I watched the Oprah special last night and here are my thoughts. It felt way too much like an infomercial. I thought she was going to be much better about showing both sides, the pros of being on the drugs, the cons of being on the drugs. She definitely didn't touch enough upon the immediate side effects and the long term side effects people may be experiencing.

The person she had on to talk about the side effects, they just glazed over that. So that wasn't addressed enough. The cost wasn't addressed enough. A lot of these drugs can be cost-prohibitive for people. So that's something to really pay attention to and be aware about. And also that this may drive up insurance costs because everybody else is going to be paying for people on these drugs.

That said, a lot of people have had success on these drugs, but in my opinion, the key to have long term success is to work with a dietitian, make sure that you are doing a lifestyle plan of healthy eating and exercise so that when and if the time comes to go off the meds, you are able to maintain the weight loss.