How to Get Help for Diet Pill Addiction

The medical industry agrees that the only way to take off weight and keep it off is to develop a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and moderate exercise. Diet pills do not work for long term weight loss. Doctors also agree that there are no healthy diet pills and if you are taking diet pills you need to stop. Unfortunately the drugs in the pills are often addicting.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Wean yourself off the diet pills. Often the person who has a diet pill addiction has worked their daily dosage up much higher than the package indicates. As our bodies get used to a substance they start requiring larger quantities to achieve the same effect. In an attempt to feel the high or burst of energy that was once provided by the pills, the dieter increases their dosage. Start decreasing your dosage a pill at a time immediately.
2. Talk to your family doctor. Let her know what diet pill you are taking and in what quantity. Your doctor might be able to prescribe an antidepressant or another medication to help you through the withdrawal while you break the addiction.
3. Seek professional counseling. A diet pill addiction can be just as difficult for some people to break as a cocaine or alcohol addiction. Find a professional counseling experienced in substance abuse to help you get off the diet pills.
4. Join a support group. Diet pill addiction is becoming much more common in America and throughout the nation. Many areas now have support groups for those addicted. Your doctor or area hospital might be able to put you in touch with a support group.
5. Contact an addiction treatment center. If your diet pill addiction is severe you might need residential rehab treatment to fight the addiction. Drug abuse centers understand diet pill addiction and have the staff qualified to help you through recovery.