mountaingal, I am still waiting to see if Tom has sent you my email address. If he doesn't get back to me (or you) I guess I will try posting it on this forum.

Isn't reductil the drug that prevents you from digesting fat? That is far different from what Acomplia does. As for cutting the pill in half, I got myself a pill splitter. I am going to try half a pill every other day if/when I get down to my goal, which is only 10 or so pounds away. I agree, there are plenty of drugs on the market with horrifying side effects. The bottom line, I truly believe, is that in today's world it's okay to be bipolar...nobody blames you. But weight is still considered a moral issue. So they figure you can do it another way and why chance the side effects. But not everybody CAN do it another way. In my case, I never did overeat. This pill just somehow allows my body to work like normal. Meaning I can go on a diet (1500 cal.) and lose weight. Before, that amt of food would make me gain. Btw, there is a site out there that doesn't require prescriptions. I don't know if what they sell is real. I do know there are three different Indian 'generics' out there and that at least two of them do work (Slimona and Riomont). Slimona is a weirdly hourglass shaped blue/green pill and Riomont is a round white pill. Riobant looks the same...round white. don't know about it, tho.

So, is there anyone left out there? Tom, are you still around????

And what happens when the prescription runs out? I haven't figured how to get a new one since it is no longer approved in either Europe or the US.  What have you done.