Prescription Medication Managed by a Doctor
The three components of Medical Weight Loss are:
1. Prescription medications
2. Expertise and guidance of a medical professional
3. Lifestyle changes (made easier by the medication and support)
Our Medications
Phentermine
(and other pills)
Daily Pill
Stimulant
Fast Jump Start
FDA Approved since 1959
Semaglutide
(generic Wegovy)
Weekly painless injection
Non-Stimulant,GLP-1
Slow start but powerful effect
New and groundbreaking
How do they work?
All our medications primarily work by reducing your appetite and food cravings so you stop thinking about food. This allows you to make healthier food choices. Some of our medications also increase your metabolism so you burn more calories.
Hands-on Guidance
1.Initial Consultation
Meet with the Doctor or PA to review your medical history and weight loss goals
2.Treatment Plan
Create a personalized treatment plan of medication and diet changes
3. On-going Support
Return for visits with the Doctor or PA every 1-4 weeks to manage you medications and keep your weight loss on track
Reasons our Patents try Medical Weight Loss
Why Rivas?
30+ years of experience
Early, late, and weekend hours
Online booking and forms
Medications dispensed on-site
6 convenient locations
Always visit with a Doctor or PA
FAQ
Other weight loss places may make promises and guarantees, but instead of gimmicks we prefer to let the results speak for themselves. Results are dependent on individuals, so come and find out what you can achieve.
On phentermine a lot of the weight loss happens toward the beginning of treatment. On semaglutide, once you reach the full dose at 9-16 weeks, it is typically a steady 1-3 pound of weight loss a week.
With phentermine you can start to loose weight fast. It is common to lose 7-10 pound in the first two week. With semaglutide, although some people see results right away, you may not start losing weight until 6-8 weeks of treatment. This is because the dose of the medication needs to be slowly increased to the full dose over the first 9-16 week.
Phentermin has been FDA approved and used safely since 1959. It is not addictive and does not have serious or long term side effects. Some people are scared of weight loss medications because of a different weight loss drug “fenfluramine” that was found to be dangerous and pulled off the market in 1997. That medication was commonly mixed with phentermine (Fen-Phen).
Semaglutide is newly approved for weight loss, but it has been approved and used to treat diabetes since 2017. This class of medications (similar medications to semaglutide) has been approved since 2005. Semaglutide is also not addictive and has no known serious or long term side effects
Semaglutide is a new medication, so people are only starting to learn about it.
We do not process any insurance. Unfortunately, most insurance companies refuse to cover medical weight loss, but we are happy to provide invoices for reimbursement if your insurance does. Some patients are able to get reimbursed for the visit.