started the medication to do all these labs now. That's seems like a mute point to me. I do remember seeing 6 weeks to 12 weeks is what most Dr.'s will only prescribe these kind of medication for.

However I've read other's who have these Dr's with very liberal views and keep them prescriptions comming to you for alot longer then the 6 to 12 weeks recommended. Those are the one's that are making the big bucks But, may also be putting some patients health at risk. No one really knows the long term affects from using these kinda drugs long term and damage it could do to one's body.jmo

Sorry for the ramble. tty c.c.