hello dior, i have been prescribed this but it's sitting in the medicine cabinet as i haven't quite worked up the courage to take it yet . i talked it through quite extensively with my gp who reckoned it was the most effective weight loss drug. i do, obviously, want to lose weight. but really don't fancy the side effects. aaargh, what to do???? i was talking to the (lovely) practice nurse about it, & she said you can simply stop taking it at any point. heeeeeeeelp!