"Just shut up!" I am tired of hearing skinny friends who wears cute bikinis to the swim party. I am tired of listening to doctors with the serious expressions on their faces. I am tired of hearing comments: "Well. First of all, you need to stay on a healthy diet. Second. How about joining a gym?" That's why I love diet pills. Diet pills DON'T TALK BACK!

Phentermine is generic, the least expensive of the medications, and has been on the market the longest.Once a part of the famed fen-phen combination weight loss drug, Phentermine works to decrease appetite.It is the most widely used weight loss drug.While it's officially approved only as a short-term drug, some doctors use it as long term therapy."I use phentermine for people with strong appetites.[It] seems to work best on reducing hunger and the number of eating episodes.

Meridia (sibutramine) helps reduce hunger by working on the appetite control center in the brain that makes you feel full. "Meridia can help add 5%-10% additive weight loss that you would not get with diet and exercise alone" says Aronne. Kushner prescribes Merida to patients who struggle with cravings and have trouble knowing when to stop eating. Aronne says that younger patients who are at a low risk for heart disease are good candidates.

Xenical (orlistat) is a fat blocker that prevents fat from being completely absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Prescription strength is 120 milligrams; over-the-counter Alli is the same drug at half strength, or 60 milligrams. Fat blockers reduce fat absorption and, as a result, some people are plagued with oily discharge, fatty stools, gas, and/or inability to control bowel movements. These side effects are the result of the fat not being absorbed by the body.