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Hi, new to Orlistat

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happy.nia
happy.nia

Hi all,

I have just been prescribed Orlistat by my GP as I have an underactive thyroid and have been gaining weight for 18 months after having an endometrial ablation. I have been dieting however I either do not loose at all or I actually gain weight! My GP has recommended that I try this to see if I can shift some of the weight.

Are there any members still on here? It seems that a lot of the posts are from some time ago. It would be nice to share experiences with someone.

Nia 😃

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  • nicola16785
    nicola16785 happy.nia

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    hi there.... it took me a while before i felt like i started to loose weight but once i did it came off steady and i lost 5 stone on about a year... good luck with your journey.... xxxx

  • dianne98274
    dianne98274 happy.nia

    Edited

    hi i just for prescribed yesterday so we could keep in touch see how we get on x

    • happy.nia
      happy.nia dianne98274

      Posted

      Hi Dianne,

      I've decided to hold off starting the Orlistat because the very common side affects were an upper respiratory infection and then common was a lower respiratory infection so I was concerned that with everything going on at the moment, I wouldn't be able to tell what symptoms were from what 😦

      Nia x

  • dianne98274
    dianne98274 happy.nia

    Posted

    hi i didnt see those side effects when reading up on it i started mine yesterday fingers crossed all goes ok x

  • kirstie56654
    kirstie56654 happy.nia

    Edited

    hi ive started taking them today, fingers crossed they work x

    • happy.nia
      happy.nia dianne98274

      Posted

      Well done Dianne, that is great. I've isolated for 14 days now so I'm going to start them today so I know that any side effects are purely that and nothing more 😃

    • happy.nia
      happy.nia kirstie56654

      Posted

      Good luck Kirstie! I am starting today too. I'd held off as the side effects were respitory infections and I didn't want to confuse them with covid so now that I have been isolating I feel safe starting them. Fingers crossed for us x

    • kirstie56654
      kirstie56654 happy.nia

      Posted

      hi i had a bad day yesterday so starting to take them from tomorrow. not sure how many calories to consume each day.

      I have at least 3 stone to lose

    • dianne98274
      dianne98274 kirstie56654

      Posted

      hi i use my fitness app as it shows how many cals and fat you can have i never have all the fat but make sure its 5% or less per 100 grammes

    • happy.nia
      happy.nia dianne98274

      Posted

      I'm not using my fitness pal but I am also ensuring that whatever I eat is less than 5g fat per 100g of the item. I was on slimming world previously so I'm basing my eating on that x

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